V/C in a HTPC
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laviniuc
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- Nov 29, 2013
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for viewing movies the integrated gpu is plenty. especially the amd apu-s and the recent 4xxx series intels. the 7750 is a favorite for htpc that serve also for light gaming because it's extremely powerful at a max 75W power draw which is what you can do max without a pciex power connector.
and there are also low profile versions.
and there are also low profile versions.
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as above - if all you're doing is watching movies, then there is no need for a separate video card UNLESS your motherboard doesn't give you an HDMI connector directly.
if you have a fairly old machine that doesn't have HDMI output, or you play games, or you need to use graphics card video decoding - then you might need to get a video (graphics) card.
95% of the time, though, you don't need it for movies.
if you have a fairly old machine that doesn't have HDMI output, or you play games, or you need to use graphics card video decoding - then you might need to get a video (graphics) card.
95% of the time, though, you don't need it for movies.
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