I'm apparently looking at replacing my failed AMD R7 240 4G DDR3 GPU, since problems quickly spiraled in to me hearing 6 beeps on attempting startup... after just blowing dust out of the CPU, now recurring no matter what I try. (GPU was already giving problems - not supporting multiple monitors for the last month.)
I don't game, at all. We do, though, quite often use the PC to drive a remote monitor that's nothing special, maybe 1080p - though I'm overdue to upgrade that - for movies, streaming and downloaded stuff, obviously without high-end-demanding tastes at present.
Supporting dual monitors simultaneously is important. Do some cards provide dual HDMI ports, or is it always a mix of DVI/HDMI/VGA?
Amazon's range runs from something like $25 to $700. If I simply go by reviews, it seems like highest cluster is for a $105-ish outlay, which isn't horrible, but even THAT card seems to be touting gaming performance, which as I say is just not a concern for me.
What specs should I be looking for or paying attention to?
Existing CPU: HP 700qe Desktop PC
Product number: E6S61AV#ABA
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 processor quad-core, 3.4GHz,8MB Shared Cache
Thanks - Dave
I don't game, at all. We do, though, quite often use the PC to drive a remote monitor that's nothing special, maybe 1080p - though I'm overdue to upgrade that - for movies, streaming and downloaded stuff, obviously without high-end-demanding tastes at present.
Supporting dual monitors simultaneously is important. Do some cards provide dual HDMI ports, or is it always a mix of DVI/HDMI/VGA?
Amazon's range runs from something like $25 to $700. If I simply go by reviews, it seems like highest cluster is for a $105-ish outlay, which isn't horrible, but even THAT card seems to be touting gaming performance, which as I say is just not a concern for me.
What specs should I be looking for or paying attention to?
Existing CPU: HP 700qe Desktop PC
Product number: E6S61AV#ABA
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 processor quad-core, 3.4GHz,8MB Shared Cache
Thanks - Dave