AMD GPU Second Monitor "No Signal" VGA-DVI Adapters.

[Lynxaa]

Hi, so today my second DVI-VGA adapter finally came, but when I plugged it into the second DVI output on my GPU the second monitor said no signal.

I can use HDMI but it looks like complete crap and both of my monitor only have VGA in.

Why does this happen? Is there a update that fixes this or did I just waste my money?

Just to clarify:

My main monitor is connected via VGA and I'm using a VGA-DVI adapter.
My second monitor is connected via VGA and I'm using a VGA-DVI adapter.

My GPU is the XFX R9 270x Double Dissipation

 

[k1114]

Only 1 port is dvi-i so you need an active adapter.

 

[Lynxaa]

Only 1 port is dvi-i so you need an active adapter.

Would it work if I reversed my setup for my second monitor?
So if I buy a DVI Cable and then a DVI to VGA adapter and plug that adapter into my monitor while the dvi cable is direct into the second dvi slot on the GPU would the signal go through?

For the time being I'll continue to use my HDMI cable even if the quality looks so bad 🙁
Thanks for the help.

 

[k1114]

No. Dvi-i has both digital and analog, the second port is dvi-d, digital only, and vga is analog. So it only works on that 1 dvi-i port you have and you would use an active adapter which converts the digital signal to analog which is what you are doing with hdmi. The poor quality could just be from a cheapo adapter. How is it bad quality? Is the res set correctly?

 

[Lynxaa]

No. Dvi-i has both digital and analog, the second port is dvi-d, digital only, and vga is analog. So it only works on that 1 dvi-i port you have and you would use an active adapter which converts the digital signal to analog which is what you are doing with hdmi. The poor quality could just be from a cheapo adapter. How is it bad quality? Is the res set correctly?

Interesting, thanks for the information.
One last question:
Would something like this work or would that shorten the life span of my GPU by pulling more resources from the one dvi-i port?

 

[k1114]

You'd get the same image on both monitors. Only one signal goes out. It can't pull more resources than it has.