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USB Type C video card.
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Why would you need one ?
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/57725/msi-first-graphics-card-usb-type-port/index.html
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/57725/msi-first-graphics-card-usb-type-port/index.html
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Perhaps it's one of the high end ones with the display built into the tablet.
USB-c actually makes sense as it can carry the video signal and the USB signal.
Surprised at the lack of knowledge in the linked article to be honest. Tech reports should really. Keep up.
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Pretty sure it can, as long as the Controller supports power over the connection. Example the hero v8 z170 does. But you would need to make sure the psu can providence the wattage required along with all your other equipment. Edit found this If it helps. It can deliver 10Gbps of throughput while up to 2A can be drawn over 5V, and optionally either 5A over 12V (60W) or 20V (100W). This is the reason the new MacBook can be powered just by its USB connection.
I believe the video over USB c is done via thunderbolt.
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Get an HDMI to usb c adapter?
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These are one way I believe so the c port would have to go into a board or gpu and the hdmi to the display in this case op would need it the other way around, I'm not sure the hdmi port would provide the power the drawing tablet requires or even if it would work that way around.
You could try on the z170 or z270 platform, thunderbolt support is there so you should be able to achieve what you require, not sure of the inbuilt gpu performance for what you are doing though. Only other option is the card in the link by looks of it.
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For external GPUs and/or some super high resolution, etc. setups you need thunderbolt support but IIRC you can do like 1920x1080@60Hz HDMI output on USB C without thunderbolt - not sure what the max res/refresh is as the devices I have access to with it only have 5Gb/s bandwidth which means they can't do much higher resolution than that - the 10Gb/s ones might do 1440p.
EDIT: HDMI over USB C uses "alt" mode and probably requires a connection to the system's GPU to provide it - I'm guessing there is no software USB standard for HDMI output.
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I've got a full thunderbolt 3 port and 4k tv I could test out but I'd need to buy an adapter to test. I think you are right though, thunderbolt 3 carries 40gbps so I think it will be required for the higher resolutions.
Which gpu though I imagine it's the inbuilt intel Igpu as it's intel technology after all, can't imagine they would push the load to an external gpu.
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Given time I imagine the tech will become more mainstream like dp did. USB c being on a lot of phones and devices now.
Edit found a solution.
https://www.eastwoodsoundandvision....MIlar7uPKs1gIVNjPTCh3kNQ5zEAQYASABEgJbq_D_BwE
Uses the USB c alt mode via dp to carry video. Around 150 quid though, there are alternatives.
Apologies if the link is breaking the rules. Couldn't find any on the store so I'm not sure it's competition.
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No problem. Let us know how you get on.