Hardware Reference
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Newer integrated chipsets support digital outputs (such as Digital Visual Interface [DVI],
High Definition Multimedia Interface [HDMI], or DisplayPort) for use with digital LCD
panelsandhometheatercomponents.
Figure12.2
,
laterinthischapter,illustrateshowyou
can differentiate these ports.
Although a serious 3D gamer will not be satisfied with the performance of integrated
graphics, business, home/office, and casual gamers will find that integrated chipset-based
video on recent platforms offers satisfactory performance and provides significant cost
savings compared to a separate video card. If you decide to buy a motherboard with an
integrated chipset, I recommend that you select one that also includes a Peripheral Com-
