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No Image - Do I need A Graphics Card?

rcskater1
By rcskater1
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Hello all, I am a avid mac user and decided to build myself a new Plex Server. Bellow are the parts listed. 

 

Ryzen 3700

Cooler Master Master Liquid ML240L

ASRock X570M Pro4 Micro ATX

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32gb (4 x 8GB)

Samsung 970 500gb M.2

EVG G5 750W 80+

 

I spent the day building the machine. After the build i went to turn on and what do you know fan spin. I watched the Post Status Checker do its thing and blink through the CPU, Memory, VGA and Boot. Eventually after about 20 seconds the light went off and all seemed well. 

 

But at this point I realized that there was no image (sad). I had a HDMI plugged directly into the board into a monitor. I turned the system off and on but still no dice. Removed the ram and put it back still no dice. 

 

After some research I found that most believe that the a graphic's card is required. I had planed on purchasing a P2000 at a later time. Do i just need to get that now and that will solve my issues? Is there more to it? 

 

Thanks in advanced everyone. 

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The 3700x does not have a GPU built in, so to get any sort of video out you require a video card.

Can be a simple or elaborate one, you need something with video out, as the HDMI on the motherboard won't display anything.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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you do as i dont think it has a inbuilt gpu 

If you judge a fish based on its ability to climb trees it will go its whole life thinking its a failure.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

The 3700z does not have a GPU built in, so to get any sort of video out you require a video card.

Can be a simple or elaborate one, you need something with video out, as the HDMI on the motherboard won't display anything.

Good hell I only posted this a minute ago and y'all are already on this. God this community is dope. Thank you for the info, got a graphics card ordered and will get that baby installed 

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45 minutes ago, minibois said:

The 3700x does not have a GPU built in, so to get any sort of video out you require a video card.

Can be a simple or elaborate one, you need something with video out, as the HDMI on the motherboard won't display anything.

any idea why HDMI ports are put on MBs that dont have built in GPU?

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6 hours ago, SUPER_MOOSE93 said:

any idea why HDMI ports are put on MBs that dont have built in GPU?

There are CPU's that can be used with the motherboard that do have video out.

Anything that begins with an A (A8, A10, etc.) and everything that ends with a G (2200G, 3400G, etc.) has video out.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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