Reddit mentions of Asus GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DVI Graphics Card (GT1030-2G-CSM)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0716ZH99K/?tag=pcpapi-20

If you want one with a fan:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DY2VJR/?tag=pcpapi-20

> So do I get a discrete card simply for the HDMI 2.0 support?

That would be my suggestion.

> Can I just use a DVI to HDMI converter?

It is, but I don't think it will support anything higher than 1.4. A Displayport to HDMI 2.0 adapter could probably be done. But I'd probably just get a GT 1030 discrete card as it supports HDMI 2.0b.

Something like this one... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0716ZH99K/

Would that be OK on the 350W PSU in this machine?

https://www.amazon.com/GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-Graphic-GT710-SL-2GD5-CSM/dp/B0716ZH99K/ref=mp_s_a_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1549072465&sr=8-24&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rps=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=gpu&th=1&psc=1 would this one be better?

I recommend you bite the bullet and purchase a 1030. It is more than twice as powerful as the 730. Watch the benchmark below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXCSG6zdxdQ



https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-GT1030-2G-CSM/dp/B0716ZH99K/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GP05GCJ2D8F4MEYJ90EC

I'm guessing the double score is because they're multithreaded. Either way, those things aren't relevant for most things. The FPS comparisons are much more reasonable, and even then, the GPU will be the bottleneck in most cases.

The 5700 is a $350 card. That's on the very high end of midrange at least. I know prices have gone insane lately, but by midrange, I mean $200-$300. And calling a 1060 on the "very low end of midrange" is hardly fair. Any card that can do 1080p60 at high settings is not on "the very low end". It's in the lower half, but come on, give it some credit. This is what I mean by "low end card". Something that's very cheap and offers very little performance.

Two Passive cooling 1030's:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0716ZH99K/?tag=pcpapi-20 ($70)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072HRD3CY/?tag=pcpapi-20 ($80)

Two blower style 1030's:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DY2VJR/?tag=pcpapi-20 ($84.5)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07646VQ6T/?tag=pcpapi-20 ($90)

A 570:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZXY43VC/?tag=pcpapi-20 ($130)

And a 1050 ti:

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-gtx-1050-ti-gaming-x-4g/p/N82E16814137054 ($160, $150 w/ rebate)

Hopefully this showed you the different cards that can go with the builds. Unless you're on a tight budget than the integrated graphics will do good for basic things.

Maybe you can get something like a 550 or 650, but they're so old it might be tough to get them. Plus they might not even work well because of how old they are now...

user experience and machine longevity; perhaps watching those movies or youtube in 4k.

watching movies stutter-free while downloading or compiling or exporting video now that your sibling has decided to become a programmer or youtuber.

if starting at intel G4400 (a crappy experience), you're only talking $120 for double the cpu power plus dgpu. you'd spend more than that upgrading the shitty machine in a couple years, meanwhile the amd would still be holding its ground. i agree some would think they'd prefer the G4400 but it'll fall short of expectations and they'll want to replace it sooner than they might think, thus the short term saving becomes a long term loss.

if you start with a more and more reasonable intel cpu, the price to go double the power with amd drops to $50 in the low-mid range, and becomes $0 or cheaper at the mid and high ranges.

ryzen 1200: $109
nvidia 1030: $67

There's quite a lot of decent options. I wouldn't go for just a basic video adapter like a GT 710 or any of those similar garbage boards, even for non-gaming you should have at least some basic video processing capabilities. It would be helpful to know what kind of ITX build you're doing, more specifically what case you will be using. There's a lot of ways to do ITX and some allow for full size expansion cards, some only allow for ITX sized expansion cards, and some only allow for low profile expansion cards.

Currently the best deal on a GPU is XFX RX 570 RS at Amazon. It's $120 for a card with extremely capable video processing. Even most basic new in box video adapters cost like $70, which is why they are such a shitty buy, for another $50 you can get something that actually works well. If you need a very small GPU, that changes things a lot as far as cost.

There's the MSI RX 560 ITX for $105 at Amazon which is a full height but half length card. It's a lot weaker than a 570, but still capable to some degree.

Then there's the ultra-compatible Asus GT 1030 CSM for $70 at Amazon. It's pretty weak but you would have to search high and low for a case it wouldn't work in. Would call this a last resort for the most ultra-compact case needs.

I'd recommend you either the

GT 730 4GB GDDR3 - 85$

OR

GT1030 2GB GDDR5 - 70$

Personally I'd get the GT1030, does a decent job with latest games. But it's passively cooled, so it can get a bit hot while gaming. Nothing that can't be fixed with a small case fan. The GT730 I linked has 4 gigs of vram though, which can help with texture fidelity in newer games.