VGA monitor, incoming R9 290...

[Comandante_J]

Hi, i just ordered parts for a new PC, the card is a 290 Tri-X, and in the near future i will crossfire it with another and hooke it up to a 4K display.

But in the meantime, i will be using my old 1680x1050 22 inch Hanns.G monitor, wich sadly, only has VGA input.

What can i do? I dont want to spend on active converters...

Is it possible to use the VGA output on the Z97 motherboard (Asus Z97 Pro-Gamer), and still use the 290?

 

[TheDualshock]

No, you will need to the display to be plugged onto the graphics card to be able to use the R9 290's power. A VGA to DVI doesn't cost much and the graphics card may come with one. My friend's R9 270x came with one but not sure about mine.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Hi, i just ordered parts for a new PC, the card is a 290 Tri-X, and in the near future i will crossfire it with another and hooke it up to a 4K display.

But in the meantime, i will be using my old 1680x1050 22 inch Hanns.G monitor, wich sadly, only has VGA input.

What can i do? I dont want to spend on active converters...

Is it possible to use the VGA output on the Z97 motherboard (Asus Z97 Pro-Gamer), and still use the 290?

No you would be using either the cpu or the motherboards on-board graphics if you plug it into the motherboard. You will have to buy an adapter to hook up vga to the graphics card if you want to use it.

 

[Dunlop0078]

However your graphics card may come with the adapter, my msi gtx 760 came with a dvi to vga adapter.

 

[Comandante_J]

No, you will need to the display to be plugged onto the graphics card to be able to use the R9 290's power. A VGA to DVI doesn't cost much and the graphics card may come with one. My friend's R9 270x came with one but not sure about mine.

The problem is that 290 and 290x's, as far as im aware dont have any kind of analog output, DVI outputs are DVI-D. I use a DVI-I to VGA in my actual computer (5850 crossfire), but DVI-D doesnt have analog ouput pins, so the usual white DVI to VGA adaptor, cant be used.

So... Ill need to save money fast for the new monitor LOL

Thanks guys.

 

[spdragoo]

It apparently depends on the manufacturer -- according to Micro Center's website, the Diamond brand models have DVI-I outputs (single or dual), with the rest having DVI-D (single or dual).

However....

All of the cards (290 & 290X) have DisplayPorts on them. You can get a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter fairly cheap (around $20 USD), which would allow you to continue using the old monitor.