HDMI MB & video card question !?!?!?!

[menglor]

ok, so I am building a home theater, and I am looking into the whole HDMI thing.


so, something I have noticed, there are a bunch of mother boards coming up that have HDMI ports on the board.

so, my question is. These HDMI ports, are they being driven by the on board card? the PCIE card?

My ultimate goal is to have a machine to stream video, but I would also like to play games on the projector.

so, it occured to me, that as new games come out, newer and faster cards will also emerge.


so, does the HDMI port scale with the video cards as new ones are added/ updated?

if not, do HDMI support directX 10? 9?

ultimatly, my projector has a DB15 for VGA, but I figured it would be kewl to have it configured with the receiver thats switched.

anyway, I really hope someone has the insight I need. I havent picked a cpu or MB for this project yet.

 

[mpilchfamily]

The HDMI port on motherboards are driven by the onboard video and not by any video card you may or may not use in the PCI-e slot.

If you want the system to play games you will need to use a video card. The onboard video built into the motherboard is not sutible for gaming. So if HDMI is important then make sure the video card you choose has an HDMI port on it.

 

[menglor]

Originally posted by: mpilchfamily
The HDMI port on motherboards are driven by the onboard video and not by any video card you may or may not use in the PCI-e slot.

If you want the system to play games you will need to use a video card. The onboard video built into the motherboard is not sutible for gaming. So if HDMI is important then make sure the video card you choose has an HDMI port on it.

its funny how the obvious answer isnt always so obvious!!!

thanks, thats really the right answer.

so, if I can follow up the question with another question.

I bought a 8800GT which came with a DVI to HDMI adaptor. can that be used on any video card with a DVI Video port?

Granted I can pretty much try it. but I am just about to apply the second coat of mud in the theater, and all the hardware is boxed.

 

[octopus41092]

Yes, it can be used with your video card. However, I'm not sure if it transfers 7.1 Audio over HDMI like the ATI HD Series do.