What is the cheapest graphics card I can get that will play 1080 youtube videos with no problems at all?

[hrdwre]

I'm looking for a video card that will give me no problems with 1080 youtube videos, but I don't need it for anything else than that.

 

[ewok93]

You can get a 210 that will run videos pretty well. Don't expect to game on it, but youtube doesn't really take any GPU power.

 

[ultimate gamer dbz]

a gt 330 will work good

 

[hrdwre]

You can get a 210 that will run videos pretty well. Don't expect to game on it, but youtube doesn't really take any GPU power.

Hi.

Thanks for your reply.

a 210 what?

 

[ewok93]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121422

 

[TechCIDLC]

AMD Radeon R7 240 - USD$70

I highly recommend you get this card instead of the GT210.
It's 2gb will let you display higher resolutions.
If you ever want to play some game like Minecraft, then you'll have no problems.

Really, it is worth it.

 

[ewok93]

He's not gaming, youtube can play 1080p on a potato.

 

[Powerbolt]

Any card that supports 1080p would do just fine. 1080p is nothing in terms of resolution anymore. Your internet connection would be the highest priority for watching HD videos online -- they don't really require any GPU power. No more than watching a DVD or some such equivalent.

On my internet at home, I'm probably more likely to get the trailer on a DVD in the $5 bin at Wal-Mart before getting a playable buffer on Youtube.

 

[hrdwre]

He's not gaming, youtube can play 1080p on a potato.

Thanks for your reply.

Where can I purchase this "potato"? How much will I save?

 

[hrdwre]

You can get a 210 that will run videos pretty well. Don't expect to game on it, but youtube doesn't really take any GPU power.

Thanks for your reply.

Sorry I just noticed the last part of your reply here. So, are you saying what graphics card I buy is irrelevant to whether or not I can play 1080p vids, provided that I at least have a functioning graphics card?

 

[ewok93]

Yes. You just need a graphics card that supports 1080p, and most of them do. The 210 is your potato. It is really the very minimum you can buy, but the maximum you'll ever need.

 

[happyliferay]

a hd2000 would play well, you dont even need a gpu

 

[hrdwre]

Yes. You just need a graphics card that supports 1080p, and most of them do. The 210 is your potato. It is really the very minimum you can buy, but the maximum you'll ever need.

Will this potato work? It's a 210 too, right? (And it will save me $$$)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130883

 

[rolandzhang3]

He's not gaming, youtube can play 1080p on a potato.

+1, no need to spend extra money on something more powerful just to play HD videos

 

[hrdwre]

a hd2000 would play well, you dont even need a gpu

Hi.

Thanks for your reply.

What is an hd200?

 

[happyliferay]

a hd2000 would play well, you dont even need a gpu

Hi.

Thanks for your reply.

What is an hd200?

you can get a i3 2100 for $100, and no need for a graphic card since hd2000 is integrated in the cpu, which is equivalent to a gts 210 or even better

 

[ewok93]

That will work perfectly. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127705 This would work too. No reason to buy a $100 CPU for the integrated graphics if you already have one. That also means a new motherboard.

 

[numanator]

Just to make sure, is this for a desktop and do you have an open PCI-e slot for the graphics card?

As long as it is for a desktop, go for the Geforce 210 that ewok93 linked.

 

[hrdwre]

That will work perfectly. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127705 This would work too. No reason to buy a $100 CPU for the integrated graphics if you already have one. That also means a new motherboard.

Thanks so much to you and to everyone who replied to this thread.

I ended up choosing this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0098NQ66W/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
However, it says "no brackets included". Would I have to buy a bracket? What exactly are these brackets for, anyway?

 

[hrdwre]

Just to make sure, is this for a desktop and do you have an open PCI-e slot for the graphics card?

As long as it is for a desktop, go for the Geforce 210 that ewok93 linked.

Yes, and yes. All systems are go. I ended up going with this card, though:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0098NQ66W/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[ewok93]

That looks great.