HDMI sound and refresh rate problems

SpoCk0nd0pe

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Dear Anandtech Community,

ever since I got a receiver for a sound solution in my setup, I am having problems with my screen refresh rate. My GPU is an r9 290. If I try to set up multiple displays, I can set the screen refresh rate properly but my receiver is disabled in sound. If I duplicate the display, I cannot set my screen to 50 Hz and I see the judders when panning in 24 fps movies (using reclock).

I fear this problem will only exacerbate when I start using custom clocks for my monitor (like 23.976*4=95.9).

Do you know how to set this up properly?

Do you know if I would be able to use the HDMI out from an x370 board for sound only, even if I buy a CPU without integrated GPU?

Thanks in advance for any input on that matter!
 

VirtualLarry

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Do you know if I would be able to use the HDMI out from an x370 board for sound only, even if I buy a CPU without integrated GPU?
No, I don't believe so, as I think that all of the video-output ports on an AM4 board are dependent on an APU to be present to function.