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    Best cheapest gpu possible (For Plex Media server)

    Discussion in 'Desktop Hardware' started by Zellio2013, Jul 23, 2016.

  1. Zellio2013

    Zellio2013 Notebook Guru

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    Something cheap and decent, for running two (Low res, so specs aren't important, just need vga and dvi, or something) monitors. Or one if cheap enough. It's a plex media server, the gpu is nonimportant.
     
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  2. Galm

    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    GT 710 has a VGA and DVI
     
    Galm, Jul 23, 2016
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    Well, for Plex Media Server, you don't actually need a GPU at all (I run mine off of a Pentium G3260 and its iGPU); the CPU is far more important than the GPU for this software (the CPU I mention is good enough to transcode a 1080p stream on the fly, with some extra power for the other tasks my home server runs).

    As for the dual monitors, I'm pretty sure iGPUs are more than able to handle that as well (I've done it on a previous desktop build, my current laptop, and my work laptop). And besides, low-end dGPUs are a massive rip-off anyway.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 23, 2016
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    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    At least the 710 is like 30 bucks.
     
    Galm, Jul 24, 2016
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    True, but the Intel iGPU is free and (depending on CPU) outperforms the 710.

    Also,
     
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    OverTallman Notebook Evangelist

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    Well GT 710 is pretty much targeted to old desktops (like some Core 2 Duo SFF) or low-power systems...

    I'm planning to throw a GT 710 into my 9-year-old Lenovo 3000 S200 SFF and hand it down to my dad's office as a cheap basic office desktop. I know it's old and very limited in terms of upgrades but I simply don't wanna ditch that thing.
     
    OverTallman, Jul 26, 2016
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