New rig monitor cable question

[tvig11]

I currently have a 1680x1050 22" monitor with a vga and hdmi port. Problem is that I ordered a new rig today and the video card only has 2 DVI ports and 1 HDMI port (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7168004&CatId=3669). When I connect my current pc (laptop) via hdmi to the monitor, the picture is all distorted and it won't let me choose the native 1680x1050 resolution. I searched on google and saw that people have had similar problems using hdmi at 1680x1050. Now if I got this cable (http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-HDMI-Adapter-Cable-Meters/dp/B001TH7T2U) would the computer recognize it as a dvi cable and I would be able to achieve 1680x1050 resolution? If not I will just get a dvi to vga cable but I would rather not have to resort to analog

 

[legendkiller]

That is mostly concern of driver... try to install driver for your monitor... If this doesn't solve your problem, best if you just get a VGA connector rather than a DVI to HDMI...

 

[tvig11]

Best answer selected by tvig11.