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robert1339
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Here's my problem:
When I plug my HDMI cable to my dedicated graphics card, the display shows up fine but when I plug it into the motherboard HDMI port and change the "Primary Display" setting in the bios, my display shows the Integrated Graphics.

 

When it comes to games now, when I am plugged into the motherboard port, the games use the Integrated Graphics instead of the graphics card I have. When I connect the cable to the graphics card, everything works fine but I want to know why my computer won't use the graphics card when connected through the motherboard port.

 

If I don't change anything in the BIOS, and I plug into the motherboard port, it displays nothing.

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that's because the mobo's hdmi is connected to the integrated graphics and the GPU's hdmi to the GPU

What if I want to use the dedicated graphics card for games while connected through the integrated graphics just for the display

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that's because the mobo's hdmi is connected to the integrated graphics and the GPU's hdmi to the GPU

Exactly that. The motherboard hdmi output and the graphics card video output are running completely separately, and games are set to run on dedicated graphics expansions by default. 

What if I want to use the dedicated graphics card for games while connected through the integrated graphics just for the display

I don't see why you would want to do that. 

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Exactly that. The motherboard hdmi output and the graphics card video output are running completely separately, and games are set to run on dedicated graphics expansions by default. 

Are there options to change that?

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What if I want to use the dedicated graphics card for games while connected through the integrated graphics just for the display

Why would you want to do that?

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Are there options to change that?

No, as the onboard video output is not connected to the GPU in any way shape or form. 

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But, what's the problem?

I was just wondering why the games wouldn't use the card while connected through the motherboard, but now I know why.

Thanks for replying.

 

 

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