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I have a 6 year old computer which is still running fine and fast enough for most things. The mains specs are:
Windows 10
Intel Core i7-3770S
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Coolermaster 120 case + 450W PSU
8GB RAM
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630
240GB SSD
I'm also using it with dual 1920 x 1200 monitors (one connected via HDMI, the other via DVI).
I don't do any gaming on the PC and it's mostly for general purpose applications (web browsing, email, MS Office etc).
I recently purchased a 4K tv along with a Vero 4K+ media player. The Vero is very good at playing most 4K videos but there are a couple that are encoded in such a way that it stutters. When I play those same video files on my PC, it works completely fine. So as a cheap solution, I thought I could connect my PC to my TV via HDMI (they are not that far away) but I have realised my GT 630 is not capable of outputting 4K video.
As a cheap(ish) solution, I thought about upgrading to a GeForce GT 1030. I know there are several variants available but I'll need a low profile variant (as my case is a small one). I'm also aware of the massive difference between the GDDR4 and GDDR5 variants so I'm only interested in the GDDR5 variants. I'm also slightly more partial to the passively cooled ones for extra quiet running.
Although I don't play games on the PC (I have an Xbox One X for gaming), I do have two games Lego games on my Steam account:
Having a look, I can see two options which fit the bill:
The MSI variant seems to be just over £30 extra. Are there any differences that could justify the extra cost for this card?
Are there any other cards that are worth considering?
Thanks in advance
Windows 10
Intel Core i7-3770S
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
Coolermaster 120 case + 450W PSU
8GB RAM
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630
240GB SSD
I'm also using it with dual 1920 x 1200 monitors (one connected via HDMI, the other via DVI).
I don't do any gaming on the PC and it's mostly for general purpose applications (web browsing, email, MS Office etc).
I recently purchased a 4K tv along with a Vero 4K+ media player. The Vero is very good at playing most 4K videos but there are a couple that are encoded in such a way that it stutters. When I play those same video files on my PC, it works completely fine. So as a cheap solution, I thought I could connect my PC to my TV via HDMI (they are not that far away) but I have realised my GT 630 is not capable of outputting 4K video.
As a cheap(ish) solution, I thought about upgrading to a GeForce GT 1030. I know there are several variants available but I'll need a low profile variant (as my case is a small one). I'm also aware of the massive difference between the GDDR4 and GDDR5 variants so I'm only interested in the GDDR5 variants. I'm also slightly more partial to the passively cooled ones for extra quiet running.
Although I don't play games on the PC (I have an Xbox One X for gaming), I do have two games Lego games on my Steam account:
- Lego The Hobbit
- Lego The Lord of the Rings
Having a look, I can see two options which fit the bill:
- Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 Silent Low Profile 2G (https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Graphics-Card/GV-N1030SL-2GL#kf)
- MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GH LP OC 2Gb GDDR5 (https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GT-1030-2GH-LP-OC.html)
The MSI variant seems to be just over £30 extra. Are there any differences that could justify the extra cost for this card?
Are there any other cards that are worth considering?
Thanks in advance
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