Monitor to GPU or Mobo? DVI or VGA?

[Firedrops]

As stated, this is my first build and I'm wondering whether I should connect my Monitor to GPU or Mobo, and DVI or VGA?

Monitor: Dell u2412M
GPU: XFX 7850 DD
Mobo: MSI Z77A-GD65
CPU: i5-3570k

Thanks in advance !

 

[Rustyy117]

Hi

Definitely connect the monitor to the GPU (rather than the motherboard) via DVI for best performance.

 

[Firedrops]

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