SPEC of GPU needed for this..

BringTheRain · 8 Aug 2009 at 16:15

Im looking at building a new pc.

And i would like a gpu that will cope with converting films, watching films and blu ray capable.

My pc will be plugged into a hd tv

I run low res. Something like 1080 x 960 or something like that

NO GAMING on pc

Budget up to £100

Thanks

Rroff · 8 Aug 2009 at 16:37

Almost any GPU will cope with HD movies fine, something with native HDMI out would be useful if your going to use it with a HD TV...

Something like this would no dobut be more than fine:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-210-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1010

or if you want a little bit more power maybe a passive 4670 or 4650.

PwnDirect · 8 Aug 2009 at 18:05

if your building a new pc just get a 780g/785g mobo & you wont need a gfx card at all for your usage

BringTheRain · 8 Aug 2009 at 18:49

Thats CHEAP

Urm and that would cope with blu ray films?

Is there anything that looks a bit a nice, like the gtx range without the price tag?

i would like a gpu otherwise, im just gonna have a mobo and thats it at this rate lol

Magnum_Force · 8 Aug 2009 at 18:53

To be honest, you'll only ever need a £100 graphics card if your ever intend to play games (more or less), almost any entry level card will be fine for Blu-Ray playback, and probably most new integrated chipsets (gfx on mobo) will aswell.

BringTheRain · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:03

Thats a result then,

So if i get an am3 mobo- the most expensive one. that would cope with blu ray 100%??

thanks for the help so far

Rroff · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:08

If you want something that looks nice then maybe have a look at the 46x0 passively cooled range as many of them come with HDMI ports and would suit your useage without costing the earth...

BringTheRain · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:22

How about this ? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-209-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

Rroff · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:24

Doesn't look like it has HDMI which would be better if your using it for blu-ray.

BringTheRain · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:39

I read it as it has

Loaded with the latest features, the ATI Radeon™HD 4600 Series graphics cards deliver a level of gaming performance previously only found in high-end graphics cards. Redefine the way you play HD games and enjoy unprecedented levels of graphics realism powered by 320 stream processing units, up to 1GB of memory and support for Microsoft DirectX®10.1 games. Upgrade your graphics card and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity1or take your experience to another level with new multimedia capabilities. Do it all with break-through energy efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.

- Powered by Radeon® HD 4670 GPU @ 750MHz
- 1024MB GDDR3 Memory @ 2000MHz
- 128-Bit Memory Interface
- 320 stream processing units
- DirectX® 10.1
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- Dual mode ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
- PCI Express® 2.0 support
- 1xDVI, 1xHDMI and 1xVGA ports

Yurihyuga · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:43

this would be more than capable
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=168

would come with hdmi adapter as well.

when it says HDMI port it means its capable through adapter which comes in the box-referring to the 4670.

if you want something with a bit of bang

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-194-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=708

Rroff · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:48

HDMI adapters almost always break HDCP tho which is a pain - yeah sure you can just use anyDVD HD but thats another story. Native port is much better.

Yurihyuga · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:53

well most TV's come with DVI/VGA ports could you just plug that into the TV and then just plug bluray player into TV via HDMI?

BringTheRain · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:58

My pc is plugged into the tv as the moment.

The blu ray player will be inside the pc. So i dont know how i can plug that into the tv??

Them cards look ok. I think i would like a GPU with HDMI built in tbh

Still stuck on what to get at the moment.

But im starting to like the idea of using a mobo with built in GPU

Rroff · 8 Aug 2009 at 19:58

DVI I think can usually carry HDCP but that depends on the setup.

VGA currently can because HDCP is using lax settings - but the spec actually calls for degraded quality over VGA and has the option to disable VGA compatibility entirely... tho tbh I don't see either option being used if media companies want to actually make money from blu-ray.

Yurihyuga · 8 Aug 2009 at 20:31

DVI is better than HDMI if your TV has a DVI port but last i looked i think there was only one card that had a proper HDMI port and that was the 9800GX2 which is a bad card + its expensive if you do find it, think they still sell for like 130-150 pounds.

BringTheRain · 16 Sep 2009 at 18:13

Sorry to bring this topic, back from the dead. Didnt see the point in making a new thread

But i wanted to double check a few things before i order my Blu Ray player and GPU

My tv is 1080i and it runs at 1360 x 768 (that the highest it will go for the pc input)

Im assuming, if i buy one of the GPU's recommended above and then a blu ray player for the pc. I wont have any issues at all?

And i have a spare hdmi slot on my pc - So i can plug my tv straight into the GPU?

Thanks

Nocky24 · 16 Sep 2009 at 18:37

Just get something passively cooled. The low end radeon 3xxx cards seem to suit your needs best. Take a look at those

BringTheRain · 16 Sep 2009 at 18:44

Yeah thats fine. But i just wanted to know about connectivity.

Can i just get:
suitable gpu
blu ray player
hdmi lead and plug it all in together into my hdmi slot on tv and run at like 720p/1080i ?

BringTheRain · 18 Sep 2009 at 00:43

still wondering