Do you need a VGA cable for graphics card

[shelter2424]

hello ive recently purchased a graphics card online, a sapphire radeon 6770.

do i need a vga cable?

or can it run off the motherboard without it?

will i still see the graphics even though there is no vga cable running from graphics card to the monitor???????


ps yes i know the graphics card is dvi, but ther is an adapter that comes with it, if i actually need the vga cable

 

[refillable]

You need to, because if it's not you don't get graphics signal from the card.

 

[shelter2424]

where can i find one for cheap?

 

[FtsArTek]

You can use a DVI cable, or a HDMI/DisplayPort if you have them on the card... VGA isn't the only way.

 

[shelter2424]

is the dvi cable the cable that connects the monitor to the computer?

im sorry if thats a stupid question?

and if thats so, can i just switch the connection over to the graphics card rather that the computer?

 

[shelter2424]

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