Rookie mistake ?

[robinson2002]

I wont bore you all with the background and excuses....

I have bought an asus p8z68-v lx and an i52550k to put in it.

Am I right in thinking I cannot use the onboard vga, dvi, and hdmi ports because my CPU doesn't have an integrated GPU?

I should have done my homework before rushing in!!

TIA

 

[nikorr]

U are correct. There is no on board GPU, 2500K would be fine, but your CPU doesn't have one.

But u know that, now : )

Can u exchange the it?

 

[robinson2002]

I should have bought the 2500k.

dam it! - lesson learned... the hard way !

Thanks for the reply.

 

[nikorr]

Well, just get regular GPU card. Do u have one?

 

[sharkbyte5150]

I wont bore you all with the background and excuses....

I have bought an asus p8z68-v lx and an i52550k to put in it.

Am I right in thinking I cannot use the onboard vga, dvi, and hdmi ports because my CPU doesn't have an integrated GPU?

I should have done my homework before rushing in!!

TIA

Not hard to make that mistake, most people think that a motherboard with display ports automatically has built-in video and nobody thinks of CPU's for graphics. Personally, I think any motherboard with display ports should have its own graphics chipset to spare the CPU from extra work, so your best solution is to just grab a decent card and you'll be good. Unless you're playing some super-intense games, a card in the 120-150 range should do pretty well.

 

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