Onboard Video

[fakepoo]

Hello all,

I'm looking at a new build for my HTPC and have a question about video on the motherboard. Some of the motherboards I've been looking at have HDMI output but no video chipset. For example, see this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157258

Does this mean that it just doesn't have a dedicated processor/memory for video and has to use the CPU for processing and general memory?

Thanks!

 

[bucknutty]

On all modern CPUs like the Intel i3 i5 or i7s or the AMD A series the GPU is built into the CPU. The mother board only provides a pass through.

So your first step is to decide what CPU you want and if you want to use the onchip GPU. Then pick a mobo.

 

[bucknutty]

Check out the specs on this CPU. This is the cheapst AMD A series i could find that would work with the board you listed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103957

This is a good article about the AMD APU.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bulldozer-990fx,3043.html

 

[fakepoo]

Thanks bucknutty, I didn't realize that. It makes sense now. I'll probably go with the quad-core version of that APU.

 

[fakepoo]

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[nikorr]

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