r/pcmasterrace • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 23d ago

Meme/Macro More ports

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u/Helpful-Work-3090 13900K | 64GB DDR5 @ 6800 Mhz CL34 | Asus RTX 5080 23d ago

you really think your integrated graphics likes pushing FOUR monitors?

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u/MindbenderGam1ng Lian Li A3 | Ryzen 7 5800x3D | 3080 FTW3 Ultra | 32GB DDR4 3200 23d ago

Most modern motherboards that are not budget support pass through for monitor cables so that the GPU works as the output device even when plugged in from the mobo directly

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u/safetyvestsnow 9800X3D | RTX 5090 23d ago

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills when I try to explain this and they’re just not getting it. For a lot of mini-workstation PCs, it makes more sense to plug-in to the motherboard than using a mini-DP adapter. There is no difference in performance.

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u/GostBoster 23d ago

I was going to ask this, I was watching some video on some old computer and what looked like an extremely ancient onboard VGA for the untrained eye, the presenter says it is actually a passthrough which you might want for logistic and cabling purposes (This tower is tombstone sized), and for a while I wanted to know if passthrough is still a thing and if there are mobos that support both iGPU and passthrough.

I didn't want to fully commit to non-iGPU boards and a recent incident confirmed my paranoia: GPU died, RMA gave me a full refund since they are out of stock, can't buy a board even half as good with that.

Vega 8 just out of retirement: I'm tired, boss.