Alley Rig

[Vegan_TREX]

So I found an old Albatron px965 ver2.0 not too long ago with a q9450 and 8gb of ram. I was planning to turn it into a low/midrange system but can't seem to get it to hook to a monitor or my television. The graphics aren't the issue, so please don't hate too much (alittle is ok) that is being replaced with an old gtx970 I have in the closet that I'm not using anymore.

[GirlFromYonder]

Use a DVI-I to VGA adapter abd please dont brute force your way through the I/O ports. YOU WILL BREAK SOMETHING.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH 

$3  

[Vegan_TREX]

1 minute ago, DeezNoNos said:

Use a DVI-I to VGA adapter abd please dont brute force your way through the I/O ports. YOU WILL BREAK SOMETHING.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-DVI-Cable-Adapter-DVIVGAMF/dp/B000067SOH 

$3  

Its serial port not a VGA. I don't believe they're compatible.

[GirlFromYonder]

Just now, Vegan_TREX said:

Its serial port not a VGA. I don't believe they're compatible.

on the gpu?

[Vegan_TREX]

1 minute ago, DeezNoNos said:

on the gpu?

The gpu isn't the issue it's the motherboard. The gpu is being replaced with my extra gtx970

[VVoltor]

Hot damn, a parallel port, ages since I've seen that!

 

 

 

 

Not sure what you want with this topic though. What do you mean you can't hook it up? You don't have a DVI cable? You have a spare GTX 970 so what's the problem exactly?

[Vegan_TREX]

1 minute ago, VVoltor said:

Hot damn, a parallel port, ages since I've seen that!

 

 

 

 

Not sure what you want with this topic though. What do you mean you can't hook it up? You don't have a DVI cable? You have a spare GTX 970 so what's the problem exactly?

I've only used VGA, DVI, HDMI and display ports. No idea how to output an image with these ports. Just looking to be educated.

[GirlFromYonder]

Just now, Vegan_TREX said:

I've only used VGA, DVI, HDMI and display ports. No idea how to output an image with these ports. Just looking to be educated.

THE MOTHERBOARD HAS NO DISPLAY OUTS FOR GODS SAKE. USE THAT GPU FOR NOW.

[VVoltor]

1 minute ago, Vegan_TREX said:

I've only used VGA, DVI, HDMI and display ports. No idea how to output an image with these ports. Just looking to be educated.

There's two DVI-I ports?

 

[Vegan_TREX]

3 minutes ago, VVoltor said:

There's two DVI-I ports?

 

On the gpu, not the motherboard.

[VVoltor]

Just now, Vegan_TREX said:

On the gpu, not the motherboard.

Sorry dude, I still don't understand what the problem is...

The motherboard doesn't have onboard video, so why not use the GPU that's installed or that GTX 970?

 

Also, I'd be very wary of the PSU in that thing. It's probably a cheap no-brand model, and just look at the dust, how the PSU bracket is pretty much ruined, and is that brown smudge just a stain or a burn mark?

[GirlFromYonder]

3 minutes ago, Vegan_TREX said:

On the gpu, not the motherboard.

no display connectors on the motherboard

[Vegan_TREX]

2 minutes ago, VVoltor said:

Sorry dude, I still don't understand what the problem is...

The motherboard doesn't have onboard video, so why not use the GPU that's installed or that GTX 970?

 

Also, I'd be very wary of the PSU in that thing. It's probably a cheap no-brand model, and just look at the dust, how the PSU bracket is pretty much ruined, and is that brown smudge just a stain or a burn mark?

I noticed the power supply, its being replaced. The GPU works as video output for the MB/CPU?

[VVoltor]

2 minutes ago, Vegan_TREX said:

I noticed the power supply, its being replaced. The GPU works as video output for the MB/CPU?

Yes, it's a video card. A video card connects to the motherboard of a computer system and generates output images to display.

[GirlFromYonder]

4 minutes ago, Vegan_TREX said:

I noticed the power supply, its being replaced. The GPU works as video output for the MB/CPU?

yes

[Vegan_TREX]

3 minutes ago, VVoltor said:

Yes, it's a video card. A video card connects to the motherboard of a computer system and generates output images to display.

ya, okay, thanks , I already knew that, just wasn't thinking apparently, its been done.