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Will a G3220 work on 2560x1440 at 60Hz with HDMI 1.4?

idata
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I'm currently selecting parts for an office PC I'm building. I was thinking of using a G3220 as the CPU, and a 1440p monitor. I also plan to use the integrated graphics, as I'm not going to use any applications that need a dedicated GPU. I looked up the G3220's specs, and found out that the max resolution for HDMI 1.4 is 1920x1080@60Hz, and the max resolution for DisplayPort is 2560x1600@60Hz. So in order to use a 1440Hz monitor, I need to have a motherboard that has DisplayPort. This confuses me, because my other PC runs 1440p just fine with HDMI 1.4, with an AMD R9 390.

Do I really need a motherboard with DisplayPort to run 2560x1440@60Hz with a G3320, or is HDMI 1.4 good enough? I already set my eyes on two motherboards, both have Intel H81 chipsets, but the cheaper one doesn't have a DisplayPort, only HDMI.

 

G3220 specifications:

http://ark.intel.com/products/77773/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3220-3M-Cache-3_00-GHz Intel® Pentium® Processor G3220 (3M Cache, 3.00 GHz) Specifications

Motherboard with DisplayPort:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5248# ov http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5248# ov

Motherboard without DisplayPort:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5158# ov GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1150 - GA-H81M-S2H (rev. 1.0)

Please note that I'm ordering these parts in the Netherlands, and that available parts and prices may be different from the USA.

I really appreciate the help!

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AMohr1
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What other parts do you want to buy?

You should really buy a better/more powerful processor.

Otherwise the computer is too slow.

You can buy a processor with or without integrated graphics - in case of integrated graphics, you need a mainboard with graphics port.

Better Displayport.

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idata
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This doesn't answer my question.

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AMohr1
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Then place the question right and you get a right answer....

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