Question about building a PC

[Brandonp2121]

I'm almost ready to start building my first computer, but as I was watching the Newegg videos on how to build a PC, I had a question. In the video, he does an external boot, but I don't understand how he connects the video card to the monitor to get a picture (If that makes sense.) Help is appreciated.

 

[Brandonp2121]

I just don't understand what cable that is, or where he got it.

 

[Outlander_04]

the cable will plug in to the back of the graphics card and run to the monitor

 

[obsama1]

An HDMI/DVI/VGA cable. Depends on what outputs your GPU has.

 

[Brandonp2121]

My GPU is an XFX Radeon HD 7770. It has an HDMI and a DVI port. Would it come with the cable, or would I have to buy one?

 

[obsama1]

What input does your monitor have?

 

[obsama1]

You'll probably have to buy one, but it's a few buck over at Amazon.

 

[Brandonp2121]

I believe my monitor has a vga input.

 

[zomow]

Generally graphics cards come with DVI to VGA adapters, and monitor company supplies the cable.

 

[obsama1]

Not compatible with your monitor unless it's a specific type of DVI or you get a converter box. Are you sure there are no HDMI or DVI inputs? My HP monitor from 2006 even has a DVI input.

 

[Brandonp2121]

There is one other input on my monitor, but I'm not sure what it is.

 

[obsama1]

Show us a pic or give us a description of what it lookslike.

 

[dudewitbow]

some gpus get a dvi/vga adapter. my sapphire 7850 did(sapphire tends to put extra stuff in their boxes)


More or less what you need to run dvi>vga

 

[Brandonp2121]

My monitor says it supports DVI-D and VGA video inputs, so I'm assuming that my other video connector is a DVI-D

 

[obsama1]

OK, so you'll need a DVi cable. $6.50 @Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Cables-To-Go-26911-Digital/dp/B0000X0VCY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346033067&sr=8-1&keywords=dvi-d

 

[Brandonp2121]

Isn't DVI-D a certain type of DVI?

 

[Brandonp2121]

Wouldn't this work?
http://www.amazon.com/Video-Cable-Black-Support-Necessary/dp/B002TUC64W

 

[obsama1]

Nope. VGA and HDMI are totally different.

 

[dudewitbow]

Isn't DVI-D a certain type of DVI?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

shows you the different kinds of dvi ports there are

 

[johnhalo]

Obasma is right, you'll need a VGA cable or a DVI to VGA cable if you both your monitor and computer don't have DVI's. VGA = Lowest quality, DVI = Medium, HDMI = High quality.
I have a VGA cable

 

[obsama1]

HDMI is just DVI with sound. No difference is picture quality.

 

[Brandonp2121]

I'm still super confused, sorry :/. My monitor has VGA and a DVI-D input, and my graphics card has HDMI and A DVI input.

 

[obsama1]

Both of them have DVI, correct? So, all you need is to get either:

HDMI to DVI-D cable (HDMI plugs into GPU, DVI plugs into monitor)
DVI-D to DVI-D cable

 

[dudewitbow]

just resaying that it can technically be solved with the dvi(gpu side) to vga convertor.

 

[Brandonp2121]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812186019
So would this little thing do the trick?