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Trying to install an Asus R7 360 2GB OC Graphics Card to my computer however, when I plug in the DVI to VGA cable from the card to the monitor I get no signal. I am plugging the DVI cable into the DVI-I slot but not the DVI-D slot. Will this make any difference? Help!
 
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That should work fine, although generally graphics cards are shipped with one of those converters in the box.

In short the 4 pin molex and the 6 pin PCIe connectors do the same thing, supply power, but the 6 pin handles larger wattages, thus the converter needs 2 4 pin molexes to convert enough power into a 6 pin.

It is hard to tell from your picture but theres a chance there is a 6 pin connector between those tangled wires coming from the psu (the black / red / yellow bunch). If there is not, just plug 2 4 pin molexes from the PSU into the converter, and the 6 pin end into the card.

If the PSU doesnt have a 6 pin, and doesnt have 2 4 pin molexes you are out of luck as the PSU would be incompatible with the card.

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either port on the card should work fine. What monitor are you trying to use with it ? Generally these problems are fixed by skipping the dvi to vga converter, can you just plug it in the monitor directly ?

Also set the monitor input to VGA or DVI, to see which one picks up the signal.
 
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Actually only one port will work as only one port is outputting an analogue signal.
 
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Im using an LG 22EN33 monitor however I cannot directly plug the card into the back of it because the monitor only has a VGA connection whereas my graphics card only has DVI and HDMI. I am also unsure of how to set the input to VGA or DVI but will have a look. I have also been looking into it a bit more and found that there is a six "pin" molex thing (Im unsure what it is to be honest) which isnt connected to anything. I have looked into this and have discovered this is the power adapter to the card? But there are no leads for me to plug it in
 
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Well its an easy fix then, you forgot to plug it in.

The 6 pin connector is on the right edge of the card. It is where the card gets the juice from.

It looks like this: http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2015/06/XFX-R7-360-1.jpg

If your power supply has an extra 6 pin connector you can plug that directly in this slot. The molex thing you mentioned is simply a connector converter in case your power supply doesnt have a free 6 pin connector, in that case you can use the converter to connect the card to a free molex power connector on the power supply.



I did not know that, thanks!

 
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I kind of get where you are coming from but I just need a little more advice. Like the picture you sent I have that on my graphics card. However I have absolutely nothing that will plug into it. I sort of got lost when going on about the molex thing :) I think i need to buy a connector/converter thing like you say but Im not sure what im looking for specifically. Is it something like this: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/computer-accessories/power-and-cables/computing-cables-and-adaptors/dynamode-4-pin-molex-to-6-pin-pcle-cable-10cm-11885888-pdt.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA2IO0BRDXmLndksSB0WgSJADNKqqoUho2t6iS7xxWOGWt-1mhF5RX90L_laIRiePsvJUhaRoC-c3w_wcB&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL!3391!3!68394055340!!!g!110894190020!&istCompanyId=9a35962d-802d-4e67-9721-0a3328ca1f02&istItemId=ppmmwrqr&istBid=tztx&ef_id=VoE@cwAAAS6N2ECD:20151228145827:s


This is what I have in my pc and the spare connector thing i have:
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/10154364_776411212485239_1663974098351477388_n.jpg?oh=67c2fd35f49556b405d25014e946a323&oe=57141069

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10580263_776411235818570_2549657180127327963_n.jpg?oh=78abbbb8d2c5014a465b05725f9c8e87&oe=57070AB8
 
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That should work fine, although generally graphics cards are shipped with one of those converters in the box.

In short the 4 pin molex and the 6 pin PCIe connectors do the same thing, supply power, but the 6 pin handles larger wattages, thus the converter needs 2 4 pin molexes to convert enough power into a 6 pin.

It is hard to tell from your picture but theres a chance there is a 6 pin connector between those tangled wires coming from the psu (the black / red / yellow bunch). If there is not, just plug 2 4 pin molexes from the PSU into the converter, and the 6 pin end into the card.

If the PSU doesnt have a 6 pin, and doesnt have 2 4 pin molexes you are out of luck as the PSU would be incompatible with the card.

You will probably have to cut the black plastic strap holding the wires together, you can tidy these together again once your system is up and running.

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edit: unfortunately I made a typo while editing the pic, the bottom one I noted is a 4 pin molex.
 
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