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I want this to be able to handle 4k that's why I got the 970 as it has HDMI 2.0 (4k 60hz compatible) budget is under 1k. And the uses will be blue ray (I already have a blue ray optical drive in my main rig so the build shouldn't have one), Netflix, Music, etc.

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You need a really nice haswell CPU or better. They are updated to have the .H265 decoder

 

Also, you only need a GPU that has displayport 1.2. So that means you can cheap out and go with a R7 260x.

 

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Check out Betsy in my description. It is a little HTPC/ LAN computer which I made. Hopefully if I can get some money together I will be getting a 4K screen soon but it handles 1440p, 1080p and a 768p screens seamlessly (All working together...

Leviathan - CaseLabs Mercury S8 Build Log 

Betsy - NCase M1 Media/ LAN Build Log

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You need a really nice haswell CPU or better. They are updated to have the .H265 decoder

 

Also, you only need a GPU that has displayport 1.2. So that means you can cheap out and go with a R7 260x.

 

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Since most TVs don't have displayport I'd rather stick with hdmi

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Since most TVs don't have displayport I'd rather stick with hdmi

Oh. As long as you're not gaming, get the cheapest card with HDMI 2.0. That means for nVidia the GTX 960. I don't know about AMD though.

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Check out Betsy in my description. It is a little HTPC/ LAN computer which I made. Hopefully if I can get some money together I will be getting a 4K screen soon but it handles 1440p, 1080p and a 768p screens seamlessly (All working together...

But the question is, does it support 792p?  :D

Yeah, right guys? Guys?

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I want this to be able to handle 4k that's why I got the 970 as it has HDMI 2.0 (4k 60hz compatible) budget is under 1k. And the uses will be blue ray (I already have a blue ray optical drive in my main rig so the build shouldn't have one), Netflix, Music, etc.

 

If you're not gonna game, the GTX 960(GM206) is a better solution because of HEVC support. 

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Please tell me you're not spending ~£250 on a 970 just to output 4K video that any modern iGPU is just as capable of.

 

If you do this sensibly, your biggest cost will be the aesthetically pleasing Silverstone or Lian Li case to put it in.

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Please tell me you're not spending ~£250 on a 970 just to output 4K video that any modern iGPU is just as capable of.

 

If you do this sensibly, your biggest cost will be the aesthetically pleasing Silverstone or Lian Li case to put it in.

All onboard igpus I know of only have HDMI 1.4 or 4k 30 fps. Need HDMI 2.0 for 60 fps.

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All onboard igpus I know of only have HDMI 1.4 or 4k 30 fps. Need HDMI 2.0 for 60 fps.

 

And the cheapest GPU available that does have display port or HDMI 2.0 is the £250 GTX 970?

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And the cheapest GPU available that does have display port or HDMI 2.0 is the £250 GTX 970?

No, OP had another thread asking this question and I already answered with the 960. There is also probably a couple of Displayport to HDMI 2.0 adapters out there but haven't found any yet myself. Most TVs don't have displayport which is why they are looking for HDMI.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/337945-best-970-for-an-htpc/

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No, OP had another thread asking this question and I already answered with the 960. There is also probably a couple of Displayport to HDMI 2.0 adapters out there but haven't found any yet myself. Most TVs don't have displayport which is why they are looking for HDMI.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/337945-best-970-for-an-htpc/

 

I would suggest searching for DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapters. Buying a £150 gaming GPU for the sake of Netflix seems absurd.

 

Or even use an interface like XBMC instead of a mouse so that you don't even notice that you're not getting 60 fps in the menus.

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I would suggest searching for DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapters. Buying a £150 gaming GPU for the sake of Netflix seems absurd.

Or even use an interface like XBMC instead of a mouse so that you don't even notice that you're not getting 60 fps in the menus.

But what if he needs to do something like steam in house streaming.. Its better to have the 970 for full 4k60fps capabilities
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But what if he needs to do something like steam in house streaming.. Its better to have the 970 for full 4k60fps capabilities

 

No. I would never buy a £275 GPU just to stream from another PC.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.69 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1099.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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One day I will have my GTX 970. One day. PC specs are at my profile.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.69 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1099.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-03 00:20 EDT-0400

 

 

Or Steam Link for $50. Why does in home streaming and netflix demand a thousand dollars?

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Or Steam Link for $50. Why does in home streaming and netflix demand a thousand dollars?

oh this is a high-end steam box...I thought he wanted a 970 in an HTPC...

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oh this is a high-end steam box...I thought he wanted a 970 in an HTPC...

 

Kind of. He said he wants to watch blu rays and listen to music, as well as stream games. None of that really needs more than probably an AMD APU, actually, nothing more than an A4. Maybe low end Intel for noise, it could go either way.

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