Solved What Video Card Should I Buy?

friendlyphil · Nov 9, 2024

I've been having trouble for a long time with video playback. When I view videos from Facebook or YouTube, my system will eventually reboot. All my drivers are up to date. Windows 11 is up to date. The bios is up to date. I think that I will try to add a video card and stop using the onboard graphics program that Intel has.

What I want to know is: Can I bypass the onboard graphics and how do I do it, and what video card would you recommend? I am not a gamer. I just want to watch videos without my system rebooting.

Gigabyte Z590UD, F10 bios.
Windows 11 Home
Intel Core i7-10700@2.9 GHz
32GB RAM

XxXxX · Nov 9, 2024

i cant help with the graphics card im a bit out of touch with the latest GPU's.
but ..

you have a 2TB WD SSD have you checked with Western Digital using the WD Dashboard software to see if the drive needs a firmware update.
sorry thats not much help with your question. best of luck, Steve ..

friendlyphil · Nov 9, 2024

Thanks. I didn't know there was a WD Dashboard. I've installed it and it tells me everything is up to date and running fine. Thanks.

steveg · Nov 9, 2024

If doing lengthy video streaming, especially high definition, you may want to check your cpu/gpu chip temperature to see if it is spiking while streaming.

bobkn · Nov 9, 2024

I concur with "steveg's" thought that maybe your CPU is overheating.

Maybe you could check it with a GPU stressing utility, like Furmark.

I believe that the only way a discrete graphics card might help would be by offloading the graphics processing from the integrated GPU. Which could reduce overheating, if that's your problem. But I don't recommend adding a discrete GPU.

Should you do it anyway, there should be no problem making the change. Just plug the monitor into the card rather than the port on the PC's case. Some motherboards will automatically disable the onboard graphics if a discrete GPU is present.

BamaInArk · Nov 9, 2024

You can disable the onboard graphics support in the bios but of course you don't want to do that until you install a separate graphics device. I suspect your issue is more complicated. The onboard iGPU should work fine unless there is a driver issue or a hardware issue within the CPU itself. This could be a memory/ram issue too.
For a quick troubleshooting step you might consider booting from a Live Linux version flash drive and seeing how the built in Linux drivers work while watching/streaming videos. Or you might want to try booting to a Hiren's Boot flash drive, which uses Windows PE environment, and see if it works better/fine. If the issue duplicates with either of the Live bootable flash drives then it's probably some hardware issue. Then you need to run that down before using a dGPU.

steveg · Nov 9, 2024

Agree with what is being said. You need to find the root issue that is causing the problem before investing in new hardware.

Catnip · Nov 9, 2024

Agree with all, definitely try to find the cause of the problem before investing in new hardware.

If, and only if, you get the problems solved, I might recommend the Nvidia 2060 or an RTX 3060. A 2060 you would probably have to get from somewhere like Ebay, but the 3060 can still be purchased from retailers for about $400 Canadian dollars. It will be much cheaper in US dollars.

These two cards are fairly decent for normal computer work and some light gaming. The nice thing is, in your type of computer use, they will survive a major hardware upgrade if and when you decide that you need a new motherboard, CPU etc.

Just some ideas, but find the root cause of your problem first.

friendlyphil · Nov 9, 2024

I installed and used the NZXT cpu/gpu monitor. It show my temps never exceeded 40 C, and not over 8% use. And that was while watching the videos that usually cause the reboot. The FurMark test, I ran it for 15 minutes and apparently I don't know what to look for. No directions came with the download. As you can see, I have very limited expertise in this area. BamalnArk: I don't know how to do what you recommend. I would need a step by step instruction. Thanks for the continued help, but I seem to need more.

bobkn · Nov 9, 2024

friendlyphil said:
I installed and used the NZXT cpu/gpu monitor. It show my temps never exceeded 40 C, and not over 8% use. And that was while watching the videos that usually cause the reboot. The FurMark test, I ran it for 15 minutes and apparently I don't know what to look for. No directions came with the download. As you can see, I have very limited expertise in this area. BamalnArk: I don't know how to do what you recommend. I would need a step by step instruction. Thanks for the continued help, but I seem to need more.

If running Furmark for 15 minutes didn't cause a crash, then I'd guess that the issue isn't your CPU/iGPU.

I'm not good at diagnosing issues. But I'm fairly confident that you don't need to spend hundreds on a new graphics card.

XxXxX · Nov 9, 2024

have a look at this. basically it increases the amount of VMram the system GPU can use.
its very easy to do and causes no harm and can be undone just as easily. its worth a shot.

How to Increase Dedicated VRAM in Windows 11

If you’re experiencing errors when you run graphically intensive apps like those required for video editing or 3D modeling, you may not have enough VRAM. Luckily, there are some things you can do to increase your VRAM before you fork out the cash to upgrade your graphics card. This tutorial will...

helpdeskgeek.com

1. open regedit
2. go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intel
highlight Intel and r/click then click add new key
name this key >> GMM <<

3. in the right window r/click and add new DWORD 32 bit
name this new DWORD >> DedicatedSegmentSize << save by pressing OK.

4. open up the DWORD again to modify
on the right click 'decimal' and add this value >> 512 <<
click OK again to save close regedit and restart the computer.

i use this on 2 AiO desktop computers without issue.
best of luck, Steve ..

friendlyphil · Nov 14, 2024

I have neither the time nor the expertise to find the root of this problem. It seemed to me that it was the onboard graphics of the motherboard, so I decided to bypass that and install a video card. I installed a Gigabyte Geforce RTX3050. Since then, I have not had the rebooting problem. I wish to thank everyone who took an interest and offered advice. I'm sure I will have some other problem in the future and will need your advice again. Thanks, y'all!

BamaInArk · Nov 14, 2024

friendlyphil said:
I have neither the time nor the expertise to find the root of this problem. It seemed to me that it was the onboard graphics of the motherboard, so I decided to bypass that and install a video card. I installed a Gigabyte Geforce RTX3050. Since then, I have not had the rebooting problem. I wish to thank everyone who took an interest and offered advice. I'm sure I will have some other problem in the future and will need your advice again. Thanks, y'all!

Glad the added dGPU seems to have fixed your issue. Luckily this worked.

bobkn · Nov 14, 2024

friendlyphil said:
I have neither the time nor the expertise to find the root of this problem. It seemed to me that it was the onboard graphics of the motherboard, so I decided to bypass that and install a video card. I installed a Gigabyte Geforce RTX3050. Since then, I have not had the rebooting problem. I wish to thank everyone who took an interest and offered advice. I'm sure I will have some other problem in the future and will need your advice again. Thanks, y'all!

I'm surprised, but if it works for you....

A very minor curiosity item: did you get an RTX 3050 that required auxiliary PCI-E power, or one that got all its power from the GPU slot?

(The 3050 is the only RTX card, AFAIK, that offers the latter.)

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