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Uh, an integrated graphics chip can play 4k movies

Its when you game that it starts costing

 

You can build a 4k 24fps MOVIE rig for less than $400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($63.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: *Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $288.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 15:29 EST-0500

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Uh, an integrated graphics chip can play 4k movies

Its when you game that it starts costing

 

You can build a 4k 24fps MOVIE rig for less than $400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($63.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: *Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($25.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: *Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)

Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: *Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $288.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 15:29 EST-0500

I dont think the integrated graphics on the G3258 is enough for 4k video playback.

I would suggest getting something like a R7 250x, Or getting a i3 Processor.

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I dont think the integrated graphics on the G3258 is enough for 4k video playback.

I would suggest getting something like a R7 250x, Or getting a i3 Processor.

 

I do it actually...mine hasn't had a hiccup streaming over the network

But a dedicated graphics card wouldn't hurt

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