UHD capable graphics card suggestion wanted

Sam Russell

I have a PC (i5 - that has an Intel on board graphics (Intel HD Graphics 4600) thatr has a max resolution of 1920 by 1080.

CPU processor is:
3.10 gigahertz Intel Core i5-4440
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache

I want to up the resolution to UHD or close. Which (low cost)at graphics card will do this for me? I am not using the card for computer games, so speed is secondary.

Any suggestions?

ED E

Is it a full size or mini case? If you dont know then the PC's model number would help. That can limit your options.

Basically anything will do for that use case, you just need it to fit and not require additional power if you cant provide that.

Sam Russell

Full size desktop. HP i5 8 gb mem Pavillion 2014 vintage. It has a 300 w PSU, with no 6 pix connector. Two spare SATA power connectors.

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Sam Russell wrote: »

I have a PC (i5 - that has an Intel on board graphics (Intel HD Graphics 4600) thatr has a max resolution of 1920 by 1080.

CPU processor is:
3.10 gigahertz Intel Core i5-4440
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache

I want to up the resolution to UHD or close. Which (low cost)at graphics card will do this for me? I am not using the card for computer games, so speed is secondary.

Any suggestions?

GeForce GT 1030 is what you want if plan on upgrading an old PC into a dedicated and quiet HTPC capable of playing 4K HEVC HDR @ 60fps videos.

GeForce GT 1030 GPU specifications

Reference specification by Nvidia relevant to HTPC (Home Theater PC) usage for Kodi:

OS Certification = Windows 7 - 10, Linux, FreeBSD
Standard Display Connectors = HDMI 2.0b (including HDR + HLG + WCG & up to 32 audio channels output support), DisplayPort 1.4 2, and/or Single Link-DVI (DVI-D)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) = 2.2
Maximum Digital Resolution = 3840 × 2160 @ 120 Hz or 7680 × 4320 @ 60 Hz
VDPAU Feature Set = Feature Set H (8th generation PureVideo HD), meaning HEVC Main 10 (10-bit) and 10-bit VP9 hardware-accelerated decoding up to 7680 × 4320 @ 60fps
Hardware decoders = MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, MJPEG, VC-1, H.264 (8-bit) HEVC (8-bit & 10-bit), VP9 (8-bit & 10-bit)
HDMI Audio = Yes (High Definition Audio)
Multi Monitor support = Yes
PCIe = 3.0 (PCI Express backwards compatible with PCIe 2.0 & 1.0)
Graphics Card Dimensions = Width = 2-slot, 6.68 inches in Length, and 2.72 inches in Height for Low-Profile models or 4.72 inches in in Height for Full Height models
Graphics Card Power = 30 W (Watt) TDP
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) = 97 C
Minimum Recommended System Power (PSU) = 300 W (Watt)
Supplementary Power Connectors = None
Standard Memory Config = 2 GB
Microsoft DirectX = Yes (DirectX 12)
OpenGL = 4.5
Vulkan API = Yes

On paper all GeForce GTX 10-series GPUs are capable of playback and output of 8K HEVC HDR and 8K VP9 HDR videos @ 60fps over a DisplayPort.

GeForce GT 1030 also meets Netflix certification for 4K playback as long as your computer runs Windows 10 operating-system with latest patches.

link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-2G-LP-OC-Graphics/dp/B072BQ2JGS/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=gt+1030&qid=1607827189&sr=8-6

Only pulls 30 watts so no additional power needed, it will pull all the power it needs from the PCI express slot.

GT710 is a bit cheaper but will only run 4k at 25Hz

Sam Russell

I bought a GTX 750 NVidia GeForce Graphics Card.

It does what I want, but I think I need to put extra memory in my PC since it is not quite right when the screen is high detail.

I currently have 8 GB Ram DDR3, and can take 16 GB.

It is very hard to find as advertisers do not give the full spec. The desktop is 2014 vintage HP Pavillion i5 4440.