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Franicelcha

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Hi

I know nothing about video cards.

For an ordinary home/office PC (no video editing, no gaming, no overclocking etc...) would I be better off with a AMD or Nvidia card ? What differentiates them ?

Could you recommend a decent card with good video (for surfing the web, watching movies on PC, watching hockey games, youtube videos etc...) that would not break the bank (read as cheap as possible provided the video quality is good) ?

I know some chips have integrated videos and no video card is needed. But I am talking about a PC whose video is not integrated on the chip.

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nikoli707
well just for monitor output and decoding regular internet feeds, ive seen the amd hd5450 go for $10, though its usually closer to $20. its not for gaming, but it will handle 264 no problems.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_hd_5450_review,8.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($17.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $17.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 17:43 EST-0500
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iamasleepy2014

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In case your don't know, there is no need to have a standalone graphic card for surfing the web, watching movies on PC, watching hockey games, youtube videos etc...

However if you want to get a video card, it depends on what power output is the power supply.
e.g. 300W, 450W etc
 
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Franicelcha

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Power supply is 450 watts

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Something like this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102933) would probably work great for you!

Just make sure your motherboard has the appropriate slot (PCI Express) for it.
 
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It is not to upgrade anything for now.

I want to have one on hand in case the existing one were to fail (would be used in LGA775 socket--Asus P5P43TD/USB 3 motherboard) and for diagnosing video card problems by putting in a known good and working video card.

No one has answered my question about differences between AMD and Nvidia cards.
 
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Franicelcha

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You are not getting my point at all. I am talking about as cheap as possible and you are suggesting cards over $100.

I had in mind more like between 0 and $50. (sorry, I did not state this before) since it is just in case the one I have now was to fail. If a decent card (for my needs stated before) cannot be purchased for $50. or less, well, I'll just pass.

Thanks
 
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well just for monitor output and decoding regular internet feeds, ive seen the amd hd5450 go for $10, though its usually closer to $20. its not for gaming, but it will handle 264 no problems.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_hd_5450_review,8.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card ($17.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $17.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 17:43 EST-0500
 
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Ok, there are alot of very cheap card around, nikoli707 gave you one good option.

 
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