HDMI cable question

[Kaze]

If the HDMI cable is long (lets say 2-3 meters), will it lose the quality of the signal?

[Janar]

2-3 metres should not suffer any quality loss. 15 metres and higher is something to be worried about.

[Kaze]

2-3 metres should not suffer any quality loss. 15 metres and higher is something to be worried about.

Thanks!

[Kaze]

I dont want to create a new account so I am bumping this.

As of right now, my PC does not have a graphics card.

I want to buy the cheapest possible graphics card that had 2 HDMIs so I can connect one to my monitor and the other on the TV.

How would I check what graphics card supports my motherboard?

The PC will mainly be used for entertainment (watching movies etc) and at times I may play SAMP on it.

[Skecis]

I dont want to create a new account so I am bumping this.

As of right now, my PC does not have a graphics card.

I want to buy the cheapest possible graphics card that had 2 HDMIs so I can connect one to my monitor and the other on the TV.

How would I check what graphics card supports my motherboard?

The PC will mainly be used for entertainment (watching movies etc) and at times I may play SAMP on it.

Well i think if it fits then it works. Just look what socket your motherboard have for GPU, and find card with that socket.

[brian1996]

Well i think if it fits then it works. Just look what socket your motherboard have for GPU, and find card with that socket.

That's for the CPU, the socket has nothing to do about which graphics card fits on the motherboard.

I want to buy the cheapest possible graphics card that had 2 HDMIs so I can connect one to my monitor and the other on the TV.

How would I check what graphics card supports my motherboard?

The PC will mainly be used for entertainment (watching movies etc) and at times I may play SAMP on it.

As long as your motherboard has a PCI-e 3.0 16x slot any GPU will fit (since the mobo is more important towards CPU and wiring).
You would be good by buying a AMD GPU, a R7 260x will be around 120 euros or you can also go with a last gen product wich is about 80 euros, either way both provide plenty of horsepower.
Still finding a GPU that has 2 HDMI ports will be hard since most of them only have one and use display and DVI ports as primary connectors, you would be better off by connecting your monitor with a display port and the tv with HDMI.
Also make sure you have enough length room to fit the GPU in the case.

[Kaze]

That's for the CPU, the socket has nothing to do about which graphics card fits on the motherboard.As long as your motherboard has a PCI-e 3.0 16x slot any GPU will fit (since the mobo is more important towards CPU and wiring).
You would be good by buying a AMD GPU, a R7 260x will be around 120 euros or you can also go with a last gen product wich is about 80 euros, either way both provide plenty of horsepower.
Still finding a GPU that has 2 HDMI ports will be hard since most of them only have one and use display and DVI ports as primary connectors, you would be better off by connecting your monitor with a display port and the tv with HDMI.
Also make sure you have enough length room to fit the GPU in the case.

Sorry but all this is another language to me. Let me show you a picture of my PC, maybe that might help.

[brian1996]

Do you by any chance know the name of that motherboard, since i can't tell wether it has a 2.0 or 3.0 PCI slot by looking at the pic.

[Devin]

Intel motherboards have a strange way of displaying the model numbers however it's safe to say that the PCI-E slot is a 16x version.

[Kaze]

Gibberish yet again 

how do I know whether it has 2.0 or 3.0?

[Devin]

Find the motherboard model number 

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-010687.htm

[Kaze]

Find the motherboard model number 

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-010687.htm

Sadly I cant atm, my HDD is corrupt on the PC.

[brian1996]

Intel motherboards have a strange way of displaying the model numbers however it's safe to say that the PCI-E slot is a 16x version.

True. The generation however is important to determine which GPUs it can run.

Gibberish yet again 

how do I know whether it has 2.0 or 3.0?

You need the motherboard's name or model number and then you are able to find its specs on the internet.

[Kaze]

True. The generation however is important to determine which GPUs it can run.You need the motherboard's name or model number and then you are able to find its specs on the internet.

So based on the information above, I can then get a graphics card?

[brian1996]

Yes, all you need to know now is what generation that slot is running. If it's a 3.0 slot it will run any GPU, if it's a 2.0 slot then your choices will be lowered but costs will be a lot lower as well.