VGA to DVI/HDMI

[ianalberto]

Hello guys, my friend recently handed me his GTX 660. The only problem i have is the ports available on the GPU is DVI/HDMI and my monitor only supports VGA. Is there a way to use my monitor for my GPU? I've been looking for threads that used converters that don't work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[smashjohn]

DVI can contain and analogue signal.. or not. If the DVI output has them, it'll work. If it doesn't, it won't.

 

[k1114]

It should have dvi-i but take a look. Then you can use a dvi-i to vga adapter. Dvi-d and hdmi are digital only and would need an active converter which costs more.

 

[ianalberto]

@k1114 - It does have a DVI-I. Should i just buy a VGA to DVI-I adapter like you said?

 

[R0GG]

GTX 660 has 2 DVI ports, one of them is a DVI-D (Digital signal only), the second one is DVI-I (Integrated) carrying both Digital and Analog signals and could be hooked to DVI to VGA adapter for your VGA Display.
The CARD DVI-I port has 4 extra small pin holes around the flat horizontal groove where the DVI to VGA adapter DVI side extra 4 pins sit: here:----> http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/221/~/difference-between-dvi-i-and-dvi-d, Thus the need of paying attention which DVI port you're connecting to avoid damaging the DVI
and here ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

 

[k1114]

Dvi-i to vga not vga to dvi-i. I'm not being picky about the order but it changes which side is female and which side is male. The video signal is out dvi to vga so you want dvi-i to vga.

 

[ianalberto]

@k1114 - Thanks for clarifying. Gonna get one later after work. Thanks again.