GTX 1060 to VGA monitor

[DarioX_Novakov]

So im planning to buy a GTX 1060 but i don't know if i will be able to connect it to my monitor which is an old LG W2243S monitor that only has one VGA port. I have a DisplayPort to VGA adapter but i don't know if it will work, i would appreciate some help on this

 

[Luminary]

Either a Displayport to VGA or a DVI to VGA will work perfectly well for connecting to your old VGA monitor.

 

[junkeymonkey]

you would need a ''ACTIVE'' adaptor to convert the digital only output of the card to analog [vga] use

must be active

for a example

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DVI2VGAE-1920x1200-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00C93JQXS


you can find one in dvi to vga or hdmi to vga or display port to vga

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Active-Adapter-Micro-USB/dp/B00879DM56

https://www.amazon.com/Accell-B101B-003B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B003HC85D2

 

[DarioX_Novakov]

Either a Displayport to VGA or a DVI to VGA will work perfectly well for connecting to your old VGA monitor.

Pascal GPUs only have DVI-I so you can't connect a DVI to VGA adapter to them i i don't believe the DP connector on Pascal supports analog signals

 

[junkeymonkey]

right , you have to use a ACTIVE adaptor why I went with a 900 series over the 10 series cards . 900 series is dvi-''I'' and native

 

[DarioX_Novakov]

you would need a ''ACTIVE'' adaptor to convert the digital only output of the card to analog [vga] use

must be active

for a example

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DVI2VGAE-1920x1200-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00C93JQXS


you can find one in dvi to vga or hdmi to vga or display port to vga

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Active-Adapter-Micro-USB/dp/B00879DM56

https://www.amazon.com/Accell-B101B-003B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B003HC85D2

the DP to VGA adapter that i have looks exactly like the HDMI to VGA adapter you linked but the only difference is that it's a DP connector instead of HDMI but all the rest might aswell be copy paste

 

[junkeymonkey]

well ??? guess should of bought a 900 series card or a new monitor ??


see now you got to support them not them supporting you with todays hardware .. you got a just as expensive vid card that cant do as much as there older series with out YOU spending more to support it ....

 

[DarioX_Novakov]

Are all HDMI adapters active since id don't think HDMI carry's a VGA signal

 

[junkeymonkey]

I'm sure they make them in all kinds ? just read the product info and specs of each one then hope it works as expected ?

like I said I went with a 900 series that has native out of the box analog support wit its dvi ''I'' and the junky passave adaptor that added in the box works fine ?

I guess look before you leap and why i bought a card that supports me and my needs not spend 400 bucks to go spend 30 - 200 more on a adaptor or a new monitor on top of that ?? that's where your at now hope a active adaptor will work or get a monitor that's the card can support

plenty of threads here at toms on this maybe look them over for a good solution or some product suggestions

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3130523/gpu-dvi-monitor-vga.html


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?refine=+gtx+1060+dvi+to+vga

heres NVidia's help

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4158/~/can-i-use-a-vga-monitor-with-the-geforce-gtx-1080%2F1070%2F1060-since-i-only-see-a

pretty much puts it on you to find something that may work in a quick one liner