RX480 Not Displaying on DVI

[stayfrosty48]

I have recently purchased a new RX480 for my rig (specifically the MSI 8GB gaming ver.). My components are as follow:
PSU - 600W
CPU - i5 2500
Motherboard - gigabyte ga-h61m-s2-b3
8GB DDR3 RAM (from crucial i think)

The bios is the latest version before that's said. I have tried everything I can think of to get this card to display but it just does not want to. I can see through my integrated GPU that the card is detected and that even the drivers detect it and are on the latest version yet the card does not output to my monitor. I am using a dvi to vga adapter to output it and the PSU connector is a 6-pin to 8-pin to power the card.
I have no clue what the issue could be, so some help would be much appreciated.

 

[renz496]

you monitor does not have HDMI? if i remember correctly AMD no longer supporting analog output starting from the release of 290X and later. if you want to use your monitor VGA output you need something like this:

https://www.startech.com/uk/AV/Converters/Video/DVI-D-to-VGA-Active-Adapter-Converter-Cable-1920x1200~DVI2VGAE

 

[stayfrosty48]

No my monitors actual quite old and only has a vga input. I picked up an adapter like that as mentioned but mines is something like this:
https://www.loveofficestuffs.com/pgProduct.cfm?Product=20420_156_253691-StarTech_com_DVI_to_VGA_Cable_Adapter_M_F_1_x_HD_15_Female_1_x_DVI_I_Male_Video

I don't really see what the difference in the cable and the adapter is.

P.s. sorry about formatting, I'm on mobile

 

[renz496]

that is passive one. you need an "active" one which can be a lot more expensive like the one that i linked earlier.

 

[stayfrosty48]

Can I ask what the difference between them is? I see one requires power but why is that?

 

[renz496]

because the active adapter have extra hardware inside them which will require power to operate. the power can be external or coming directly from the source output itself depending on the adapter design.

 

[LuisFF]

I have recently purchased a new RX480 for my rig (specifically the MSI 8GB gaming ver.). My components are as follow:
PSU - 600W
CPU - i5 2500
Motherboard - gigabyte ga-h61m-s2-b3
8GB DDR3 RAM (from crucial i think)

The bios is the latest version before that's said. I have tried everything I can think of to get this card to display but it just does not want to. I can see through my integrated GPU that the card is detected and that even the drivers detect it and are on the latest version yet the card does not output to my monitor. I am using a dvi to vga adapter to output it and the PSU connector is a 6-pin to 8-pin to power the card.
I have no clue what the issue could be, so some help would be much appreciated.

VGA is analog only. DVI have 3 different analog/digital connectors:
DVI-D, is only digital.
DVI-A, is only analog.
DVI-I, have both analog and digital.

The connector that you have work only for analog, and all the AMD RX480 gpu have only digital signal.
You can use a DVI-D to VGA converter, it accept digital signal and convert to analog, but it will give some lag and ghost effect, like an old LCD monitor.
I know this because I have a DVI-I connector and 2 different converters for my old CRT monitor, and I tested.

If you want a good graphic card with a dual DVI-I connector for your lag free monitor, you can search for Nvidia cards, they have a GTX980 with this connector.

But for high framerate (+85hz) and high resolution (+1600x1200) monitors you must have a dual-link DVI connector.


One thing that I will try to use is 2 full-hd LCD @ 60hz for the sides and one high resolution/framerate (+100hz) CRT at the center, to play fps games.

Update, I forgot to tell:
The connector that convert DVI-I, or DVI-A to VGA is analog-to-analog, and it doesn't change the signal. It doesn't make lag, ghost or any other noise.
Only the digital-to-analog converter change the signal and introduce lag and ghost effects.
You can test the monitor at this website:
http://www.testufo.com/#test=ghosting