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question regarding graphic displayport and advice
January 6, 2022 at
12:27 PM
Hi - i have a AsRock Z370 Extreme4 motherboard. on an atx build.. it has onboard video however i would like to add a video card. I just bought a new 4k monitor that supports dhmi and displayport. However this onboard video doesnt support a displayport.
Is it possible to add a video card that does have a displayport to get the full advantage of the increased speed? As I stated the mobo does not indicate that it supports it but wondering if the video card would make it happen?
If this would work, what graphic card would be good? Even if it doesnt make the displayport would you please advise what would be good video card that would be compatible? (im not understanding the requirements...)
The website shows: - Supports Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® Insider™, Intel® UHD Graphics
- DirectX 12
- HWA Encode/Decode: VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Encode only), VP8, HEVC (MPEG-H Part2, h.265), AVC (MPEG4, h.264), MPEG2-Part2 (h.262), JPEG/MJPEG,VC-1
- Max. shared memory 1024MB**
- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
- Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI Port
*Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
**The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.
Is it possible to add a video card that does have a displayport to get the full advantage of the increased speed? As I stated the mobo does not indicate that it supports it but wondering if the video card would make it happen?
If this would work, what graphic card would be good? Even if it doesnt make the displayport would you please advise what would be good video card that would be compatible? (im not understanding the requirements...)
The website shows: - Supports Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel® Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel® InTru™ 3D, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Intel® Insider™, Intel® UHD Graphics
- DirectX 12
- HWA Encode/Decode: VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Encode only), VP8, HEVC (MPEG-H Part2, h.265), AVC (MPEG4, h.264), MPEG2-Part2 (h.262), JPEG/MJPEG,VC-1
- Max. shared memory 1024MB**
- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
- Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI Port
*Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
**The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.
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A video card may be able to drive a 4k monitor at a higher refresh rate. A video card would likely offer improved performance when playing video games.
A video card may be able to drive a 4k monitor at a higher refresh rate. A video card would likely offer improved performance when playing video games.
Yes im sorry i meant the refresh rate. As you can tell i know very little about graphic cards. I want to do quite a bit of video editing and also get better quality streaming.
So would a video card let me attain this?
And I need help making sure i get one that is compatible.
thanks in advance.
you need to look at your power supply to make sure it can support your video card if you are going to get anything fancy. You did not mention refresh rate or budget both make a difference.
What monitor do you have?
What PC do you have and what power supply is in the PC?
What kind of video source are you editing?
What's your budget?
Yes im sorry i meant the refresh rate. As you can tell i know very little about graphic cards. I want to do quite a bit of video editing and also get better quality streaming.
So would a video card let me attain this?
And I need help making sure i get one that is compatible.
thanks in advance.
On PC's, HDMI Has two problems: First, on your PC, the HDMI only supports 4K30. I've tried this… 30 Hz is really bad on a computer. Scrolling is very slow and choppy.
Second problem: Max HDMI is 4K60 8-bits. There is a newer HDMI that goes WAY faster, but it's not available in most graphics cards and monitors yet. So most HDMI 4K60 isn't great because it's 8-bit and not 10-but color.
So the better choice is DisplayPort. Same thing as HDMI: There's a new version that goes WAY faster, but most graphics cards and monitors use the old 2.1 version, which supports 4K60 with 10-but color. THAT'S what you want. Make sure your monitor AND graphics card support both.