Clarification on how integrated graphics works

Pegu · Jul 24, 2014

I am working on building my first PC. I have all the parts except for the video card (which unfortunately was delayed in the mail).

I'd like to go ahead and build the computer, install Windows, etc., and then simply stick in my video card when it arrives. I'm just confused about whether this is possible using the motherboard's integrated graphics. (My motherboard is the Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150.) Do I need to wait for the video card to arrive before I'll be able to access BIOS, install Windows, etc?

I realize this may be a stupid question, but I'm new at this, and some clarification would be much appreciated!

Guest · Jul 24, 2014

Your mobo doesn't have integrated graphics, your CPU has. Assemble the PC normally and it will work just great, no need of doing anything special.

bradsctt · Jul 24, 2014

The integrated graphics is on the CPU, not the motherboard. So it will work fine until you get the GPU.

To answer your question, yes, you can use the integrated graphics. All you need to do is plug in the monitor.
When you get the new GPU, unplug the monitor from the motherboard and plug it into the GPU instead.
When a GPU is installed, most motherboards will disable the integrated GPU, only allowing the PCIe card.

herrwizo · Jul 24, 2014

This motherboard has no integrated graphics, like most of them; these days, graphics are generally integrated into CPUs. And not all of them (for example, Intel's CPUs with P suffix do not have them, as well as many Xeons). Which CPU did you intend to buy?

If you choose a CPU with integrated graphics, you can do everything you can do with a discrete graphics card, there is no difference in operation except in gaming, where a good discrete card will generally be faster (unless you pick the absolute bottom like GF610).

You just need to install drivers, and it will work.

When you get your discrete card and install drivers for it, your "integrated" card can be disabled in BIOS (to free some resources - but that's usually not necessary, especially if you lower its amount of reserved system memory to minimum) and you just connect your new card to the monitor and use it.

Guest · Jul 24, 2014

herrwizo :

This motherboard has no integrated graphics, like most of them; these days, graphics are generally integrated into CPUs. And not all of them (for example, Intel's CPUs with P suffix do not have them, as well as many Xeons). Which CPU did you intend to buy?

If you choose a CPU with integrated graphics, you can do everything you can do with a discrete graphics card, there is no difference in operation except in gaming, where a good discrete card will generally be faster (unless you pick the absolute bottom like GF610).

You just need to install drivers, and it will work.

When you get your discrete card and install drivers for it, your "integrated" card can be disabled in BIOS (to free some resources - but that's usually not necessary, especially if you lower its amount of reserved system memory to minimum) and you just connect your new card to the monitor and use it.

He bought I7-4790k, link in the topic.

Pegu · Jul 24, 2014

Thanks all very much! Didn't realize integrated graphics is part of the CPU and not the motherboard. (I have an i7-4790K which comes with Intel HD Graphics 4600.)

herrwizo · Jul 24, 2014

Yup, this CPU has integrated graphics. So you are good to go, sir.

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