Graphic Cards Suggest Me a Graphics Card For HD video viewing

anubhav2345

anubhav2345

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Hello everyone,

Today my long used Nvidia 8400GS has gone kaput.

Its giving yellow lines all over the display, for now I have switched back to on-board graphics and the display is fine. ( Thanks god, the LCD is working absolutely fine )
Tried updating to newest drivers, removed the card, the again plugged it back, but the problem reoccurred. So it assures that the problem is with the card itself.

Now , kindly help me to buy a new graphics card considering the following.

1. I am not at all a gamer.
2. My primary use on PC is casual web browsing , Music Listening and HD video watching.
3. My LCD is Benq G2412HD
4. My specs of CPU are
^ Intel E8500 - 3.16ghz Core 2 Duo Processor
^ Corsair VX550W PSU
^ 3GB RAM
^ 500GB HDD
^ El-Cheapo basic Asus P5KPL AM/PS Mother board :ashamed:

5. Budget - The lower the better.

Considering I don't game at all, recommend me a decent card which will be best suited for my needs and matches my CPU requirements.

P.S - If anyone has a used card to offer can PM me :)
 
Considering your CPU and all i'd suggest you to get Sapphire HD6670-5k OR Sapphire HD5670-4.6k,If you want to game at mid settings then you'd get Sapphire/Msi HD7750-7.5k considering your resolution.Hope this helps.:)
 
Even i'm interested in this...will a video card help with videos on sites like youtube? My comp slows down a bit while playing flash videos...
 
anubhav2345 said:
Will the 3k budget be cards good enough to play 1080i videos smoothly ?
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As you are not at all going to game, look at these cards Anubhav --
  • AMD HD6450 ~3000/-
  • AMD HD5450 ~2500/-
  • AMD HD4670 [if you can find this] ~3500/-

These should be more than enough, I do not know about sharpness of the text but the overall visual quality and the decode load will be off the CPU.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

P.S. -- @indy1811 what is your PC's configuration?
 
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indy1811 said:
Core2duo E6300, 2gigs of DDR2 RAM, Intel onboard gfx, Benq 22" LED monitor
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Which motherboard [chipset] and what is your SMPS rated at? Because I am assuming that to be of Intel P6965 OR G31 / 41 vintage.

The cards I shortlisted for Anubhav will work fine on your system as long as your main purpose is HD RIPz. If you wish to game, then shell out a bit more and go for the --
  • AMD HD6770 ~6500/-
  • AMD HD7750 [900MHz core clock] ~7000/-
Hope this helps, Cheerio!
 
@ALPHA17

I have the Intel946gz motherboard with the 82946GZ graphics chipset. My PSU is rated at 500W but is of the generic kind.

Will the cards at 2k help or do i really need to be spending upwards of 5k?
 
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indy1811 said:
Will the cards at 2k help or do i really need to be spending upwards of 5k?
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If you do not intend to game, then the cards in the ~2000/- price-bracket will do fine.

If you intend to game, you will need to give me a bit more details, like what games, what detailing and eye-candy do you desire from the game you play.

And if you want a gaming grade card, I suggest that you have a hefty budget for the graphics card as well as the SMPS.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
 
ALPHA17 said:
As you are not at all going to game, look at these cards Anubhav --
  • AMD HD6450 ~3000/-
  • AMD HD5450 ~2500/-
  • AMD HD4670 [if you can find this] ~3500/-

These should be more than enough, I do not know about sharpness of the text but the overall visual quality and the decode load will be off the CPU.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

P.S. -- indy1811 what is your PC's configuration?
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Thanks for the recommendations mate.

My earlier 8400GS was making HD videos lag a bit, Will the cards recommended by you be able to run HD videos flawlessly?

What all is better in the cards suggested by you, over my older 8400GS ?
 
anubhav2345 said:
My earlier 8400GS was making HD videos lag a bit, Will the cards recommended by you be able to run HD videos flawlessly?
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I would recommend the HD6450 because is supports the latest formats out of the box and has a more updated hardware standard for its connectors [HDMI and DISPLAY PORT are supported]. Apart from that this card might be eating a few watts lesser on load.

These are about the only advantages you will get with a card at such a price-point. Gaming on these [barring the oldest titles] is not possible OR recommended. But these will solve most of the stuttering issues associated with the HD content you want to view.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
 
ALPHA17 said:
I would recommend the HD6450 because is supports the latest formats out of the box and has a more updated hardware standard for its connectors [HDMI and DISPLAY PORT are supported]. Apart from that this card might be eating a few watts lesser on load.

These are about the only advantages you will get with a card at such a price-point. Gaming on these [barring the oldest titles] is not possible OR recommended. But these will solve most of the stuttering issues associated with the HD content you want to view.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!
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Got quotes from NP delhi, via SMC

1. Zotac GTX550i - Rs 7200

2. MSI HD 7770 - Rs 8600

Which one should I go for, considering again that I am a zero gamer !

Opting for these two, only after reading a few reviews.
 
anubhav2345 said:
1. Zotac GTX550i - Rs 7200
2. MSI HD 7770 - Rs 8600
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Both are gaming grade cards, I sincerely advise you to stick to the the ~3500/- price-category anything over that will be a waste of money on components that you'll not exploit fully.

The HD6450 / HD5450 are your best options.

Try getting quotes from Computer Empire [Nehru Place] OR order the card from flipkart.com / hardwire.in.

Hope this helps. Cheerio!
 
ALPHA17 said:
Both are gaming grade cards, I sincerely advise you to stick to the the ~3500/- price-category anything over that will be a waste of money on components that you'll not exploit fully.

The HD6450 / HD5450 are your best options.

Try getting quotes from Computer Empire [Nehru Place] OR order the card from flipkart.com / hardwire.in.

Hope this helps. Cheerio!
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Even though I dont game as of today, but if I go with GTX 550i, what all games will I be able to play?

And the diff between 550i and 7770 is night and day / or they are just marginally different??
 
The HD7770 is much better than GTX550Ti,You'll be able to play all games at mid settings on Full HD resolution.Here's a comparison-AnandTech - Bench - GPU12If you don't want to game then HD5670 is more than enough.Hope this helps.
anubhav2345 said:
Even though I dont game as of today, but if I go with GTX 550i, what all games will I be able to play?

And the diff between 550i and 7770 is night and day / or they are just marginally different??
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Jakob said:
The HD7770 is much better than GTX550Ti,You'll be able to play all games at mid settings on Full HD resolution.Here's a comparison-AnandTech - Bench - GPU12If you don't want to game then HD5670 is more than enough.Hope this helps.
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I have always preferred nvidia cards, First card was Nvidia 6600 Gt, then 8400gs , i Hope i'll settle with a GTX 550Ti this time too.
Somehow, I feel driver support is more stable for nvidia cards compared to ATI ones.
 
anubhav2345 said:
Even though I dont game as of today, but if I go with GTX 550i, what all games will I be able to play?

And the diff between 550i and 7770 is night and day / or they are just marginally different??
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The AMD HD7770 GHz edition [so called because its core is clocked @1GHz] is the better of the two cards. You will be able to play most current generation PC titles and upcoming games with medium details at a 1080p resolution. Although in certain games the performance will rapidly trail off. If you are too know these cards require your PC to have a decent SMPS [Corsair CX v2430W at-least] to power them via an external PCIe 6-pin power connector. Not recommended to run this on a local SMPS.

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

anubhav2345 said:
I have always preferred nvidia cards, First card was Nvidia 6600 Gt, then 8400gs , i Hope i'll settle with a GTX 550Ti this time too.
Somehow, I feel driver support is more stable for nvidia cards compared to ATI ones.
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Still requires a beefy SMPS.

And about the drivers issue, I make no bones that this is a myth now and I loath people who make their purchase decisions influenced by so-called 'driver support'. I can be wrong too but I have never noticed improved performance OR extra-ordinary visuals with nVidia cards on the same titles I have played on my AMD cards.
 
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