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Hi all I'am building a HTPC on the cheap and would like an opinion on which card to put into her.
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2-B3 Intel 6 Series Motherboard - Micro ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel H61 Express, 1333MHz DDR3, 7.1-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN
Intel Core i3-2100 BX80623I32100 Processor - Dual Core, 3MB L3 Smart Cache, 512KB L2 Cache, 3.10 GHz, Socket H2 (LGA1155),
was a bare bones kit from Tiger, not into gaming so a decent card under 100 dollars would be great.
Thanks all
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Thanks for the reply, I agree that the 6570 is the better deal.
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2011-08-22, 03:26
(This post was last modified: 2011-08-22, 03:31 by Martijn.)
I to have the i3-2100 but why the extra card? The CPU has an internal GPU which plays 1080p just fine.
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Sorry checked the MB and saw it hasn't got hdmi so that's probably why you want the extra card. I have one with hdmi onboard.
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If you want to use Linux, definitely stay away from an ATI card for now. For the most trouble-free experience, stick with an nVidia-based video card.
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why suggest a card for live tv stuff when u dont know if he needs that??
for 1080P playback, GT210 does the job flawlessly,,,
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eskro
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why suggest a card for live tv stuff when u dont know if he needs that??
for 1080P playback, GT210 does the job flawlessly,,,
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lunasea42 hasn't actually mentioned exactly what he is going to use the HTPC for yet. You can only assume watching SD and possibly HD content so far, as the basics.
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yepp, sometimes, u just need to buy the minimum that will suit your needs...
no point in going overboard,,,