Where to plug a monitor
Where to plug a monitor
Hey there! When I first set up my PC, only the second monitor was at 640x480 resolution. After some troubleshooting and changing cables, I thought the HDMI→DP cable might be faulty. Since I couldn’t afford a backup, I went to a store expecting a much higher price than Amazon. Instead, I used a spare HDMI cable and connected the monitors to the motherboard’s HDMI port. It worked perfectly—resolution matched exactly. My GPU and CPU behavior stayed normal.
What I noticed was that no extra power was drawn, and CPU usage didn’t change noticeably. So... what’s happening? I saw advice suggesting direct GPU connections for better performance, but it seems my setup handled everything fine without issues.
You can utilize the onboard graphics for an extra display, that’s perfectly fine. "I see everywhere that you should definitely connect the monitors directly to the GPU, otherwise you’d face low resolution, inefficiencies, and more." You’ve had to travel to many places I haven’t, because I’ve never come across that advice before. Perhaps it was intended for gaming?