Crazy AF Question

[Guest]

Ok so I know this is most likely going to sound insane, but I can't seem to find any concrete information after searching online, so I'm going to ask here.

 

At the moment I am building a media centre PC with an Intel i5 4590 and an ASUS H97I+ Motherboard. I was wondering whether it would be possible to run the device solely on the integrated graphics of the CPU chip, using the I/O on the motherboard. If so, what are the potential problems associated with this setup and if not, what would be a reasonable GPU I could purchase to suit my needs. 

 

Thanks for any help. 

[Interfectorem]

It's certainly possible. The only cons that I see is that it's not that powerful, but it's perfectly fine for movies, videos, and basic tasks. Even some light gaming.

[NeverNotExhausted]

How is that crazy? At all?

 

The iGPU on Intel chips these days will play all your movies and media with a massive amount of ease.

[spartaman64]

is there a socket chip with iris pro graphics

[dadasmithywinkle]

How is this crazy? There's a guy on here who has an X99 HTPC

[Guest]

It's certainly possible. The only cons that I see is that it's not that powerful, but it's perfectly fine for movies, videos, and basic tasks. Even some light gaming.

 

Sweet . Would I need to install the drivers first w/ a GPU installed or could I coast on the Microsoft Basic Renderer until that install is complete? 

 

How is that crazy? At all?

 

The iGPU on Intel chips these days will play all your movies and media with a massive amount of ease.

 

Bit new to the GPU side of things and was looking on some other sites that said it was impossible (granted they seemed a tad outdated)

 

And yeah the iGPU doe seem to be pretty decent for what it is, I've been able to run some games on it surprisingly well when I was using a laptop + Monitor setup

[Syntaxvgm]

iGPUs are perfect if you are going to use it just to watch video and stuff. 

[EthanMcL]

You don't need a GPU to set it up.

 

Sweet . Would I need to install the drivers first w/ a GPU installed or could I coast on the Microsoft Basic Renderer until that install is complete?