What cables fo I need for Gigabyte 1070 G1 Gaming?

[Hobbles]

I just upgraded my entire gaming rig. I bought an I5 6600k, a Gigabyte 1070 G1 Gaming, new ram, mobo, ect. Everything is running but one of my monitors has a VGA cable. My other monitor is DVI and happily plugged in but I have 3 Display Port 1.4 ports and 1 HDMI 2.0b port. I have a VGA to HDMI adaptor...but the HDMI plug does not fit the port.... that is bad. I of course scurried to the web and began hunting but all of the adptors I have found do not specify what version display port or HDMI cable they are.

In short: I have a male VGA plug that needs to go into either a female HDMi or Female Display port. What cable should I get? Thanks everyone!

 

[CountMike]

You'd be better off using DVI to VGA adapter, it's straight forward adapter.
https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/DVI-D-to-VGA-Active-Adapter-Converter-Cable-1920x1200~DVI2VGAE
BTW, it's a waste of that GPU on a VGA monitor.

 

[Hobbles]

You'd be better off using DVI to VGA adapter, it's straight forward adapter.
https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/DVI-D-to-VGA-Active-Adapter-Converter-Cable-1920x1200~DVI2VGAE
BTW, it's a waste of that GPU on a VGA monitor.

I am already using the DVi port. I know the card is overkill for this monitor, I will upgrade in a few months.

 

[martygj72]

You'd be better off using DVI to VGA adapter, it's straight forward adapter.
https://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/DVI-D-to-VGA-Active-Adapter-Converter-Cable-1920x1200~DVI2VGAE
BTW, it's a waste of that GPU on a VGA monitor.

Sheesh, that's a pricey adapter, could buy a used monitor with DVI for that price.


There is a plethora of HDMI to VGA cables cheap as chips on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/121753182400?lpid=107&chn=ps
VGA is old tech so lucky there as the price gets reduced. Decision should be, Do you mind having a cable lying around after you upgrade your monitor or buy an adaptor and use your existing cable?