Is it possible to connect VGA monitor to GTX1050?

[pavkata1912]

Hello,

I would like to ask if it is possible to connect my ancient VGA monitor (Proview ar2238w) to my ASUS CERBERUS GEFORCE GTX 1050 OC EDITION 2GB GDDR5. The graphics card has 1 DVI, 1 HDMI and 1 Display Port.

I would like to keep the HDMI empty as I am getting a HDMI monitor soon.

So to summarize is it possible to connect the VGA monitor to the DVI or Display Port with any kind of adapter and use it in a dual setup with the new HDMI monitor?

*Edit*
Just to add that I have checked a few threads but it is still a bit unclear to me which would be the best option to choose. Also any recommendations for the adapters and where to get them is highly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[kanewolf]

Yes, but you have to purchase a separate HDMI or displayport to VGA active (powered) adapter.

 

[Darkbreeze]

https://www.amazon.com/VicTsing-Gold-Plated-Active-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00YC7U0NE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1536109407&sr=8-4&keywords=active+hdmi+to+vga+adapter

 

[Imacflier]

Just do a search on Amazon. For example (dvi to vga): https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dvi+to+vga

I have used a couple of this type adapter and they work well, be beware of physical clearance on the back of the monitor.

Larry

 

[kanewolf]

Just do a search on Amazon. For example (dvi to vga): https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dvi+to+vga

I have used a couple of this type adapter and they work well, be beware of physical clearance on the back of the monitor.

Larry

Most of the DVI to VGA adapters shown won't work. They rely on the analog pins in a DVI-I port. The newer cards only have DVI-D port (no analog pins). You need an active adapter, not a passive adapter as recommended above.

 

[InvalidError]

Yes, but you have to purchase a separate HDMI or displayport to VGA active (powered) adapter.

'powered' is somewhat of a misnomer which implies the need for an external or supplementary power source. The correct term here is 'active' adapter - as in an adapter that actively transforms signals between input and output. In this instance, take digital signals from HDMI/DP/DVI-D and transform into analog/VGA.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yep, "active" is the relevant and necessary inclusion.

be beware of physical clearance on the back of the monitor.

I'm not sure what the clearance on the back of the monitor has to do with it though. All of these adapters that I've used, and I've installed maybe fifty or so, have all been attached directly to the GPU card or motherboard output, and then your regular VGA cable runs to the monitor.

 

[kanewolf]

Yes, but you have to purchase a separate HDMI or displayport to VGA active (powered) adapter.

'powered' is somewhat of a misnomer which implies the need for an external or supplementary power source. The correct term here is 'active' adapter - as in an adapter that actively transforms signals between input and output. In this instance, take digital signals from HDMI/DP/DVI-D and transform into analog/VGA.

And to be "active" it requires power. That can be supplied by the port it is plugged into or by an external source. An active DVI adapter would require an external source, but an HDMI would not.

 

[Imacflier]

Yep, "active" is the relevant and necessary inclusion.

be beware of physical clearance on the back of the monitor.

I'm not sure what the clearance on the back of the monitor has to do with it though. All of these adapters that I've used, and I've installed maybe fifty or so, have all been attached directly to the GPU card or motherboard output, and then your regular VGA cable runs to the monitor.

I have experienced physical interference from adjacent connectors on the back of a couple vga monitors. This has occurred when the cable connector was attached to a box rather than a simple connector.

 

[Darkbreeze]

If there were interference issues at the monitor, then they would exist whether you were using an adapter or not. The adapter would not be AT the monitor. It would just be a normal cable with a normal connector, at the point where it connects to the monitor.

 

[Imacflier]

If there were interference issues at the monitor, then they would exist whether you were using an adapter or not. The adapter would not be AT the monitor. It would just be a normal cable with a normal connector, at the point where it connects to the monitor.

That sounds like it should be correct....but it turns out not to always be the case.

This is a common type of adapter cable which exhibits what I am talking about. https://www.amazon.com/Moread-Gold-Plated-Projector-Chromebook-Raspberry/dp/B00SW9JI9A/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1536169833&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=hdmi+to+vga+adapter&psc=1

Larry

 

[Darkbreeze]

That is exactly the type of unit that I've used many times. The HDMI plugs into the PC and the regular, normal VGA cable plugs into that unit and then the other end plugs into the monitor. There is nothing of the adapter that would be anywhere near the monitor. But it's not worth taking the thread off topic over so it's really not that important I suppose.