Anyone know if my motherboard can do USB C power / display for this monitor?

[Akumatie]

This is my motherboard https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z790 LiveMixer/Specification.asp I am usign a 14700K CPU with a iGPU on
This is the monitor https://uk.msi.com/Portable-Monitor/PRO-MP161-E2
Wondering if I could just use the 1 USB C cable and just connect it to my motherboard for the dual display and power or I need to use a HDMI cable

[Eigenvektor]

The manual makes it sound like the screen is designed to deliver power through USB-C, rather than be powered.

 

https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/monitor/PRO-MP161-E2-English.pdf

 

In any case motherboards aren't usually designed with USB PD in mind. Most motherboards also don't provide display though USB-C, at least with a discrete GPU. That's something more commonly found in laptops, which a portable screen is designed/intended for.

[Alex Atkin UK]

18 minutes ago, Akumatie said:

This is my motherboard https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z790 LiveMixer/Specification.asp I am usign a 14700K CPU with a iGPU on
This is the monitor https://uk.msi.com/Portable-Monitor/PRO-MP161-E2
Wondering if I could just use the 1 USB C cable and just connect it to my motherboard for the dual display and power or I need to use a HDMI cable

I see no mention of USB Power Delivery or DisplayPort Alt Mode.  I think video over USB-C may work via the Thunderbolt add-on card.

 

So you probably need to provide both power and video.

[Akumatie]

37 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

I see no mention of USB Power Delivery or DisplayPort Alt Mode.  I think video over USB-C may work via the Thunderbolt add-on card.

 

So you probably need to provide both power and video.

So will be I fine with just using one of the USB C ports for power then using on of the HDMI ports for the display? 

[Eigenvektor]

2 minutes ago, Akumatie said:

So will be I fine with just using one of the USB C ports for power then using on of the HDMI ports for the display? 

That should work fine. However, the display uses mini-HDMI rather than full size. Check the manual I linked above.

[Kilrah]

You might need to use a power brick instead of the computer's USB-C for power as PCs usually don't supply PD.

[Akumatie]

12 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

That should work fine. However, the display uses mini-HDMI rather than full size. Check the manual I linked above.

Mini HDMI to HDMI cable, still kinda weird why not just use a normal HDMI port but it'll work.

 

[Eigenvektor]

Just now, Akumatie said:

Mini HDMI to HDMI cable, still kinda weird why not just use a normal HDMI port but it'll work.

 

Because it's a portable display. It's not large/thick enough for a full size port.

 

It's primarily intended as a secondary display for laptop users on the go, not for regular desktop use.