Which of these cards would you suggest (1 Viewer)

[Vic Thornley]

Which of these cards would anyone suggest for a HDTV, HD Video Client PC.

Nvidia GT210 512mb
Nvidia GT520 1gb
PNY GT8400GS 512mb
MSI Nvidia N210 1 gb
Gforce 210 1gb
Asus Radeon HD5450 512mb

all PCIe

These cards I can get locally with discount, I dont need blistering games - just decent HDTV, HD Video playback, live TV etc.

Many thanks.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

GT520 or the HD5450, depends on how high settings choices you want, currently a better bet is the GT430\HD5670 as these have more HD playback options.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so be aware I run a GT220

 

[erichzann]

I have the sapphire radeon HD5450 and its been great for playing everything I throw at it so far. Definitely recommend it. I have the fanless 1GB version:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11...D4CO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353363967&sr=8-1

I have always used ATI and never had a problem.

I am building a new client at the moment and I am going to go for:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-A-Serie...TF8&colid=2HFH7K864N2YW&coliid=I2Z2ONXWS4O9QN

It has an integrated GPU and I think it should be perfect for a HTPC client. These chips are great value for money.

Also, when I have some money I am going to upgrade my gaming HTPC with this card:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008HV63F0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

 

[Vic Thornley]

ummm, The AMD cpu/gpu combo looks a good bet for a client I plan to build later - will cost it up, seems a good saving to have both on one package.

I could get the sapphire card from local PCW with discount making it cheaper than Amazon (considering postage as well), plus its low profile makes it a good choice for my new case (when it arrives)

Cheers.

 

[Owlsroost]

I'd leave the HD5450 on the shelf and buy the HD6450 instead (it has twice as many stream processors in the same form-factor/passive cooling).

Tony

 

[Vic Thornley]

ummm, twice the price for me, r u saying the 5450 is not up to it. spose could shop around and wait for delivery, but i am a sucker for having it now, nearest store is 5 minutes.

 

[Owlsroost]

It's more a matter of getting the best video quality - Full HD HDTV (1920 x 1080i - e.g. UK Freeview HD) to a 1920 x 1080p screen is about as tough as it gets for a video card in HTPC use.

With the lower-performance cards you may be forced to live with lower-quality de-interlacing methods for HD because they just don't have the resources to support the best quality method ('Vector Adaptive' for AMD).

Tony

 

[kiwijunglist]

I'd leave the HD5450 on the shelf and buy the HD6450 instead (it has twice as many stream processors in the same form-factor/passive cooling).

Tony

+1 you should be able to find the 6450 for the same price a the 5450.

 

[SpudR]

GT430 - passive is excellent a la my specs...

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

http://www.play.com/stores/basecom/listing/694036818

Not a rip off at that price

http://www.play.com/stores/basecom/listing/694036818

Sadly has fan, both of the above have only a 64bit controller, where some of the more expensive versions are 128bit, most people for video playback would not notice that unless resolution is increased to maximum and stressed.