A good Graphics Card For a Atholn II x3 435

[Rock2292]

hello Im Building a Budget machine for a friend and would like to know what kinda of graphics card i should be looking at i I have never built with amd..so this is kinda out of the field for me so any suggestions would be great.

He likes to watch movies on his computer in HD.

The chip im looking at is the Athlon II x3 435 for its good reviews.

 

[WR2]

It's a good CPU. Is there going to be any 3D gaming involved?
If not a HD 4350 class video card is a favorite of the HTPC crowd.
You can pick one up for about $25 after rebate. Example: ASUS EAH4350 SILENT Radeon HD 4350

 

[Rock2292]

Thanks No hes not big into games just need somthng with a lill bit of power to run windows 7..and do soome movies..this looks like it could do..

 

[deweycd]

Stick with the 4350 as suggested by WR2. It will be quiet and provide all the requirements for an HTPC. Also, it comes at a really good price for the performance in HD video watching.

 

[WR2]

Have you chosen a motherboard yet? The ATI integrated video chip (HD 4200) on a 785G motherboard will actually do a good job of supporting HD video playback, including Blu-Ray without a separate video card.

Here is a THG of how well the HD 4200 IGP (and other IGPs handle HD video:
Blu-ray Done Right: How Does Your Integrated GPU Stack Up?

 

[Rock2292]

I havnt Really chosen much yet.. since im not really sure the way i wanna go yet..Thanks thou ill definitely look into that board..