New Card different connectors (Monitor not working)

[Seanyboy11]

Hello,

I just bought a zotac 1060 graphics card. I have it all plugged in and ready to go but I noticed the card has one HDMI port and one DVI-D port to plug my monitor into. Howver, my question for you guys is my current monitor (which is more than 5 years old) is a DVI-I input with a VGA output. My problem is the new graphics card I purchased doesn't have VGA slot, it only came with the DVI-D slot. How can I make my old monitor connect to a DVI-D slot if the only cord I have has a VGA at the end of it? Thanks so much!

 

[maxalge]

Hello,

I just bought a zotac 1060 graphics card. I have it all plugged in and ready to go but I noticed the card has one HDMI port and one DVI-D port to plug my monitor into. Howver, my question for you guys is my current monitor (which is more than 5 years old) is a DVI-I input with a VGA output. My problem is the new graphics card I purchased doesn't have VGA slot, it only came with the DVI-D slot. How can I make my old monitor connect to a DVI-D slot if the only cord I have has a VGA at the end of it? Thanks so much!

get a DVI-D cable

 

[JustTech]

I would recommend buying an adapter just search for a vga to dvi or dvi to vga adapter and you can find one pretty easily.

 

[maxalge]

I would recommend buying an adapter just search for a vga to dvi or dvi to vga adapter and you can find one pretty easily.

you would need an active adapter which is a lot more expensive than a simple DVI-D cable

 

[JustTech]

I don't know about the price but it can solve the problem I think.

I would recommend buying an adapter just search for a vga to dvi or dvi to vga adapter and you can find one pretty easily.

you would need an active adapter which is a lot more expensive than a simple DVI-D cable

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Correct - - you need an "Active" adapter since you need a digital-only output signal (DVI-D) converted to analog (VGA) input for the monitor.

 

[helpstar]

Which monitor is it exactly?

 

[Seanyboy11]

Is this what I need?

https://www.amazon.com/gofanco-Active-DVI-D-Converter-Black/dp/B01FL7H7HA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1490119343&sr=8-3&keywords=dvi-d+to+vga+active+converter

Here is my monitor
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/monitors/LS23EMNKUYD/ZA-specs

 

[Seanyboy11]

Also, im moving from a gtx 750 to a 1060, do I need to uninstall drivers first or let the system figure it out itself?

 

[helpstar]

Safest way to do is using "DDU uninstaller" to delete all NVIDIA drivers, exchange the cards and reinstall the latest drivers from NVIDIA.com.

Use a simple HDMI cable to connect from the new card to the monitor. Your Monitor is providing one HDMI input. That´s all you will need. No VGA adapter or similiar needed.