Do I need a video card

[Delta Mike]

Do I need a video card to watch HD movies with Asus - PRIME X299-A ATX LGA2066 Motherboard and Intel - Core i7-7740X 4.3GHz Quad-Core Processor. I have heard Intel claim their 7 gen processors don't need a video card.

 

[scout_03]

see this there is no graphic processor on this cpu https://ark.intel.com/products/121499/Intel-Core-i7-7740X-X-series-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_50-GHz

 

[clarkjd]

Do I need a video card to watch HD movies with Asus - PRIME X299-A ATX LGA2066 Motherboard and Intel - Core i7-7740X 4.3GHz Quad-Core Processor. I have heard Intel claim their 7 gen processors don't need a video card.

For watching HD movies? No.
For gaming, then yes.

 

[James Mason]

You don't need anywhere near that powerful of a motherboard or CPU to watch HD movies either.

 

[theyeti87]

That particular CPU has no integrated graphics. So for your situation, yes, you will need a video card.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/x-series/i7-7740x.html

 

[InvalidError]

Why do you need an X299 CPU to watch HD movie? A $70 Pentium G4560 would be more than enough for that.

 

[JamesSneed]

Assuming you don't game if you are asking this way, why are you buy a very high end quad core? Typical case for that CPU is gaming. That CPU has no onboard graphics so yes you will need a GPU regardless. However I would question stepping into the x299 platform. Tell everyone what you use your PC for and I'm sure many of us can get you something cheaper that will be great.

 

[bignastyid]

With a X299 system you'll need a video card just to post the system as they have no igpus like their socket 1151 brethren.