Need your help! Old LCD VGA with ASUS GTX 760

[Trippy_8bit]

Hi!

I have a bit of dilemma here, I'm almost ready to purchase my build, I chose an
Asus B85M-G motherboard which has a built in support for VGA, however my dedicated GPU does not have that and if it's not necessary I wouldn't like to pay extra for some useless HDMI/VGA, Display port/VGA, etc... adapters. I know I have an ancient LCD monitor, but I haven't used it in years due to the fact I had a laptop. I'm planning on upgrading, absolutely, but not this time of the year, I want a fresh PC first, the rest comes later.

My questions is:

Will my system be able to harnest the power of the GTX 760 through the mobos VGA socket (ran at a max of 1440x900) without any hiccups, (I don't want to use the i5's integrated gpu) or should I get some adapters so I'll be able to plug my monitor right into the GPU itself? I'm desperate... please help!

 

[dwatterworth]

So your LCD screen only has the VGA input?

Unfortunately, Asus discontinued their partnership with LucidLogix which enabled them to ship motherboards with support for doing just what you are asking. (I think).

On some Z77 motherboards etc, it came with support to re-route video outputs through the motherboard outputs rather than the GPU outputs while still doing all of the rendering on the discrete GPU.

If you can get an adapter, the 760 at a 1440x900 resolution will absolutely dominate any workload you can throw at it. But I don't think the motherboard has the necessary support to accomplish what you are asking.

 

[Trippy_8bit]

Thank you so much for the quick answer!

The GPU has 1 (DVI-I), 1 (DVI-D), 1 HDMI and 1 Display port. Any suggestions about the adapter I should purchase? The cheaper the better, I'll probably upgrade the monitor in like a month or two so something that would work untill the end of the year mostly will do.

 

[dwatterworth]

I would get an inexpensive dvi to vga adapter. Since you have both kinds of connection on your gpu and you are only running one screen, it doesn't matter which kind you get, they won't limit resolution etc.

Something like this should work:
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412692068&sr=8-1&keywords=dvi+to+vga

Just search for 'dvi to vga' and you'll get a ton of options.

 

[Trippy_8bit]

Dvi to vga it is, it's the cheapest in my country. Thanks for everything!