4k GPU for HTPC?

[Furistic Shadow]

Whats the best option for 4k video?, this is strictly a HTPC so no stupid answers please as I'm on a tight budget for this build. I was looking a a R7 250, but is there anything cheaper or better for that price?. and by the way if I do any gaming it will be via steam streaming from my gaming rig so don't think the GPU is too important as my laptop handles it pretty well.

[GarnetDevil]

Personally I do think that intel's onboard GPU is decent for 4K output

[Scia]

I think you could get away with an APU ^^

[cesrai]

I think R7 240 can output 4K or buy an APU.

[Furistic Shadow]

Personally I do think that intel's onboard GPU is decent for 4K output

 

 

I think you could get away with an APU ^^

 

 

I think R7 240 can output 4K or buy an APU.

I'm using a few bits from my old PC which is an AM3+ and a Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition so I don't want to buy a new mobo and apu.

[MRE Teck]

4gb gtx 760 or r9 280x basicly some thing within 3gb or more and $250 or below

[cesrai]

I'm using a few bits from my old PC which is an AM3+ and a Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition so I don't want to buy a new mobo and apu.

http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/radeon-r7-240.html

[Sauron]

Any APU will be fine as others pointed out intel's iGPU isn't terrible either.

[cesrai]

4gb gtx 760 or r9 280x basicly some thing within 3gb or more and $250 or below

Did you even read the thread ?

[Sauron]

4gb gtx 760 or r9 280x basicly some thing within 3gb or more and $250 or below

 

he won't be gaming on it.

[GarnetDevil]

4gb gtx 760 or r9 280x basicly some thing within 3gb or more and $250 or below

1. He is using the GPU to play 4K content, not gaming

2. A 760 hardly get max setting in 1080p, let alone 4K

[Furistic Shadow]

4gb gtx 760 or r9 280x basicly some thing within 3gb or more and $250 or below

 

No dude that's way above my budget and its really not needed just for watching videos.

[Furistic Shadow]

Any APU will be fine as others pointed out intel's iGPU isn't terrible either.

 

Yeah as I said in a previous quote I'll be using some of my old hardware so I need a cheap GPU just to play 4k content on my 4k TV.

[Sauron]

Yeah as I said in a previous quote I'll be using some of my old hardware so I need a cheap GPU just to play 4k content on my 4k TV.

 

then yeah, you can go with a 250, I don't think there's anything cheaper that supports 4k.

[TaBandit87]

I think R7 240 can output 4K

This can do 4k as well, not all of them, but I checked a few on Newegg,

[cesrai]

then yeah, you can go with a 250, I don't think there's anything cheaper that supports 4k.

Club 3D R7 240.