GPU for running a TV

[EmilH]

Short story.

I'm looking for a GPU that can run a big OLED TV and play games on a monitor.

 

The long story.
It all started with me playing Cities: Skylines on my Dell XPS13. Soon my spider senses told me that this fan blowing might be a bad thing in the long run. So after some digging i figured out that i was pushing the little Dell a bit to hard. So i need a PC or laptop. Easy, so far. It is recommended to have a GTX 660, or better i guess. The curve ball is that when summer returns to Norway, i have finished 7 years of studies, and the only screen i have been looking at has shrunk from 15" to 13". So my first paycheck will go to buying a killer OLED TV I can see from the moon. And I don't think the future of TV time for me is to pay someone for having a box under my TV, when I have been streaming for years. 

I'm trying to future proof myself, and I'm "new" to this world. 

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, EmilH said:

 

Are you sure you can't settle for a way cheaper perfectly fine, 4K TCL type TV with an improved sound system?

What's your budget for the PC? If you just want something decent for the money grab an R5 3600 + RX 5700

The GTX 660 is ancient lol

[nick name]

Yeah, I don't know if I'd recommend an OLED as a large computer monitor.  Burn-in and higher input lag can be a problem.  I use a 55" 4K Vizio as my computer monitor because it had lower input lag than other TVs.  Prior to it I had a 58" Panasonic plasma as my monitor.  So while I can understand why you'd want an OLED there are probably better solutions to prevent burn-in and higher input lag.  Rtings.com has thorough reviews with all the pertinent info you will want.  

 

As far as a GPU -- the size of the monitor doesn't matter.  The resolution is all you need to worry about and since a TV is 4K then you need a GPU than can play the games you want at 4K resolutions.  You can play games at 1080p or 1440p, but it won't look as good with it not being the TV's native resolution.  

[EmilH]

10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Are you sure you can't settle for a way cheaper perfectly fine, 4K TCL type TV with an improved sound system?

What's your budget for the PC? If you just want something decent for the money grab an R5 3600 + RX 5700

The GTX 660 is ancient lol

Maybe, I'm just trying to be on the safe side. My impulse control is not lacking, but i know that I'm weak for up sales

 

I'm not sure, around 1200 

 

how old are we talking 5 or 6 gen?

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, EmilH said:

 

It's like 7 years old, basically modern $100 cards like the RX 570/580 are 125% faster.

Are you in the US? Or where are you buying stuff from?

Pretty much just find something like this, you can use the upscaling tech on the RX 5700 to cheat out more performance.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tn4MfH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: HP EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1050.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-05 20:16 EDT-0400

[EmilH]

Just now, Streetguru said:

It's like 7 years old, basically modern $100 cards like the RX 570/580 are 125% faster.

Are you in the US? Or where are you buying stuff from?

wow

 

I'm in Norway, and I will probably buy stuff from Norwegian dealers. But for the sake of easy, in pricing lets say I'm in the US

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, EmilH said:

wow

 

I'm in Norway, and I will probably buy stuff from Norwegian dealers. But for the sake of easy, in pricing lets say I'm in the US

The Part picker has UK and Sweden options, dunno if those would work better.

If you want a more silenced focused case grab something from Fractal Design without a window.

And there's going to be some new RX 5700s coming out with bigger coolers and 3 fans that will run quieter as well. Stock may be low for aftermarket cards right now.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-c/black/

[EmilH]

18 minutes ago, nick name said:

Yeah, I don't know if I'd recommend an OLED as a large computer monitor.  Burn-in and higher input lag can be a problem.  I use a 55" 4K Vizio as my computer monitor because it had lower input lag than other TVs.  Prior to it I had a 58" Panasonic plasma as my monitor.  So while I can understand why you'd want an OLED there are probably better solutions to prevent burn-in and higher input lag.  Rtings.com has thorough reviews with all the pertinent info you will want.  

 

As far as a GPU -- the size of the monitor doesn't matter.  The resolution is all you need to worry about and since a TV is 4K then you need a GPU than can play the games you want at 4K resolutions.  You can play games at 1080p or 1440p, but it won't look as good with it not being the TV's native resolution.  

Maybe I misunderstand you now. But i was not thinking about playing games on my TV, I only need to "push pixels" from streaming platforms to a TV. The reason I want to connect the TV and PC is a "loopehole" in the norwgian tax system and to pay for a black box that has way to many channels that i don't need. 

 

 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, EmilH said:

 

You can just buy a cheap android TV box to do that.

Or one of the 4k streaming boxes.

Unless it literally requires a PC, in which case you can just buy a $400 PC with an R3 2200G that has display port.

Like this thing but maybe a little nicer.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allwinner-Quad-Core-Cortex-A53-Supports-Enternet/dp/B07PJR66XW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Android+TV&qid=1567730131&s=gateway&sr=8-3