- Oct 24, 2013
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Hi guys,
So I built my HTPC 3 years ago and it has been great – a little trooper. However in the last black Friday sales we got a new 49inch LG 4K Smart TV. While I was hoping my APU could handle it I wasn’t too optimistic.
Anyway when I connect my computer to my new TV (over HDMI) the screen/mouse is a little laggy, it’s not too bad but could be better, the slight mouse lag is tolerable.
However whenever we play 1080p content the audio is out of sync with the video. If I delay the audio in VLC by 400ms it usually works. I presuming that the APU is sluggish is trying to get a picture to the TV. We had a 1080p TV before this one and that TV worked fine my our HTPC. 4k video is out of the question – the video just stutters and is unwatchable.
Now my CPU is the AMD APU Athlon 5350 and it sits on a MSI AM1I AMD Mini ITX Motherboard. I use HDMI from the mobo so basically video comes from the APU – obviously this will never drive 4K.
So, my question, what discreet PCIe GPU can I get that will display 4K flawlessly for a cheap/affordable price?
I've noticed a few graphics cards saying they support 4K resolution BUT that might not mean it can display at 60fps - would love the best performance possible
Thanks in advance for your help
So I built my HTPC 3 years ago and it has been great – a little trooper. However in the last black Friday sales we got a new 49inch LG 4K Smart TV. While I was hoping my APU could handle it I wasn’t too optimistic.
Anyway when I connect my computer to my new TV (over HDMI) the screen/mouse is a little laggy, it’s not too bad but could be better, the slight mouse lag is tolerable.
However whenever we play 1080p content the audio is out of sync with the video. If I delay the audio in VLC by 400ms it usually works. I presuming that the APU is sluggish is trying to get a picture to the TV. We had a 1080p TV before this one and that TV worked fine my our HTPC. 4k video is out of the question – the video just stutters and is unwatchable.
Now my CPU is the AMD APU Athlon 5350 and it sits on a MSI AM1I AMD Mini ITX Motherboard. I use HDMI from the mobo so basically video comes from the APU – obviously this will never drive 4K.
So, my question, what discreet PCIe GPU can I get that will display 4K flawlessly for a cheap/affordable price?
I've noticed a few graphics cards saying they support 4K resolution BUT that might not mean it can display at 60fps - would love the best performance possible
Thanks in advance for your help
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