Which cord to use for my monitor?

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I'm on a budget with the PC I'm currently building, and part of this means that I will be using my TV as a monitor. Now unfortunately I was mistaken in thinking that the motherboard I purchased had an HDMI port when in fact it did not. Luckily my TV also has a VGA port that I can connect the two with, but I need a little advice on exactly what to buy because my motherboard ALSO seems to not have it's own VGA connector.

This is my motherboard so you can all see what ports it has: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157394

Now the only two things I can think of are either A) Buy a VGA cable that has a USB port on one side, or B) Buy a regular VGA cable and get a USB to VGA adapter.

So of those two options, which do you all think would be more reliable and all around better? And if there are any other suggestions you can think of feel free to tell me. I'm new at this and I'm all ears.
 

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Oh my god I can't believe I was such an idiot. You just reminded me, it wasn't the motherboard I bought that was suppose to have an HDMI connector. It's the graphics card I picked out that has one. /facepalm

Ugh, is there a way to delete threads?