2012-01-23, 17:48
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.
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.