Hi,
Can anyone please confirm if Lenovo IdeaCentre 510S-08IKL with Intel HD Graphics 630 will be able to run 4k videos smoothly in 4k monitor? Or do I need any low profile video card for it? The PSU is only 180W so not sure which graphics card will it support. Thanks.
Can Lenovo IdeaCentre 510S-08IKL Run 4K Videos Smoothly?
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Last edited 29/10/2018 - 20:05
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The on-board GPU is more than capable of 4K playback. You can always use a GT1030 should you want more performance.
The cards use a maximum of 30W so no problems running with the 180W PSU.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA/69…
https://www.umart.com.au/Gigabyte-GeForce-GT-1030-Low-Profil…Just an update to the forum members who might be interested to know about this SFF upgrade options:
Graphics card upgrade-
The PSU is 180W. So GT1030 low profile is an option if you want to use graphics card. But I haven't tried it yet. Builtin Intel HD 630 can show 4k or 2k with 30Hz refresh rate. I am using a 2k monitor with 30 Hz. This SFF has HDMI version 1.4 which cannot play 2k/4k with 60 Hz . But if you upgrade your graphics then you will be able to use 60Hz.
SSD upgrade-
There's 1 free SATA M.2 slot, 3 SATA data port (1 used by 2TB HD, 1 for optical drive and 1 free) but only 2 SATA power port (1 used by 2TB HD, 1 for optical drive). So you may want to use a SATA power splitter cable if you want to use an extra SATA HD. But I couldn't find enough space in the bay to place this extra SATA HD or to place SATA drive mount bracket.
But I used the SATA M.2 slot by using a PCIe NVMe SSD drive to upgrade my storage.RAM upgrade:
There's 1 free slot to use an extra DDR4 2400MHz memory.
Apparently yes:
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/intel-hd-graphics-compari…