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[Solved] MB - HDMI onboard and Video Cards

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jared51182   08-23-2009 at 09:26:38 PM

So I am starting to read all over Tom's and get a feel for things for when I build at the end of the year. I am still learning, although I built my own PC back in 2006. This time I want to make all the decisions, as I had a friend who was knowledgeable help me at that time. Anyway, I have been reading some people's builds and I noticed that some MBs are labeled as HDMI and come with an on-board HDMI port. But then I notice that the people still get a separate graphics card. I understand the benefit of getting the independent graphics card, but is there any advantage to having an HDMI MB?

Such as at this build http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ish-gaming.

Thank you.


Message edited by jared51182 on 08-23-2009 at 09:28:15 PM
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If you use the onboard graphics then onboard HDMI would be used for HD (HDCP) to allow true HD output used with Blue-Ray players.

If you are going to use a dedicated graphics card then onboard HDMI would useless.

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1HAPLO   08-25-2009 at 01:22:09 AM
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If you use the onboard graphics then onboard HDMI would be used for HD (HDCP) to allow true HD output used with Blue-Ray players.

If you are going to use a dedicated graphics card then onboard HDMI would useless.

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jared51182   08-25-2009 at 01:29:19 AM

Okay, that's what I thought. Thank you.

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