“There are 3 HDMI ports on the back, I see that you need to use the HDMI on the graphic card for the monitor but does that mean that the bottom 2 HDMI ports are useless? What would you use them for if not for the monitor?”
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Hi Keo, Unfortunately yes those 2 hdmi ports on the bottom are useless. You will need either something with a DisplayPort connector or a DisplayPort to hdmi adapter. When you install a graphics card it disables the ports on your motherboard. You could remove the graphics card and use the integrated graphics in the motherboard but the quality will not be as good as the graphics card ports.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 ports are connected to the motherboard. They are for the integrated graphics that is built into the Intel processor. These ports are disabled when a video card is installed in the computer as it becomes the source of video for the computer. If your video card were to fail you could remove it from the system and use the integrated graphics that is built into the computer. When the video card is removed then the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 ports become active. You want to use the video card and not the integrated graphics though. The video card installed in this computer is much better than the integrated video output that is built into the processor.
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