Adding an extra HDMI port for iGPU?

[LegacyStijncat]

Hello, and thanks for reading this already!

 

PSA: this is an TL;DR friendly post!

 

I'm planning out a budget build for my mom. She will read e-mails, sort out photo's, browse the internet, that kind of stuff.

I was thinking on getting the Intel Celeron G1820. Dual core is enough, it has integrated graphics and supports multiple displays, which she wants.

But, there's a problem. For motherboard, I wanted to go with the Asrock H81M-HDS. For a simple reason: it's cheap as s***.  But I saw that it only has one HDMI port, so I continued searching. Every motherboard with an extra HDMI/Display- Port, costs at least the double.

I could get a normal GPU, but silence is important, and Intel HD Graphics are pretty good for multimedia use.

Any ideas?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Thanks in advance!

Can I add a second HDMI/Display- Port to an iGPU, cause getting a normal GPU won't really go good.

[NeatSquidYT]

Either utilise daisy chaning DP, or get one of these

http://www.misco.co.uk/productinfo/productinfo?productCode=218969&affiliate=GOOGLEPLA&cm_mmc=google-_-Product_PlusBox-_-Components-_-218969&catargetid=530001250000476285&cadevice=c&gclid=CKTs_OaYg8YCFaQIwwod3bEAgw

[Moredeath]

why do you need another HDMI port?

 

Also that card above has the same problem, you'll be using one port as the IGPU will be disabled

[hak4fun]

Go with something like the R7 250 fanless, or gtx 750 and just run the fan at the lowest speed possible.

[hak4fun]

why do you need another HDMI port?

 

Also that card above has the same problem, you'll be using one port as the IGPU will be disabled

he wants to run 2  displays on the IGPU.. thats why he needs 2 HDMI

[gilm0re3]

Just buy a dirt cheap graphics card with a port or two on the back and call it a day.

[hak4fun]

Or just any of these GPUs should do. most are below $50, and will give you multiple ports and are fanless meaning silent(unless you happen to get one with coil whine, but thats unlikely)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=fanless+GPU&N=-1&isNodeId=1 

[LegacyStijncat]

Either utilise daisy chaning DP, or get one of these

http://www.misco.co.uk/productinfo/productinfo?productCode=218969&affiliate=GOOGLEPLA&cm_mmc=google-_-Product_PlusBox-_-Components-_-218969&catargetid=530001250000476285&cadevice=c&gclid=CKTs_OaYg8YCFaQIwwod3bEAgw

Will take a look at it, thanks!

But the cheap motherboard doesn't have DP, so that collides with Daisy Chaining

 

why do you need another HDMI port?

 

Also that card above has the same problem, you'll be using one port as the IGPU will be disabled

TL;DR!

Can you actually use a GPU and iGPU at the same time? And can you still do the extended/duplicate thingies?

 

Go with something like the R7 250 fanless, or gtx 750 and just run the fan at the lowest speed possible.

TL;DR!

GTX might be overkill, but will take a look at some cheap graphics cards!

 

Just buy a dirt cheap graphics card with a port or two on the back and call it a day.

TL;DR!

Will look!

[NeatSquidYT]

Will take a look at it, thanks!

 

TL;DR!

Can you actually use a GPU and iGPU at the same time? And can you still do the extended/duplicate thingies?

YW. Passive GPUs are honestly a great idea. If you have a spare GPU laying around, you can always do a mod for it so that it has a CPU heatsink on it, which is enough to cool it passively if it's efficiently powered (nVidia *cough*).

 

Yes, you can. Nearly all BIOSes nowadays have this functionality built in. I know mine does, but I CBA to sort out the drivers.

[fishy]

get intel NUC?

some have 2 DP or 1 hdmi and 1 DP

[LegacyStijncat]

YW. Passive GPUs are honestly a great idea. If you have a spare GPU laying around, you can always do a mod for it so that it has a CPU heatsink on it, which is enough to cool it passively if it's efficiently powered (nVidia *cough*).

 

Yes, you can. Nearly all BIOSes nowadays have this functionality built in. I know mine does, but I CBA to sort out the drivers.

Especially for silence/low power draw builds, I always go with Nvidia.

Do I need to mod an heatsink to it especially? The most load this thing will experience is MAYBE photoshop .

 

get intel NUC?

some have 2 DP or 1 hdmi and 1 DP

I lost all faith after the flop people call Mac Mini

[NeatSquidYT]

Especially for silence/low power draw builds, I always go with Nvidia.

Do I need to mod an heatsink to it especially? The most load this thing will experience is MAYBE photoshop .

 

I lost all faith after the flop people call Mac Mini

[fishy]

I lost all faith after the flop people call Mac Mini

 

zotac zbox?

 

imo it's enough for what your mom needs

[TomvanWijnen]

Just get a DVI-D to HDMI cable. Or do you need more than 2 displays?

[LegacyStijncat]

-Snip-

Well, it's a micro ATX

It may become a little uncomfy

 

Just get a DVI-D to HDMI cable. Or do you need more than 2 displays?

2 displays should be enough. Will there be a difference visible?

[TomvanWijnen]

Well, it's a micro ATX

It may become a little uncomfy

 

2 displays should be enough. Will there be a difference visible?

I don't think so, but I think that because the signal is digital, it either works, or it doesn't at all.