connect DVI cable to Mobo or to GPU?

beni_rohit · Sep 1, 2014

im currently using my DVI connection on my motherboard
is there a difference in performance if i connect it to my GPU directly?
i use a BenQ XL 2411Z 1ms 144hz monitor

dovah-chan · Sep 1, 2014

Well it depends on what GPU you have. Most of the time a discrete GPU always outperforms your motherboard/CPU's integrated GPU.

boju · Sep 1, 2014

And to think someone purchasing a 144hz monitor would know the difference + system specs in sig would give a clue. I'm just not sure if question is genuine.

dovah-chan · Sep 1, 2014

Yeah it did cross me as extremely odd that someone with a 144Hz monitor which is designed with gaming in mind, would ask such a simple question that anyone with a brain could answer.

beni_rohit · Sep 1, 2014

boju :

man this is my first build ever
which i only got last week
im all new to computer gaming
i spent a couple of months researching on my components and finally decided which parts to get
my knowledge on tech is pretty poor
and the question is absolutely genuine
please differentiate between the two

boju · Sep 1, 2014

Ok noworries, i should have given you more benefit of the doubt and i apologize.

dovah-chan is spot-on and determining performance will depend on the graphics card. It's not uncommon for discrete gpus to be better than integrated, although the latter concerning significant improvements made from both AMD and Intel with their incorporated graphics in cpus are still only comparable to entry level graphics cards.

Since you mentioned 144hz monitor and assuming you want the best for it, keep in mind, the monitor's optimal performance (beyond desktop apps) will depend greatly on graphics card, resolution and game. To see a benefit you'll be wanting a strong 100fps in games. Looking up or google visual sync and how it works will give you a better idea and also what it takes to run 144hz monitors.

beni_rohit · Sep 2, 2014

boju :

its okay man no need to apologize
yes ofcourse i would want the best gpu for my monitor
infact im waiting for the gtx 880
and have installed a Nvidia GT 640 temporarily
so if i have plugged in my DVI cable into the MoBo and not my GPU does it mean that im only using my integrated graphics and not my discrete GPU?

boju · Sep 2, 2014

Yes thats correct will only be using intergrated and not GPU.

legend001523 · Sep 2, 2014

ENd os story, connect it to gpu to utilise the power.

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