Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output
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This might seem like a simple request. Or maybe it is impossible based on available chipsets. But I am seeking a small form factor (preferably low cost) motherboard that is AMD AM4 based as I plan to use a 7th Generation AMD A10 APU processor. Don't need much on the technical side. Needs to support 16GB of RAM. SATA is okay for the drive connector, M.2 is better, but not at all a requirement.
The one key factor that I need is dual HDMI output. I've looked and looked and cannot find a single motherboard out there that supports that for the AMD AM4 socket in any form factor, let alone a smaller one. I'm open to many board makers, but would of course prefer someone well known like Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte, MSI, etc.
Thoughts? If I was okay with a single HDMI, this would be trivial. But I can't find anything.
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@scottalanmiller Converting DisplayPort to HDMI is fairly trivial. Would that open board options? I see a lot of systems with dual DP outputs.
Just use a DP to HDMI cable for the connection. No adapters, all in the cable.
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@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller Converting DisplayPort to HDMI is fairly trivial. Would that open board options? I see a lot of systems with dual DP outputs.
Just use a DP to HDMI cable for the connection.
These have always worked well for us. You need a cable anyways, just get one like Jared suggested.
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@obsolesce said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller Converting DisplayPort to HDMI is fairly trivial. Would that open board options? I see a lot of systems with dual DP outputs.
Just use a DP to HDMI cable for the connection.
These have always worked well for us. You need a cable anyways, just get one like Jared suggested.
This is what I have on my desktop now. Dual DP output and the Monitors have HDMI. So I bought DP to HDMI cables.
Mine is a full size HP EliteDesk, but the little square form factor from Dell ships with dual DP also.
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@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller Converting DisplayPort to HDMI is fairly trivial. Would that open board options? I see a lot of systems with dual DP outputs.
Just use a DP to HDMI cable for the connection. No adapters, all in the cable.
I'd be okay with that. I saw one or two of those, I think. I'll have to do a search on that specifically.
Most that I found had 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1x VGA and appears to only support one of them at a time.
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@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Most that I found had 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1x VGA and appears to only support one of them at a time.
I've never seen one that only lets you use one at a time, but I buy Dell/HP. Their on-board video always supports both .
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Just found this one, but it is gaming and MiniITX. Which are both fine except the price is a bit much.
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@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Most that I found had 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1x VGA and appears to only support one of them at a time.
I've never seen one that only lets you use one at a time, but I buy Dell/HP. Their on-board video always supports both .
Same, I've never seen any that only lets you use one at a time. Buy two cables... 1x HDMI to HDMI and 1x DVI to HDMI... or whatever your monitor has.
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How about drop the Dual HDMI and use HDMI + DVI or Display Port
and then get Display port to HDMI adapter
Cause most Mobo manufactures will make range and not dual.
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You can but they cost more.
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DVI is basically the same as HDMI, just another physical connector. So a DVD to HDMI cable or a DVI to HDMI adapter have just wires inside.
Displayport however is totally different so it requires an active converter (as in something electronic).
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@scottalanmiller said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@jaredbusch said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
@scottalanmiller Converting DisplayPort to HDMI is fairly trivial. Would that open board options? I see a lot of systems with dual DP outputs.
Just use a DP to HDMI cable for the connection. No adapters, all in the cable.
I'd be okay with that. I saw one or two of those, I think. I'll have to do a search on that specifically.
Most that I found had 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1x VGA and appears to only support one of them at a time.
I'm running that way... DVI, HDMI and VGA...
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Ya I'm doing dual dvi to hdmi
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@emad-r said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
How about drop the Dual HDMI and use HDMI + DVI or Display Port
and then get Display port to HDMI adapter
Cause most Mobo manufactures will make range and not dual.
I'm not opposed as long as the mobo really supports the HDMI and the DVI at the same time.
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I don't think you will find a motherboard today that has limitations in the number of monitors you can attach to it.
So if it has two ports you can run two displays on it. If it has three you can run three displays on it.I had a look at one motherboard for the AM4 socket, Gigabyte I think, that explicitly stated that it supported three and it had VGA, hdmi and dvi.
Also pick a mini-itx card unless you have some specific reason for a microATX, for instance the number of PCIe slots or something similar.
PS. Why do you need two HDMI? Do you have specific monitors in mind?
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@pete-s said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
Also pick a mini-itx card unless you have some specific reason for a microATX, for instance the number of PCIe slots or something similar.
Price. Can't find a Mini-ITX for near the price of MicroATX. Looking at around $49.
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@pete-s said in Seeking an AMD AM4 MicroATX Mobo That Supports Dual HDMI Output:
PS. Why do you need two HDMI? Do you have specific monitors in mind?
Everything that I have is HDMI. ANything else would require adapters.
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If it does dual output at once, I'll just get a cable adapter and get this one...
ASRock A320M-HDV AM4 Socket MATX
