Is the GT710 enough for super basic stuff like watching 1080p YT, discord, etc? and anything to look for when buying one, like being ddr5?

[Rxd]

I will by building a new PC soon but until prices of GPUs normalize I will have to use my current one in the new system and I need a dirt cheap GPU for my old PC because it's a Ryzen one. The GT 710 is the cheapest that exists here for around 40 euros. (yes, I know that the cheapest is never a good option but I literally just need it for using my system, the moment I get a new GPU, my current one is going back in my old PC)
1) Is the GT710 enough for the stuff I've mentioned in the title - 1080p YT, discord, watching discord streams?
1.5) On a side note watching YT in high quality is as hard on the GPU as daily stuff goes, is this true?
2) Is there anything I need to be looking for when I am getting one? I've heard to make sure to get a ddr5 model, anything else?
3) Will the system overall feel slower? (dumb question)

[Levent]

1,1.5 > yes its fine.

2, 3 > no.

 

[curiousmind34]

1 minute ago, Rxd said:

I will by building a new PC soon but until prices of GPUs normalize I will have to use my current one in the new system and I need a dirt cheap GPU for my old PC because it's a Ryzen one. The GT 710 is the cheapest that exists here for around 40 euros. (yes, I know that the cheapest is never a good option but I literally just need it for using my system, the moment I get a new GPU, my current one is going back in my old PC)
1) Is the GT710 enough for the stuff I've mentioned in the title - 1080p YT, discord, discord streams?
1.5) On a side note, from what I've heard, watching YT in high quality is as hard on the GPU as daily stuff goes, is this true?
2) Is there anything I need to be looking for when I getting one? I've heard to make sure to get a ddr5 model, anything else?
3) Will the system overall feel slower? (might a dumb question)

If a gt 710 can't run basic apps, then there wouldn't be 30% of average people who have old intel hd graphics which are as bad as a gt710.

[FRD]

The GT710 is good enough for those basic tasks, which are mostly playback. It's not made for stream encoding like the newer GTX/RTX cards.

DDR5 is what you need over the DDR3 models.

One suggestion, maybe you can also settle for a secondhand GT 1030, I've seen them go for under 50 Euros sometimes lately. Depends on your location and the offers though.

[Stygian Zenith]

@curiousmind34As an ex veteran user of intel hd graphics, I approve this comment.

[thepoorgamer]

The GT710 will be enough for most general use tasks. You would want a GDDR 3 or 5 version. AVOID DDR3 or 4 versions! A used 750 or 650 would be a better value, but they wouldn't let you do much more then the 710.

[Levent]

Just now, Benji said:

Most likely not, unless you find a browser in which it is possible to disabled WebM (VP9). YouTube will pretty much always use VP9, even on 144p videos, and the GT710 doesn't have a decoder for that. But typical H.264 videos from Discord and so on should be fine, still.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enhanced-h264ify/omkfmpieigblcllmkgbflkikinpkodlk?hl=en

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/enhanced-h264ify/

This has been around for good 6 years. FTFY

[tiled]

I have a GT710 and it works pretty well for those purposes.  Images may load a little slower on discord though.

[manikyath]

dont get a GT710.. a GT1030 isnt too much more, and it can actually do *something* more than displaying content.

[ProjectBox153]

Can you afford to get a 1030 instead? It'll be much better than the 710. If you can't then the 710 is still fine, though it may struggle with some things. 

[Levent]

9 minutes ago, Benji said:

Yup, at least it can play YouTube without an add-on for example. Low-end gaming should also be possible, which is something that can't be said about the GT710.

It still can play youtube without an addon, stop trying to bend the reality. It just will be heavier on CPU. Even my N3060 Celeron from 2016 can play VP9 videos (however only at 480p) despite being less powerful than mid level smartphones nowadays. Enabling H264ify is not heavy on resources or cost you anything.

[Levent]

4 minutes ago, Benji said:

Which is not "bending the reality" when it makes your CPU go brrr just to decode a simple video.

Again VP9 decoding does not "make(s) your CPU go brr " or that hard on hardware as long as you arent using an absolute piece of shit as I am.

Edited March 8, 2021 by Levent
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[Rxd]

For the people who suggested me to get a 1030 - brand new ones cost x2, starting at 90 euros. About 2nd hand ones - I found few, cheapest one being 50 euros but the 2nd hand market here is overall dead and I don't really trust it. Also I am fine using 1 extension if that's all I have to do.

[curiousmind34]

11 minutes ago, Levent said:

Again VP9 decoding does not "make(s) your CPU go brr " or that hard on hardware as long as you arent using an absolute piece of shit as I am.

 

 

13 minutes ago, Benji said:

Which is not "bending the reality" when it makes your CPU go brrr just to decode a simple video.

Not everybody likes using add-ons for everything just because you decide to buy ancient hardware that can't keep up with modern tasks. The 1030 would really be a better option.

Not using h.264ify is just kind of dumb. It's really easy, and I'm pretty sure the pain of installing an extension, and images loading on discord 0.3 seconds faster is worth less than $50

[manikyath]

37 minutes ago, Rxd said:

For the people who suggested me to get a 1030 - brand new ones cost x2, starting at 90 euros. About 2nd hand ones - I found few, cheapest one being 50 euros but the 2nd hand market here is overall dead and I don't really trust it. Also I am fine using 1 extension if that's all I have to do.

you're paying about 40-50 euros more for a card that'll actually pull some weight in the long run, as opposed to a "stopgap and landfill" card. yes it is double the pirce, but it is more than double the usability. dont underestimate the level of 'potato' that a GT710 is. also, a lot of software is actually gpu accelerated these days, and you're essentially relying on 'the cheapest chipset' nvidia could produce in 2014 to run a world where the settings app is gpu accelerated.

 

if you MUST absolutely cheap out.. at least wait until the GT1010 (appareantly announced in janaury..) hits the market, so you have a landfill card from 2021, rather than a landfill card from 2014.

[Rxd]

@manikyathI appreciate the care but I just need something to be able to turn on my 2nd PC until I can get a 3070 under 700 euros, also if a 1010 appears here I will for sure get that instead, didn't know such a card even existed so thanks for letting me know.