Ok, so my question is fairly basic, but I don't know where to find the answer other than here. So, here it is: If I have a motherboard with an HDMI port and a GPU with an HDMI port on the same PC build, would it sacrifice performance in any way by plugging the HDMI cable into the HDMI port on the motherboard? I am just now getting into this whole computer hardware thing, but I assume using the port on the motherboard would sacrifice performance due to the increased distance the signal would have to travel between the GPU and the HDMI port.
I heard it's best to plug it in the GPU. Shouldn't affect the performance anyways though
the port on the motherboard is for a built in card. that card gets disabled if you attach a gpu (the exception being on some very expensive mobos from a few years back).
so most likely if you do attach the monitor to your mobo there will be no image. now, just hypothetically if it could, i would not recomend it, as it would use up bandwidth on your pci bus to transfer the video.
let me add to ztrain's post that is you have z77 motherboard you can plug in eather one of those and get same performance. Requiring Virtu MVP to be installed and running!
Thanks for clearing that up, I assumed that it would either decrease performance, or that the installation of a graphics card would render the motherboard's HDMI port useless. It turns out I was right (for most cases anyway).
Keep in mind that not all motherboards support Virtu MVP there are also some considerations to be made about game and driver compatibility. Ideally it is best to ensure you monitor connects directly to display output of the GPU. For the current generation of Lucid Logix's Virtu MVP this will not limit your ability to use Hyperformance or Virtual Vsync should you want to get an additional benefit from the integrated iGPU or APU graphics core.
Hope this helps. Please enjoy the rest of your day.