Bare minimum to play 1080p movies?

[tkim113]

-amd quad core 2.4 ghz
-4 gb ram

need to get a new gpu that can play 1080p movies on a 24 inch 1920x1200 screen without prob but nothing fancier. Whats the cheapest gpu I can get to do this? Mobo has no onboard gpu.

 

[wolfeking]

If your just watching movies, pretty much any modern GPU should be able to do that. Its not hard to run video on a high resolution monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150581 should do it nicely.

 

[tkim113]

surprised that i need a gpu even that powerful. I always figured since movies are not "dynamic" video processing like video games, cpu would be able to do all the needed work.

 

[wolfeking]

thats the weakest 6000 series card made. You can't get less powerful unless you go back to the 4000 or 3000 line, and they are more expensive.

There may be a Nvidia that would work too, like a 210 or 520, but they are more expensive than the 6450

 

[paulcheung]

How is the intel hd3000 come with i5 or i7 SB? Can it play 1080p movies?
Thanks

 

[wolfeking]

yes, The all verities of Intel HD can.

1080p is a static GPU load. The GPU just has to render the picture, not apply tessellation, AA, AF and such to it. Meaning that the GPU demand is a lot lower. Pretty Much if the card will run 1080p resolution, then it will play a movie at it.

 

[paulcheung]

See, Thank you.