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I need some help choosing a monitor. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Simply put I have built a gaming tower that I have no monitor that will connect with the machine only having a BIOS and no OS. As I understand it, I need something that will connect with an HDMI cable, but that seems to be either a traditional monitor or a tablet. I'm completely unsure which would be more stable, and therefore "better." I lean towards the normal static monitor over HDMI enabled tablets, but I am uncertain if that is just me being out of touch with the latest hardware.

This is the build list I used, except I doubled the RAM to 64 GB of the same type.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mykt4M

Thank you very much, in advance.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What is the purpose of this system to have no OS then?

Just get a cheap HDMI monitor then if it’s not being used for gaming/media.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe OP just really likes to tweak his BIOS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I need a display so I can install Mint.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It will have Mint installed as soon as I have something I can plug in and see the command prompt. None of the displays I have available will show anything, but the LEDs are showing that I connected everything correctly.

The reason I was/am considering a tablet as a monitor is so that I can use the computer in multiple rooms.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If your displays are connect, think they're getting a sginal, but won't display anything then there's something wrong with your computer. Most likely the video card since the monitors think they're getting a signal but aren't.

Also you don't want to use a tablet as a monitor. You can use a tablet to remotely control a PC when you're not at it, but don't consider it "using" the PC because it's a garbage experience. It's slow, you can't read shit, everything is massive on the screen, etc. It's an awful experience outside of "I just need to copy this file really quickly"