Hello,
A newbie builder question. If I have a MB with HDMI ports and an Intel Core i5 12400F. My understanding is that the use of the MB ports requires a CPU with integrated graphics. Since the Intel 12400F is not I will need to use a discrete GPU. How will this work? Obviously, I have to use the HDMI ports on the GPU. But, if the MB BIOS is configured to use integrated graphics, how can I switch the BIOS to PCIe graphics. Seems like a chicken and egg problem. My hopes are that the BIOS will auto-switch the video output to PCIe? I would like to know if this is the case before purchasing a GPU. And, for y'alls amusement, I tried to figure out why I don't see any BIOS post until I figured out that the "F" CPUs have no integrated video.....This took a while and me purchasing another MB and proc thinking one or the other were fried
Motherboards I have available are ASRock B660M-HDV and Gigabyte H610M.
Thank you for any help!
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A newbie builder question. If I have a MB with HDMI ports and an Intel Core i5 12400F. My understanding is that the use of the MB ports requires a CPU with integrated graphics. Since the Intel 12400F is not I will need to use a discrete GPU. How will this work? Obviously, I have to use the HDMI ports on the GPU. But, if the MB BIOS is configured to use integrated graphics, how can I switch the BIOS to PCIe graphics. Seems like a chicken and egg problem. My hopes are that the BIOS will auto-switch the video output to PCIe? I would like to know if this is the case before purchasing a GPU. And, for y'alls amusement, I tried to figure out why I don't see any BIOS post until I figured out that the "F" CPUs have no integrated video.....This took a while and me purchasing another MB and proc thinking one or the other were fried

Motherboards I have available are ASRock B660M-HDV and Gigabyte H610M.
Thank you for any help!
O