Question Graphics card only has 1 port but i want to do a dual monitor set up

[RowdeyPuppy]

I have had a pc for over a year and decided to get another monitor. The new monitor arrived yesterday and I just realized that the graphics card only has one port and its VGA. Would a VGA splitter work or should I return the monitor and only have one. Thank you for your help!

 

[digitalgriffin]

No, a VGA splitter won't work.

If it's intel you can use the video on the motherboard as a second connection. (Provided you don't have a KF which doesn't have integrated video)

It's quite surprising your video card only has VGA. How old is it? DVI has been around for close to 20 years now?

Are you sure you didn't buy a mining card with an after market DVI slapped on as the only connection?

 

[logainofhades]

System specs would be useful, here.

 

[RowdeyPuppy]

No, a VGA splitter won't work.

If it's intel you can use the video on the motherboard as a second connection. (Provided you don't have a KF which doesn't have integrated video)

It's quite surprising your video card only has VGA. How old is it? DVI has been around for close to 20 years now?

Are you sure you didn't buy a mining card with an after market DVI slapped on as the only connection?

my graphics card is a evga geforce gtx 1060 sc 6gb single fan i believe

 

[logainofhades]

This card? https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-06g-p4-6163-kr/p/N82E16814487261

If so, that connector is DVI, with HDMI, and display port connections. If your new monitor does not have HDMI or Display port, get a display port to DVI connector. https://www.newegg.com/tripp-lite-p...re=display_port_to_dvi-_-12-120-613-_-Product

 

[hang-the-9]

my graphics card is a evga geforce gtx 1060 sc 6gb single fan i believe

Then you are looking at the wrong thing, that card has NO VGA ports, if whatever you are looking at has one VGA connection it is probably the motherboard video.