Convertors and Adapters

[HSGPORT]

Ok, so i found adapters for my second monitor(which is vga) and my gpu doesnt have vga inputs. I wanna ask if HDMI to VGA and VGA to HDMI is the same thing ? Because I see adapters for 5$ and ones for 30$+

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What card?

 

[molletts]

VGA/HDMI adaptors are not bidirectional, unlike passive DVI-I↔VGA or DVI-D↔HDMI adaptors, because they actually need to convert the signals to a different "format" (HDMI carries only digital video signals; VGA is analogue) rather than simply change the shape of the connector and wire the right pins together. If you're connecting an HDMI output from a graphics card to a VGA monitor, you need an HDMI to VGA converter, i.e. one that converts the digital HDMI signals to analogue VGA ones. Make sure the one you buy is intended for converting in that direction, not the reverse (VGA graphics card to HDMI monitor/TV).

 

[ledhead11]

Usually the price difference is due to whether the adapter is active or passive.

Passive adapters will normally support in the range of 1080p/60hz. These usually cost $5-$20

Active adapters, depending on rating, will support up to 4k/60hz or 1080p/120hz, or similar combo's. These cost $30-$100 and might even need to be additionally powered.

As SR-71 Blackbird asked, what card? If the card is HDMI 1.4 or less you'll be mainly limited to 1080p/60hz or 4k/30hz regardless of adapter. There are some unusual exceptions but thats mostly true. HDMI 2.0 will support 4k/60hz and lower resolutions with higher refresh rates. HDMI has only really been around in the NVIDIA Pascal cards and I think maybe AMD 5xx cards(but I'm not positive on that).

 

[HSGPORT]

GTX 1060 6gb STRIX

 

[ledhead11]

I believe it should have a HDMI 2.0.

Something like this should work:
https://www.amazon.com/Rankie-Gold-Plated-Active-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00ZMV7RL2/ref=pd_sim_147_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00ZMV7RL2&pd_rd_r=DP3TYBJQM4ER5451THJX&pd_rd_w=ntfHI&pd_rd_wg=Hxhf5&psc=1&refRID=DP3TYBJQM4ER5451THJX

Most adapters like this are limited to 1080p but this one says it can do monitor resolutions up to 1600x1200. You'll still need to plug your regular vga cable into the adapter. You do need to know that most VGA monitors are not HDCP compliant. This means that if you try to watch Blu-rays via your PC on that monitor, officially it probably won't allow it.