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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: jeperry on August 03, 2010, 02:44:16 am
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I bought a P55A-UD3 thinking it would use all the capabilities of the I5-650 processor I ordered with it. When I assembled the system, I discovered that there wasn't just no VGA adapter, there isn't even a labeled motherboard connector for graphics! And I can't even use my old AGP-4 graphics card.
Do I have to go back and get a graphics card now? Is there no access to the on-board I5-650 graphics?
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No I am afraid your snookered! :'( It's just another case of doing a bit of homework before jumping in with both feet. You will have to purchase a discrete graphics card to go with your board unless you can get the retailer to take it back and exchange it for another board with graphics capabilities.
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I bought a P55A-UD3 thinking it would use all the capabilities of the I5-650 processor I ordered with it. When I assembled the system, I discovered that there wasn't just no VGA adapter, there isn't even a labeled motherboard connector for graphics!
No.... you don't say ::)...and Gigabyte site lists or show a pic with the GA-P55A-UD3 not having any VGA adapter for it...but the H55, H57 & Q57 do if you want to use all the capabilities of the I5-650 processor.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=1&p=2&v=11
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yup. no VGA plug for that board.
need a PCIex GPU to be able to view anything :P
as mantis already said..
No I am afraid your snookered! :'( It's just another case of doing a bit of homework before jumping in with both feet. You will have to purchase a discrete graphics card to go with your board unless you can get the retailer to take it back and exchange it for another board with graphics capabilities.