any better video card for the price?
#1
i had an old 8400gs in my htpc running over vga/stereo audio cable to tv. The card decided to take a crap this weekend and Id like to get something more up to date. Looking on ebay i can get an ATI HD 4550 for ~$25 shipped and it looks like it should fit my needs, but I wanted to check to see if i cant find a better card for the price.

Needs/Wants:
must do 1080p
must do audio/video over hdmi (without having to do spdif passthrough from motherboard)
pci-express x16 (currently on a gigabyte ep35-ds3l board)
preferred no additional power connection (300w silverstone case/power suppy is what im working with)

I do no gaming on this pc. just want 1080p playback and a simple hdmi connection.
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#2
I'd say minimum:

AMD - 5450 or 6450
Nvidia - GT 210 or 520
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#3
live4ever Wrote:I'd say minimum:

AMD - 5450 or 6450
Nvidia - GT 210 or 520

i was looking at the gt210 as well, but doesnt that require a spdif passthrough to do audio over the hdmi?

any reason for the 5450 over the 4550?
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thesuffering Wrote:any reason for the 5450 over the 4550?

i would recommend you to buy a HD6450 cause of following facts:

- it runs a bit cooler
- got a hdmi 1.4a port -> HD5450 got only a hdmi 1.3
- a bit more powerful
- supports UVD3/MVC -> HD5450 supports only UVD2 (UVD3/MVC is needed i.e. for 3D hardware acceleration)
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#5
windows7 = HD6450
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