GPU for 60 FPS playback on youtube

[Tetsu]

Hey guys,

I built my brother a simple surfing PC about a year ago.....can't rememer the CPU but it was an AMD for around £40.....it has a basic GPU build in.......any way he's saying that the pc chugs on youtube now with watch 60fps vids.

Will this be enough to smooth things over?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-311-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1833

edit the CPU is a AMD A6 5400K Black Edition CPU

 

[joeyjojo]

That 210 is ancient! Late 2009. Can't believe ocuk have held onto that stock for so long.

That A6 should be able to cope with decoding youtube video. Drivers up to date?

If buying new I probably wouldn't go for anything less than one of these. The 730 is faster than the R7 240 so not sure why they're the same price.

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Otherwise get something modern second hand.

 

[Tetsu]

Thanks Joey..... which drivers? I dont think the APU for the CPU even has drivers.....thanks very much for the heads up about GPUs but based on your answer I'll look in to software issues first.

 

[fs123]

The AMD 5400K APU should be good enough to handle youtube since it has a decent gpu built in. Have you tried chrome browser since it's the only one that works with 60 fps youtube?

The gpu you linked to is not as good as the 7540D-IGP inside the 5400K.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7540D-IGP-vs-GeForce-210

 

[joeyjojo]

Thanks Joey..... which drivers? I dont think the APU for the CPU even has drivers.....thanks very much for the heads up about GPUs but based on your answer I'll look in to software issues first.

If you fill in the following with "APU (accelerated processors)" -> "Desktop APU" -> "A-series APU" -> Your OS it takes you to some version of AMD Catalyst. Give that a try. I wouldn't worry about uninstalling the current drivers TBH but it usually doesn't hurt.

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

 

[Tetsu]

Oh I'll give that a shot.....I never istalled any drivers for it LOL

 

[MasterOC]

If you fill in the following with "APU (accelerated processors)" -> "Desktop APU" -> "A-series APU" -> Your OS it takes you to some version of AMD Catalyst. Give that a try. I wouldn't worry about uninstalling the current drivers TBH but it usually doesn't hurt.

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

^+1 anything with a graphic componant will still need drivers . Catalyst control centre will manage the Onboard Radeon cores as it would a dedicated GPU .

 

[rtho782]

Look at it this way, he's had the PC a while and now gets a free performance upgrade from installing drivers! lol..

A friend of mine bought a 690 for £750 when they were pretty new, only just realised he had to enable SLi. Suddenly he thinks he has a new PC..

 

[Tetsu]

Hey guys.....it turns out it was chrome causing the problem......and within chrome actually a plugin.....dont know which but deleted loads he wasnt using. All sorted now and smooth play back @ 60 fps on youtube.....installed drivers anyway.....

Many thanks for the time & help!