[SOLVED] Motherboard with HDMI 2.0 support

[damir.obad]

I have 4k TV (Samsung Q9) with HDMI inputs and I want to run PC content at 4k 60Hz. I'm looking into budget Ryzen 5 2400G configuration, but all the corresponding motherboards have HDMI 1.4 declared at 4k 30Hz. Is there a MBO option to run 4k 60Hz with Ryzen 5 2400G or do I have to go for a separate GPU that has HDMI 2.0 support?

 

[Tanyac]

Most GPUs from GTX 1060 up support HDMI 2.0.

However, this is not as simple as it sounds if you want to play 4K optical disks. 4K will require Software Guard Extensions (SGX) support, which you can only get from a motherboard that support Kaby lake CPU or later, and has iGPU with Intel Graphics 630 or higher. The motherboard must support AACS 2.0, and HDCP 2.2 as well.

However, one of these motherboards may do the trick.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherbord/Z370N-WIFI-rev-10#kf
https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z370%20Gaming-ITXac/#Specification

Edit... Ooops... I just remembered you are looking for an AMD board.... I haven't seen one yet, but AMD does not support SGX and IIRC, doesn't have a compatible equivalent at this stage.

If you have a 4K (2160p) media file it's a bit easier. A recent graphics card and a 4K monitor/TV and a software player like PotPlayer will usually do the job. Of course, 4K rips are often of questionable origin, unless you are ripping from your own original 4K discs.

If you want HDR that's another can of worms. Windows 10's support for HDR isn't very mature and may actually make the picture look worse.

Rather than repeat what's been said on many places before, here's a link that discusses playback with optical discs. https://www.neogaf.com/threads/heres-what-you-need-to-run-a-uhd-blu-ray-movie-on-your-pc.1359619/

hth