best graphics card

[Dredrox]

Hey guys, i just found out that my monitor has only vga port, so buying rx 460 isnt the best idea coz hdmi to vga cost like 40$...
could you guys tell me which graphics card is the best that have vga port?

 

[faalin]

Most cards will come with a DVI to VGA converter in the box.


Any card now a days that is worth a darn does not have a vga port, everything has go to dvi, hdmi, or DP.

 

[spdragoo]

The "best" card you're going to find that has a VGA port on it is most likely going to be the nVidia GT 730 or the AMD Radeon R7 250 -- apparently, not even the GTX 750Ti comes with a VGA port anymore.

If your monitor absolutely, positively, cannot use any other input than VGA, then it's probably time to get a new monitor. Even the bargain-basement 20" LED monitors, like this $70 one from AOC (http://www.microcenter.com/product/457700/E2060SWD_20_LED_Monitor) have a DVI input on it. But if you're not sold on getting a new monitor, you'll have to get an adapter (DVI to VGA or HDMI to VGA) for your card.

 

[Wolfshadw]

You'll want to make sure the card has a DVI-I (and not just a DVI-D) port. For instance, this Gigabyte GTX960 has a DVI-D (only digital) and DVI-I (analog and digital).

Looks like a lot of the GTX960s still have DVI-I ports. If the card does not come with a DVI To VGA adapter, they only cost a buck or two.

-Wolf sends

 

[helpstar]

gtx970 has it too, depends on exact model. (DVI-I)
e.g.
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G

 

[Sizzor]

DVI to VGA adapter are cheap they will work fine.

 

[helpstar]

the thing is, didn´t find a rx460 with DVI-I. All I saw till now are DVI-D (just digital, no vga)

 

[Dredrox]

well i have found ASUS nVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 128bit - GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 has vga, guess am going for it unless i find a way to get better card than that. its quite weird, monitor is only 2 years old and it was pretty costly back then, yet it only have vga and power ports 🙁

 

[spdragoo]

There are DVI-D to VGA adapters out there. They're a little more expensive, but not too bad -- this one runs about $40 (http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?NTT=dvi-d&NTK=all&page=3).

 

[Wolfshadw]

...and I quote from the OP:

...so buying rx 460 isnt the best idea coz hdmi to vga cost like 40$...

If you get a graphics card (like the GTX960 or some of the GTX970s), all you will need is an adapter like this one. If you don't have one of these already, ask your friends. If they've upgraded their graphics before, it's likely one of them has one. I think I have two or three that are not in use around here.

-Wolf sends

 

[helpstar]

which monitor is it exactly? make and exact model name written on the label on the back

 

[Dredrox]

thanks for the answers guys, am gonna get dvi-i to vga adapter its like 4 bucks at store am getting rest of the components, but now the question is there are 2 graphics cards that suits my budget, nVidia GeForce GTX 950 2GB and Radeon R7 370 2GB. which would be better one? or i should make new thread about that?

 

[Wolfshadw]

You could make a new thread about that and maybe get some fresh opinions. Personally, given those two cards, I would probably say whichever is cheaper and has a DVI-I port.

-Wolf sends

 

[spdragoo]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

Technically, they're at the same level on the hierarchy. However...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html#p3

http://www.techspot.com/review/1049-nvidia-geforce-gtx-950/page10.html

The GTX 950 is apparently ~10% faster. So, as long as the GTX 950 is no more than 10% more expensive than the R7 370, then you should get the 950. If the price margin is bigger, then you would probably be OK with the R7 370.

That being said... double-check & see if the RX 460 is available. Its performance is on par or slightly ahead of the GTX 950 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1221-amd-radeon-rx-460/page9.html), & it's supposed to be in the same price range. Plus, being a newer generation it'll probably hold up longer.

 

[Dredrox]

That being said... double-check & see if the RX 460 is available. Its performance is on par or slightly ahead of the GTX 950 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1221-amd-radeon-rx-460/page9.html), & it's supposed to be in the same price range. Plus, being a newer generation it'll probably hold up longer.

i would love rx 460 but sadly it only have dvi-d port, hdmi/dvi-d to vga are costly :/ and am already 40bucks over budget limit, anyway those 2 cards are pretty identical to each other guess i wont be wrong if i get either one