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HDMI with vga dual monitor setup help!

Sebastian77
By Sebastian77
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Hello, my current monitor is connected to the hdmi from my graphics card to the monitor and works fine, but I have another monitor that accepts vga only how do I set it up to display on the vga one?

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Does your GPU have a VGA out?

If not, your going to be looking at an active converter, or replacing the monitor.

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But it has a dvi out... would that work if I bout that cable? I’m using the hdmi on my gpu and I’m trying to use the vga on the motherboard

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I saw what you linked me very much appreciated! Would that go in my motherboard then.. it would have to right?

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Yeah I think I answered my own question because my gpu only has one hdmi... but just to be safe if I put it in my motherboards hdmi slot will it work with my hdmi already in my gpu’s HDMI slot

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