P paulhwatson Honorable Sep 13, 2013 1 0 10,510 Sep 13, 2013 #1 I'm on my first build, and I was looking at motherboards and GPUs. If the motherboard does not have an HDMI slot but the GPU does, will the GPU still be operational?
I'm on my first build, and I was looking at motherboards and GPUs. If the motherboard does not have an HDMI slot but the GPU does, will the GPU still be operational?
Solution USAFRet Sep 13, 2013 Yes. When you use a GPU, the monitor plugs into that. What exists on the motherboard is irrelevant.
C ChrisCarbomb Honorable Feb 22, 2013 251 0 10,810 Sep 13, 2013 #2 Yes it will work fine, the hdmi from the mobo is for the intergrated graphics. Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,441 17,907 184,590 Sep 13, 2013 Solution #3 Yes. When you use a GPU, the monitor plugs into that. What exists on the motherboard is irrelevant. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution