VGA to HDMI or DVI for Asus Cerberus GTX 1050TI GPU

Agni__

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Hi
My Monitor is an AOC E970S. It has only got a VGA adapter. But my Asus Cerberus GTX 1050ti has got DVI and HDMI ports. The DVI port is 24+1 i.e. male.

I was searching online for some VGA to DVI converter. There are some. I have got the conception that the cheaper ones are not good, so I will not go for them. Also is it correct, that I would need an ACTIVE VGA to DVI converter for my purpose?

Is it better to opt for a VGA to HDMI converter instead?
I need to know the community's views, opinions and experiences!

Thanks in advance for your kind help!

Regards
 
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Yes you are right that you need an active adapter in order for displaying.You better get VGA to HDMI converter like this...

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Yes you are right that you need an active adapter in order for displaying.You better get VGA to HDMI converter like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GZ8DX7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B075GZ8DX7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=1713835751726239774&pf_rd_r=XZ751F3974CW6ZWQ4AFQ&pd_rd_wg=VG46f&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&pd_rd_w=45mk0&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pd_rd_r=cb20b8c8-81d0-11e8-bb99-0baf3359ef3b
Don't ever get this kind of VGA to DVI converter as i bought one like this and this is not active and i ended up with no display:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH
So just get the one VGA to HDMI as it is better and i have used it!

 
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Agni__

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Yes you are right that you need an active adapter in order for displaying.You better get VGA to HDMI converter like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GZ8DX7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B075GZ8DX7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=1713835751726239774&pf_rd_r=XZ751F3974CW6ZWQ4AFQ&pd_rd_wg=VG46f&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&pd_rd_w=45mk0&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pd_rd_r=cb20b8c8-81d0-11e8-bb99-0baf3359ef3b
Don't ever get this kind of VGA to DVI converter as i bought one like this and this is not active and i ended up with no display:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH
So just get the one VGA to HDMI as it is better and i have used it!

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Thanks a lot! I was totally confused with so many fake DVI converters lying around online, and I didn't want to experiment. I felt HDMI was a safe bet. Thanks for your confirmation, and oh, also those links!
 

new-gamer

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Yes you are right that you need an active adapter in order for displaying.You better get VGA to HDMI converter like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075GZ8DX7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B075GZ8DX7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=1713835751726239774&pf_rd_r=XZ751F3974CW6ZWQ4AFQ&pd_rd_wg=VG46f&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&pd_rd_w=45mk0&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pd_rd_r=cb20b8c8-81d0-11e8-bb99-0baf3359ef3b
Don't ever get this kind of VGA to DVI converter as i bought one like this and this is not active and i ended up with no display:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH
So just get the one VGA to HDMI as it is better and i have used it!

[/quotemsg]

Thanks a lot! I was totally confused with so many fake DVI converters lying around online, and I didn't want to experiment. I felt HDMI was a safe bet. Thanks for your confirmation, and oh, also those links!
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