Graphics card for Full HD Playback.

[Drake5]

My PC currently has an 8800GTS, it's very old and very loud and now I want to replace it.

Not sure if it matters but the CPU is an i3 3220 running with 8GB DDR3.

I don't game at all and the graphics card will be use purely for movies in full HD.

I really want to spend as little as possible, so just looking for something to get the job done really.

Can anyone suggest anything?

Thanks

 

[james.miller]

your i3's onboard gpu has more than enough grunt for hd playback - you should need a card at all. Assuming the motherboard has video outputs, of course.

 

[RJC]

I'm currently using a Celeron 847 and this seems to cope fine for HD MKV playback.

 

[Drake5]

your i3's onboard gpu has more than enough grunt for hd playback - you should need a card at all. Assuming the motherboard has video outputs, of course.

Ah, I wasn't aware of this. So I can just take out the 8800GTS then and plug directly into the onboard? Where would I get the graphics drivers from? Bit confusing as it's directly on the CPU.

Cheers

 

[OptimaLnrg]

^intel

 

[Orcvader]

Link to drivers here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/De...sion=Windows 7 (64-bit)*&DownloadType=Drivers

The HD 2500 is more than enough for HD playback.

 

[Drake5]

Link to drivers here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/De...sion=Windows 7 (64-bit)*&DownloadType=Drivers

The HD 2500 is more than enough for HD playback.

Thanks for the help.