Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro WiFi mobo video

OK, it's my CPU. Geez! This thing obviously doesn't support onboard graphics. And apparently, it doesn't support legacy graphics either. I believe I bought the wrong board!

djbillyd said:

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics would be compatible? Or, would a MSI Radeon HD 6450 2 GB DDR3, PCIe Graphics card R6450-2GD3H/LP work as well?

Supported CPUs: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard...10#support-cpu

It includes the 2200G.

I don't know about the R6450-2GD3H/LP. I see (Wikipedia) that it's from 2011. It's not a lot newer than the 5450.

If there is a list of UEFI compatible graphics cards out there, a quick web search doesn't find it. The surest way to get one would be to go with a card from one of the newer series (nVidia 900 or later, for example), but they may cost more than you like.

bobkn said:

Supported CPUs: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard...10#support-cpu

It includes the 2200G.

I don't know about the R6450-2GD3H/LP. I see (Wikipedia) that it's from 2011. It's not a lot newer than the 5450.

If there is a list of UEFI compatible graphics cards out there, a quick web search doesn't find it. The surest way to get one would be to go with a card from one of the newer series (nVidia 900 or later, for example), but they may cost more than you like.

That's a bet. The

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G seems to be the fit. I got a gamer board, but I'm not a gamer. I'm in need of very good graphics, but not GREAT graphics. But right about now, I just need SOME graphics!!!

CountMike said:

Just for comparison, 2200g has graphics with performance GT 1030 and 2400g like GT 1050.

That's pretty good. However, the cost of switching to a 2200g or 2400g would be about the same as adding a GT 1030 or GTX 1050 graphics card (Newegg prices). I'd recommend that just to avoid messing with the CPU.

bobkn said:

That's pretty good. However, the cost of switching to a 2200g or 2400g would be about the same as adding a GT 1030 or GTX 1050 graphics card (Newegg prices). I'd recommend that just to avoid messing with the CPU.

Question: Would going with the CPU give me onboard graphic access, AND use of the MSI Radeon HD5450 too? Just asking.... Looking for options. If I gotta break the piggy bank, Imay as well get as much access as I can.

Looking at the 2200G vs 2400G, and weighing that against just going with a graphics card, I like the 2200G. I think I'm gonna try that, and see where it takes me. Thanks guys. You can't know how much you've heped me on this!

djbillyd said:

Question: Would going with the CPU give me onboard graphic access, AND use of the MSI Radeon HD5450 too? Just asking.... Looking for options. If I gotta break the piggy bank, Imay as well get as much access as I can.

I don't know if you could use the 5450 if it wasn't the primary card.

It looks like the CPU performance of the 2200G is about the same as your Ryzen 3 1200, so you won't lose anything there.

However, if it was me, I'd keep the 1200, lose the 5450, and get an up-to-date discrete graphics card. Any respectable card supports multiple monitors, so the value of the 5450 is limited.

Maybe I'm just skittish because I destroyed a Ryzen 7 X2700 when I tried a cooler swap. The thermal compound (Arctic MX-4) was too glue-like, and the CPU was ripped out of its socket. I straightened the pins, but the damage was too severe for that to work.