motherboard with no onboard graphics

dylan773005

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hi im thinking about buying the MSI X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC TR4 ATX AMD Motherboard it has no onboard graphics so like no HDMI ports or anything anyways i dont have a GPU if i get like some sort of adapter like a usb to HDMI adapter will that work or is there any other way to see the screen without a gpu or is the only way to see the screen a GPU
 
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I'm guessing that if you can afford a $360 motherboard and a $1000 cpu, and upwards of $300 worth of ram to populate the board properly for use, then you can also afford a decent gpu. With the applications that that combination of parts is designed for, onboard graphics is not going to be useful, precluding the use of a relatively powerful gpu. Push come to shove, throw an extra $50 on the price and get a GT 740 or equivalent if all you want is windows running.

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I'm guessing that if you can afford a $360 motherboard and a $1000 cpu, and upwards of $300 worth of ram to populate the board properly for use, then you can also afford a decent gpu. With the applications that that combination of parts is designed for, onboard graphics is not going to be useful, precluding the use of a relatively powerful gpu. Push come to shove, throw an extra $50 on the price and get a GT 740 or equivalent if all you want is windows running.
 
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