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My Asus R9 290 won't display anything. Is it because of my monitor?

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July 4, 2014 4:28:26 AM

So, I bought a new rig recently and the spec is AMD FX8350, 8GB of ram, Corsair GS600 psu and an Asus r9 290 DirectCU II. So I install the component all correctly(I am sure of it) and when I try to boot it, there's nothing on my display except for a VGA symbol with a question mark. I think it's trying to tell me that there nothing connected to the monitor. I'm using a kinda old monitor, Samsung 21.5 inch led monitor. I don't remember the specific name of it but one thing I can tell is it only has one connecter that is the VGA. So, the question here is, which one is the problem. The GPU? the monitor? Or the DVI-D to VGA converter? Can my monitor support the GPU, I'm afraid it can't because the GPU is kinda new and the monitor is kinda old.

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July 4, 2014 8:13:54 AM

It's having to use the DVI to VGA converter that's causing the problem, those converters don't work in some situations.
You need a newer monitor which has a DVI input so no converter is required. You should get a picture then.

If you were using a card which had a standard VGA port on it you wouldn't have a problem with your old monitor.

You should have checked what kind of output ports the card had before you bought it if you didn't want to have to buy a new monitor as well. With an old monitor it's best to stick with a low-spec graphics card. Don't rely on a VGA converter to bridge the gap in technology, they rarely work.
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July 4, 2014 12:54:29 PM

Phillip Corcoran said:
It's having to use the DVI to VGA converter that's causing the problem, those converters don't work in some situations.
You need a newer monitor which has a DVI input so no converter is required. You should get a picture then.

If you were using a card which had a standard VGA port on it you wouldn't have a problem with your old monitor.

You should have checked what kind of output ports the card had before you bought it if you didn't want to have to buy a new monitor as well. With an old monitor it's best to stick with a low-spec graphics card. Don't rely on a VGA converter to bridge the gap in technology, they rarely work.


You're right. I should have know about that. Now I have to buy a new monitor :(  Well, thank you for your answer then. Really helpful mate !

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July 6, 2014 2:57:10 AM

Phillip Corcoran said:
It's having to use the DVI to VGA converter that's causing the problem, those converters don't work in some situations.
You need a newer monitor which has a DVI input so no converter is required. You should get a picture then.

If you were using a card which had a standard VGA port on it you wouldn't have a problem with your old monitor.

You should have checked what kind of output ports the card had before you bought it if you didn't want to have to buy a new monitor as well. With an old monitor it's best to stick with a low-spec graphics card. Don't rely on a VGA converter to bridge the gap in technology, they rarely work.


One more thing, will I be okay if I buy HDMI To VGA HD Conversion Cable with VGA + Audio Output ? Like one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4Z5...

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