Do I really need a graphics card?

[Kanpai]

I'm starting to wonder whether or not I need a graphics card anymore at all. I'm not playing any games on the PC anymore, most of the things I do are browsing/music/watching movies/shows/youtube.

Would the i5 2500k on board graphics be capable of handling it's own for the above or would a standalone graphics card still do it all better?


I've got a GTX670 4gb atm, powering a 1440p monitor.

 

[The Running Man]

Imo yrs. Why not remove the 670 and (aell it to me) and try without for a week?

 

[faceman123]

Yes but at low refresh I'll give you a bag of chips + 50p for the 670

 

[Kanpai]

Imo yrs. Why not remove the 670 and (aell it to me) and try without for a week?

Yep I was about to do this but just realized my mobo doesn't have a DVI connector lol. I might just downgrade, but don't seem to get much for a 670 to warrant an exchange so I dunno yet.

Yes but at low refresh I'll give you a bag of chips + 50p for the 670

Haha thanks for the offer but as above might just be worth keeping it

 

[ttaskmaster]

Yep I was about to do this but just realized my mobo doesn't have a DVI connector lol.

You can probably get VGA to DVI adapters. I had one going the other way myself.

 

[Eurofighter]

You can probably get VGA to DVI adapters. I had one going the other way myself.

Nope.

DVI-I will give out both a digital and analogue signal so you can fit a VGA adapter and it will work.

VGA only gives out analogue so it wont work.

 

[ocmanus]

I think the HD4000 doesn't support dual link DVI which you'll need for 1440p so you're probably out of luck with the HD3000 on the 2500K (even if you had a board with DVI on it). Best to stick with the 670 or sell it and pick up a R7 240 or something like that.

 

[varkanoid]

yeah sell it buy a cheapo card that can handle HD and put the remainder towards an SSD if you havent got one

 

[Kanpai]

yeah sell it buy a cheapo card that can handle HD and put the remainder towards an SSD if you havent got one

Thing is I see the 670's only going for like £140 or so, at that price it's probably worth just keeping it surely?

 

[ocmanus]

No way - I would expect £170 at least for a 4GB. And your can pick up a second hand R7 240 (outputs at 1440p) for £30. Have a look on ebay.

 

[Smok3alot]

I'm starting to wonder whether or not I need a graphics card anymore at all. I'm not playing any games on the PC anymore, most of the things I do are browsing/music/watching movies/shows/youtube.

Would the i5 2500k on board graphics be capable of handling it's own for the above or would a standalone graphics card still do it all better?


I've got a GTX670 4gb atm, powering a 1440p monitor.

im using on board graphics the last month or two.... and tbh... the first few weeks i pulled my hair out...but im starting to get use to it now.....if you dont game at all and you see yourself not in the near future...there's really no point in haven a standalone gpu !!!