I made the mistake of listening to someone at Best Buy and bought a GeForce 610 GT for my HTPC (upgraded from a 430), while I should have spent a bit more and bought something that can handle a better output signal.
At the same time, I have the Samsung hu8550 4K TV and looking to maximize my video quality, but not to empty the bank while doing so.
I purchased an Onkyo AVR that claims to upscale to 4k, but only does so at 4k @ 30hz with 4:2:0 Chroma, so that's junk as I watch a lot of sports, and not to mention it gives the blank or "no signal" message when I try to tune into HBO.
Therefore I'm wondering if anyone saw a big difference in getting something like the 970/980 GTX video card into a 4K for TV type content? I mainly watch TV and movies (have a Samsung 4k 3D bluray player that's amazing) from the HTPC. I'd like to set it up for gaming, but I don't want to sacrifice the hardware I currently have as it's not meant for hardcore gaming, so will be looking to build one come next year.
Any thoughts, or is just spending $400 on a 4K video card a waste when the Samsung upscales already to 4K?
At the same time, I have the Samsung hu8550 4K TV and looking to maximize my video quality, but not to empty the bank while doing so.
I purchased an Onkyo AVR that claims to upscale to 4k, but only does so at 4k @ 30hz with 4:2:0 Chroma, so that's junk as I watch a lot of sports, and not to mention it gives the blank or "no signal" message when I try to tune into HBO.
Therefore I'm wondering if anyone saw a big difference in getting something like the 970/980 GTX video card into a 4K for TV type content? I mainly watch TV and movies (have a Samsung 4k 3D bluray player that's amazing) from the HTPC. I'd like to set it up for gaming, but I don't want to sacrifice the hardware I currently have as it's not meant for hardcore gaming, so will be looking to build one come next year.
Any thoughts, or is just spending $400 on a 4K video card a waste when the Samsung upscales already to 4K?