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    will it work Without Video Card?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mgaudio, Jul 2, 2014.

  1. mgaudio

    mgaudio Newbie

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    Hey guys,

    Simple Question:
    Will an Asus GT70 run and display images without a video card? Can you remove the video card and have the Intel Chip provide the video?


    Thankyou for your input!
    I appreciate it quite a bit.

    -Mike
     
    mgaudio, Jul 2, 2014
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    kuchiose Notebook Enthusiast

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    do you mean msi gt70 ? (it has Intel HD 4600Graphics i think)
    i think it's totally possible, the 4600 hd chipset is pretty decent, video won't lag much, and if it's only for video, only the chipset is working anyway.

    i don't exacly know the pc will behave it the dedicated gpu is missing, but it souldn't be a problem, still wait for another confirmation =)
     
    kuchiose, Jul 3, 2014
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    mgaudio Newbie

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    Thankyou for your reply! Yes, I did mean the MSI GT70. dang. I have been looking at so many systems and they mix in my head.

    If anyone knows I'd love the answer, but I am going to post this in the MSI forum.
     
    mgaudio, Jul 3, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The answer is maybe (see full answer in the MSI forum).
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 3, 2014
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    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    It should work, but fan speed will go crazy and work at 100% all the time. I had a GT70 barebones in which my GPU died and I sent it for repair, and I was using my laptop without dedicated GPU. The symptoms became full fan speed all the time but everything worked well.
     
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    With the unlocked bios you change the mode to igp and the fan behaves itself and the system is normal.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 5, 2014
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