Onboard Video or Video Card?

[Ketherx]

I know most of you are going to say video card, but I'm building a computer for my friend who's going to use it just for surfing the web, music, pictures, and whatnot. Should I just get him a cheap video card for that or just use the onboard video?

 

[footballrunner800]

actually i recommend you to go with an onboard card like the 780g or the 8200. They can decode video and use less power than a discrete video card. You can even do some light gaming with them.

 

[dv8silencer]

Just go onboard. You can easily add a card if you ever need one in the future.

 

[Sylvanas]

+1 for the 780G onboard.

 

[AzN]

If he's not into gaming I would go with an intel chipset and onboard.

 

[Ketherx]

Okie dokie. Well, he wants something cheaper than a 780G, but I'll get something along those lines. Thanks.