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    Graphics card for watching 720p movies on an old Dell Optiplex 755 (Q35 onboard graphics at present)

    Right, time to update this topic. Last night I installed the GT710 (Albeit from PC World on the basis it would be easy to return if it didn't work for whatever reason) I'm happy to confirm that the card has COMPLETELY resolved my issues :) Thanks to everyone who chimed in on this.
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    Graphics card for watching 720p movies on an old Dell Optiplex 755 (Q35 onboard graphics at present)

    First things first, thanks for the replys :) @ azaran: Yes, the drivers are up to date. RE which model, mine is the largest one (Far left on the picture you posted) so I'm assuming space shouldn't be an issue... RE cards, I've been looking at the ASUS GeForce GT 710, which as you recommended...
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    Graphics card for watching 720p movies on an old Dell Optiplex 755 (Q35 onboard graphics at present)

    Please guys, pretty desperated for some advice on this... Did I fail to format my post correctly? Is my query deemed too simple to respond to? I'm really keen not to chuck money at a card to see no improvement :( As mentioned any advice/nudges in the right direction would be VERY gratefully...
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    Graphics card for watching 720p movies on an old Dell Optiplex 755 (Q35 onboard graphics at present)

    Aslo worth mentioning that the PC is not/never used for gaming.
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    Graphics card for watching 720p movies on an old Dell Optiplex 755 (Q35 onboard graphics at present)

    As you've probably gathered from the thread title I'm pretty clueless when it comes to PC's... My problem is this, I've recently started watching a lot of 720p/50fps movies (Mostly on H.264 format) usling VLC or PotPlayer on my old Dell machine, and whilst it does play them, the playback is...