Graphics advice on building a mini ITX monster...

[stinky_finger]

Hi All,
I'm thinking of building a mini ITX monster based on the components below. I would like recommendations for a beefy graphics card as the BitFenix Prodigy can take a long graphics card. I don't mind spending $300US-$500US on this card. My monitor is a Achieva Shimian which runs at 2560x1440. I own a early 2008 Mac Pro which I use for graphics work (photoshop, lightroom, Manga studio, illustrator, etc..) and this new hackintosh build would be a second machine for a similar purposes.

After reading the wiki on this website and tons of threads I came up with this configuration. Let me know if you have a better recommendation...

BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black Mini ITX Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345016

Corsair Builder Series CX V2 430-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W2T2TM/

ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131840


Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501


Thermalright Archon CPU cooler
http://www.thermalright.com/products/?act=data&id=172

or

Cooler Master Geminii M4
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product ... ct_id=3091


Corsair 120 GB Force Series 3 SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5 Solid State drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UBNN76/ref=as_li_ss_tl/?ie=UTF8&tag=servecom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005UBNN76

G.SKILL F3-1600C9D-16GXM 16GB (2 x 8GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

Thanks in advance for your input!

 

[Mate94]

A HD6870 with 5 ports would be best.

 

[Mcfool123]

If your going to be using adobe products see if they use the cuda acceleration and then find what Nvidia cards will work with it if they do. From what I remember reading is that with the 5xx series the 550 ti or 560 ti was the base for this and from test there wasn't that much of a performance upgrade if you bought a higher level card. If they don't accept crude than a 6870 would be the best card.

 

[stinky_finger]

Thanks for both of your inputs.

I think I'm going to get a GTX 580 or GTX 570
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BDOR6U/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B006MBP6FK&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1GB71FV42XBXTC31FPEJ

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Mini-HDMI-Lifetime-Warranty-012-P3-1570-AR/dp/B004EHZD5W/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1342311816&sr=1-5&keywords=GTX+580

Any thoughts on the ram? Should I go for a less expensive brand?