Will this motherboard support dual monitors?

NateTheGreat1015

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I was recommended the MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard in a build request earlier. I looked a bit more closely at it, and I saw that it doesn't have a HDMI port. Will I still be able to use 2 screens? I plan to connect one (my gaming monitor @ 1080p with HDMI) and the other with VGA. Will this support both?
 
Well, yes and no! The board together with the CPU will support on VGA plus on DVI-D connection. You may use a dvi-to-hdmi adapter to connect your monitor, but keep in mind, that the onboard graphics, that is in fact the Intel HD4000 graphics of the CPU supports only limited gaming graphics. A dedicated graphics card might be a better choice.