AMD R2-290X no dvi-i to vga? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Vitalius]

ONLY REASON I CAN SPEND $600 ON A GPU IS BECAUSE I WORKED 3 MONTHS TO GATHER THE BLOODY MONEY

SO IT SHOULD TAKE YOU HALF A MONTH TO BUY A $100 1080P DISPLAY THAT HAS DVI.

SUCK IT UP. I CAN USE CAPS TOO! 

I .. AM A MAN!

[Kuzma]

SO IT SHOULD TAKE YOU HALF A MONTH TO BUY A $100 1080P DISPLAY THAT HAS DVI.

SUCK IT UP. I CAN USE CAPS TOO! 

I .. AM A MAN!

Harsh but true

[lhikary]

heres what im gonna do
1-wait and see if an amd partner will release a 290x with dvi-i
2-if above did not happen then buying this cuz i can overclock it to 120hz and alot of ppl were able to do aswell
http://www.ebay.com/itm/QNIX-QX2710-LED-Evolution-ll-Matte-27-2560x1440-SAMSUNG-PLS-Panel-PC-Monitor/130933173797?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D261%26meid%3D1587982411652577530%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1088%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D151011442822%26

[lhikary]

SO IT SHOULD TAKE YOU HALF A MONTH TO BUY A $100 1080P DISPLAY THAT HAS DVI.

SUCK IT UP. I CAN USE CAPS TOO! 

I .. AM A MAN!

I CAN USE CAPS ASWELL

/request close

[KONA]

who even uses VGA nowadays.......... :rolleyes:

[mgsstar]

Usually old LCD monitors like mine still have a DVI port and a VGA port. I think only CRT monitors only have a VGA port so it isn't necessary to have vga now imo.

[OddlyShapedTree]

I don't really mind this VGA is useless for a high end card like that. If you are buying a high end card and don't have a DVI capable monitor then you should get the monitor first.

[Viking Kong]

I bought a new monitor when I bought a new gpu. And it wasn't a $600 card, I just didnt want to use vga anyways...

[Titanicium]

Unless your motherboard supports LucidVirtu, allow the video to switch from using your discreet gpu to your apu.

 

The colours of my monitor, using a dvi cable is much richer (yes, may factor cabling quality), but testing other available vga cables, I find that vga sucks for graphical design, especially when your project involves a lot of rich colours.

 

AMD is making sense to remove analogue signal on a premium high-end card, plus I wouldn't mind seeing AMD removing all DVI and opt for more modern connectors like full-size HDMI and/or DP.

THAT I would mind. This is because most people still got HDMI 1.4 or lower and that can't support more then 60 Hz as far as I know...

And DP cabling is expensive as hell...

[Titanicium]

On a more trivial note: Welcome to the forums

[N7_Zer0]

About time they got rid of ancient VGA connectivity. Technology should move forward not back.

[Ashratt]

Why not? There isn't any difference in image quality, and unless you want to run 2560x1600 or higher, there is no need for DVI, since VGA allows resolutions up to 2048x1536.

The only reason I can see is that DVI can carry sound and is needed to watch BluRays because it supports HDCP (which is pretty much the only reason I bought a DVI cable, since my monitor shipped with only a VGA cable and I couldn't watch BluRays with that).

 not quiet, vga is only limited by the RAMDAC on gpus (99% of which are 400mhz) and the horizontal/vertical scanning frequency of your crt. I for example can run 2560x1600 @ 68Hz on my crt and it still looks ok.

 

The removal of analogue support kinda sucks, i don't know how much space it needs on the pcb or how expensive it is (probably not much, gpu manufacturers don't pay much attention to their RAMDACs anyway). 

I recently got a crt and it is still the superior tech for motion picture (together with plasma, although that is not really usable as a monitor). I'm so mad that everything good about CRT got thrown out of the window for LCD which sucked for a long time and were overpriced like hell but everyone was like "look at my LCD (with 0.5cdm/2 blacks, bad viewing angles, 10ms input lag and 20ms repsonse time) light and thin; black levels? wtf are you talking about, look it is so thin".

LCD has come a long way but 10 years and we still have 60HZ and 1080p because consumers don't give a damn (and that is ok for the most part, but that something like the lightboost hack only exists because of 3D and not because manufacturers actually tried to improve/solve the sample and hold blur of lcds is so ... depressing). And companys like BenQ selling 120Hz panels for 300$+ as if this is justified in any way, i'm glad that we now have those korean pls, 1440p and (overclockable to 100-120HZ) monitors for around 350$ which show that a lot more for a lot less money is possible.

 

Uhm, so i kinda digressed, where was i....right; having vga (and if only for a secondary screen which is still working fine and can be used) is nice, and for a tiny tiny minority which uses CRT is nice, now those ppl. have to buy something like an HD fury which isn't exactly cheap. Not such a great move as some ppl. here say it is IMHO, heck, having a ps/2 port for easy n-key rollover is nice to have too.

[Joshyy]

Both of my 1920x1080P monitors are VGA, One using DVI-I to VGA and one using DisplayPort to VGA (You can get the adapter for £10 on Ebay) I don't get what the fuss is over DVI and HDMI, My brothers monitor is a DVI version of mine and I actually find I can see everything less crisp on his. 

[iruixos]

If people were planning to use VGA with this card, they should feel ashamed of themselves.

I think this is a step in the right direction; we should be looking to future technologies, not the past.

Please use some sense before replying to me. This is not a personal attack so don't take it like one.

[exyia]

people wouldn't put cheap headphones/headsets on a quality sound card (which these days are only ~$100)

 

but this is an issue for a ~$600 card?

 

:rolleyes:

[unidentical]

I've got a BenQ monitor that I've had since 2002 that has DVI. There is no reason to have a card like that attached to a monitor that doesn't support digital input.

[ChrisxIxCross]

So let me get this straight... You want to get a TOP of the line enthusiast gpu when your monitor cant even support DVI?! Priorities man.

[XzzDSA]

ehh u do know u can just wait for another vendor to make one that works with a VGA adapter

I'm pretty sure the 3rd party manufactures need to make a custom PCB design for this to happen.. ASUS might do it.

[orangecat]

If you buy R9-290x and use VGA, Linus will come And tell you a little story...

A little story?! he will have a full on rant.

[martinrox1568]

Why not? There isn't any difference in image quality, and unless you want to run 2560x1600 or higher, there is no need for DVI, since VGA allows resolutions up to 2048x1536.

The only reason I can see is that DVI can carry sound and is needed to watch BluRays because it supports HDCP (which is pretty much the only reason I bought a DVI cable, since my monitor shipped with only a VGA cable and I couldn't watch BluRays with that).

1. dvi doesn't support sound.

2. VGA quality IS worse, but not for reasons u'd think. If given a good vga monitor(of which there haven't been for the fast 7 years), quality isn't an issue. BUT monitors these days have horrible vga converters on them, making quality bad. VGA is basically digital nowadays, with only the cable being analog

[catbutts]

To be honest, who the f*ck would spend so much money on this kind of gpu and use VGA? WTF

I have a cheap monitor as a secondary monitor. It sucks if I need to upgrade a monitor just to look through text/browse the internet, but I'm *kind of* glad for things like this (forcing markets/technology to advance forward and not being limited by old standards).

[qwertywarrior]

A little story?! he will have a full on rant.

i dont know why Linus hates it i mean

i use it

it runs at 1080p so whats the problem

[OneGun]

Lmao you want a $600 GPU with a $6 monitor?

[TheProfosist]

Yes, I'm sure. It is possible that it's a european model, it actually has a sticker that says DVI right next to the VGA port, but there is no port. I even tried to disassemble it to see if I can soldier on a connector...

 

What brand is it?

[MiracleMan]

lol what

Its like complaining that you can't put it in an AGP slot, one does not simply buy a high end gpu and use it with a ancient monitor!