I’m gonna buy my first PC in 8 years, and I’m a little worried about picking a CPU without integrated graphics. I plan on using Windows 11. In the past several GPUs died on my, and the warranty process took weeks. I’d primarily use it for work, connecting to a VS Code server from my laptop. In case of a GPU death, will it complete the boot process properly (with autologin), so I can still use it remotely (via ssh from VS Code), or will it hang up because it doesn’t detect a GPU? And if it does, it happens on the BIOS level, or on Windows’ level?
You’ll need a GPU if you don’t get a CPU with integrated graphics.
If you’re really that worried about your GPU dying though just go on Craigslist and buy an old 1050 for like $15 to have as a backup.
Not worth getting a worse CPU because of a “what if.”