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Cheap graphics card suggestion...

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monsursound Original post #1
Sep 7, 2015 at 2:55 PM
Ok...so my graphics card died . Now i dont game any more.So need a graphics card to play HD movies . Please suggest the best, cheap graphics card.
Nerevarine
Sep 7, 2015 at 2:58 PM
if you just need a GPU to play HD movies, then your inbuilt HD 2000 is fine for that, it is even capable of bluray decoding via IntelQuicksync
M
Sep 7, 2015 at 9:12 PM
if you just need a GPU to play HD movies, then your inbuilt HD 2000 is fine for that, it is even capable of bluray decoding via IntelQuicksync

yea its playing ...but its looks pixelated if i watch sitting close ...also i think its dropping frames as action sequence looks jerky.
Nerevarine
Sep 7, 2015 at 9:19 PM
Then Get a HD 6450, I think its a cheap card that can handle your requirement

Still, I think that the choice of GPU does not impact the quality of video unless its super high bitrate and crazy high resolutions

Intel HD, 2000 or discrete for video playback - Graphics Cards - Graphics Cards

Here's a tom's hardware post on the same
bssunilreddy
Sep 7, 2015 at 9:31 PM
Get a Sapphire R7 250 1GB DDR5 @ 6.8k
mohit9206
Sep 7, 2015 at 11:17 PM
yeah get a cheap hd6450 for 2k. Should be great for hd videos. but first make sure if its your hd200 or the hd videos that is causing issues.
cute.bandar
Sep 8, 2015 at 12:59 PM
yea its playing ...but its looks pixelated if i watch sitting close ...also i think its dropping frames as action sequence looks jerky.

HD2000 is sufficient for fullHD content.
I would check drivers, player settings to check if they are in order.
M
Sep 9, 2015 at 11:40 PM
HD2000 is sufficient for fullHD content.
I would check drivers, player settings to check if they are in order.

thanks mate... i updated my intel hd2000 graphics driver...movies running butter smooth :)
Nerevarine
Sep 9, 2015 at 11:46 PM
thats Rs 2000 saved, actually that HD 2000 is the equivalent of HD 6450, maybe faster if you overclock it
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Tech_Wiz #11
Sep 10, 2015 at 10:16 AM
If you are interested I got a GTX 560Ti lying around as I have bought 960. Can sell it for 3.5K+ shipping.
Nerevarine
Sep 10, 2015 at 3:04 PM
You can't do that, atleast on an h61 motherboard

yes you can, I have done it in the past and I own an H61 motherboard..
Go to bios, select manual iGPU frequency, bump it to 1550mhz and you will see noticeable improvement in gaming.. DA:Origins had a 5-10 fps bump @ high settings
skeletor
skeletor #14
Sep 11, 2015 at 1:37 AM
thanks mate... i updated my intel hd2000 graphics driver...movies running butter smooth :)
yea, most people are still runing the oldest Intel HD 2000/3000 drivers which came with their motherboard drivers CD.

Drivers released after 2 years from the launch of Sandy Bridge had tremendous improvement.
mitraark
mitraark #15
Oct 21, 2015 at 12:47 PM
Driver update and codec update would solve such video issues. Spending on SUb 3k GPUs is total waste of the entire amount.
bssunilreddy
Oct 21, 2015 at 12:53 PM
What is the best/cheapest GPU as PhysX Card right now? Anybody?
Gollum
Gollum #17
Oct 21, 2015 at 1:13 PM
My Nvidia 9500 GT was great for a while and then came along HEVC
destroyed my 9500 GT lol. the video would play super slow.

I removed it only to find that my AMD 5300 cpu was enough to run all the 10 HEVC videos @ 1080p
tanmaymohan
Oct 21, 2015 at 11:17 PM
Intel HD2000 works fine for me on PC with latest drivers : running HEVC 720p videos flawlessly
bssunilreddy
Oct 23, 2015 at 7:34 AM
Ok...so my graphics card died . Now i dont game any more.So need a graphics card to play HD movies . Please suggest the best, cheap graphics card.

Zotac GT 730 -5200.

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