So finally after years of wanting one I pulled the trigger to upgrade my optoma hd25e 1080p pj to JVC rs420 (4k faux) with 4k 60p (4:4:4) 18Gbps hdmi/hdcp support. I should be getting it next week.
Problem is my current Htpc setup is 1080p (hdmi 1.4 support only) driven. However I would like to try 4k since my new 4k faux pj can do it.
My current setup is:
-Marantz 7.1 1080p avr (1.4 hdmi)
-htpc 4520g (Skylake) using igpu hd530 and it's 1.4 hdmi out, 8gb ram, win10
For now since I don't have money to upgrade my avr I will go back to spdif. By doing it I will lose 7.1 audio :-(. I could try as someone suggested to try to use dp to hdmi adapter to get 7.1 audio, however 2nd dp/hdmi I need to be hooked up to my TV in the same room. I'm running clone display.
Would gt1030 2gb ddr5 be enough for decoding any 4k 60hz (4:4:4) content? Including decoding 4k plex server (my main rig)?
I know I will be missing out on netfix 4k or possibly more streaming 4k services. Or should I suck it up and buy gtx1050 with 4gb or rx560 to be more future proof?
Thanks in advance.
Problem is my current Htpc setup is 1080p (hdmi 1.4 support only) driven. However I would like to try 4k since my new 4k faux pj can do it.
My current setup is:
-Marantz 7.1 1080p avr (1.4 hdmi)
-htpc 4520g (Skylake) using igpu hd530 and it's 1.4 hdmi out, 8gb ram, win10
For now since I don't have money to upgrade my avr I will go back to spdif. By doing it I will lose 7.1 audio :-(. I could try as someone suggested to try to use dp to hdmi adapter to get 7.1 audio, however 2nd dp/hdmi I need to be hooked up to my TV in the same room. I'm running clone display.
Would gt1030 2gb ddr5 be enough for decoding any 4k 60hz (4:4:4) content? Including decoding 4k plex server (my main rig)?
I know I will be missing out on netfix 4k or possibly more streaming 4k services. Or should I suck it up and buy gtx1050 with 4gb or rx560 to be more future proof?
Thanks in advance.