Which stuff do I need for watching videos at 4k/5k resolution?

[Baldwin]

Hi everyone.

Now I've a normal computer 1080p without any type of graphic card. As a result of this, when I try to run a 4k video in YouTube my PC gets laggy (And, if I try 5k my computer get crashed).

In a few days I'm gonna buy a 5k monitor but if I cannot enjoy a video of this resolution, this monitor would be useless.

That's why I'm asking here what do I need to run 4k videos fluently (Nvidia, AMD,...). I don't understand the difference between them, so here I'm asking what will I need for my computer.

I won't use 4k for gaming. I just want some stuff to watch 4k videos fluently. Do you know what I'm looking for?

Thanks for information.
Greetings.

 

[PP Mguire]

What CPU does this machine have?

 

[Baldwin]

At this time I have:

sorry for the image language, I'm Spanish.


So, what do you think I'll need?


Thanks.

 

[PP Mguire]

Do you have all the latest drivers installed? Should be able to handle 4k content by itself easily.

 

[Baldwin]

Hi Mguire


Yes, I've all drivers installed and even with that when I try to reproduce 4k my computer gets laggy.


That's why I'm asking what should I buy to improve this problem.


Hugs

 

[PP Mguire]

Shouldn't have to buy anything. Is this on YouTube? What browser are you using? What's your cpu usage when watching a 4k video.

 

[cb600fshornet]

Try using a different browser (Firefox and IE should be okay), and make sure it's using the Flash Player extension (and not using the HTML5 player). Try right clicking the video, go into the settings, and tick hardware acceleration so it's enabled.

 

[Baldwin]

I'm using google Chrome and yes, at YouTube. Even when I download the video, my computer isn't able to run it.

I don't know how to see the cpu I'm using when watching that videos.

 

[Yami]

Back when I was on a GTX560 Ti 4K YouTube videos lagged horribly. Now that I'm on a GTX970 it runs just fine.

 

[Baldwin]

Sooo you mean GTX is the solution of my problem.