[hermy65]

So, the mobo in my HTPC died tonight and im looking through newegg and have stumped myself with this question. I was running with a nVidia 8500 GT video card and a DVi to HDMI adapter. Should i buy a new mobo with built in HDMI and not use my video card or keep using my video card and buy a mobo with no HDMI?

[burritoboy9984]

So, the mobo in my HTPC died tonight and im looking through newegg and have stumped myself with this question. I was running with a nVidia 8500 GT video card and a DVi to HDMI adapter. Should i buy a new mobo with built in HDMI and not use my video card or keep using my video card and buy a mobo with no HDMI?

Unless you can find a mobo with hdmi and WITH integrated nvidia video, keep yours Don't know if audio would work in that setup or not however. Would also help to know more details about what you want to do.

-Erik

[hermy65]

how about this, is it better to have HDMI on the motherboard or the video card?

[poofyhairguy]

An HDMI on the mobo (I am assuming its a built in Nvidia GPU on the mobo, otherwise go back to the drawing board) in most cases will be better than you 8500 GT with a DVI to HDMI adaptor because the mobo has the ability to passthrough 8 channel PCM audio, while your 8500 GT (or a 9xxx series card too) can only passthrough regular DTS and AC3.

For newer Nvidia cards with HDMIs built in (the 2xx GT series) the card has a built in audio card, so that advantage doesn't apply to them...