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#1 Monitors
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:33 pm
by Reeltime
Can I use an adapter to connect a VGA monitor into a DVI input on a graphics card, or do I need to upgrade to a digital monitor?
My lovely new machine (Thanks Mike!) doesn't have a 15 pin input for my rather elderly backup monitor
As I plann to use this computer for stuff other than Boinc (flatm8s emails etc) I could be doing with seeing whats going on lol
I wish I knew more about computers
#2
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:03 pm
by ianmbaker2
If it's a modern graphics card, the DVI port also supports Analogue Video. A cheap DVI-VGA adaptor will have the pictures on your screen. I use one for my 2nd monitor.
Ian
#3
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:36 pm
by Reeltime
Great. Thanks for that, I ordered an adapter from ebay, £1.49 well spent :)
#4
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:32 pm
by Ben
Cor wish i had thought of that
Paid a rip off of £10 for an adapter for mine!
#5
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:28 am
by Reeltime
Adapter arrived this morning, so I managed to get things up and running.
1st GPUgrid task crunching away, with a expected runtime of 2.5 hours..... Think it might take a but longer, and already have another 3 qued, with a 4 day deadline :s
btw, bought the adapter off ebay, £1.49 free p&p, posted 1st class. Ordered Sunday night, arrived this morning :)
Are these good prices for graphics cards?
http://www.palicomp.co.uk/components/graphics.html
#6
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:15 pm
by rowpie
without knowing exactly what type of performance and budget you want from your graphics card im afriad we can't really tell you about those prices
#7
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:01 pm
by ianmbaker2
Assuming you are looking at the cards for GPU Boinc, which means the 260 and 280, the 260 is about £15 pound cheaper than Ebuyer and the 280 is the same. So both in the right ballpark for average to OK prices. Other suppliers may vary, but I use Ebuyer.
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?limit=50&s ... low&page=1
Ian