GTX 1060 + HDMI to VGA adapter

[xarok]

Hello everyone

I bought a new GTX 1060 3gb, but I have to use it with an old monitor that has only a vga port , because I wont get a new monitor until two months from now,
And luckily I have an active HDMI to vga adapter that I had been using with an R7 370 and I was working perfectly,

but when I try to use it with this 1060 it works for about 10mins, and after that the screen starts turning black for 2 sec every 5 sec,

I thought that the adapter was bad, but I reinstalled the r7 370 and used that adapter with it and it worked just fine, but I does not with the 1060, 

So, do you guys have any idea whats causing the problem ?? will a DP to VGA adapter work in this case ?

Thanks in advance

[themctipers]

dp to vga is usually passive, and iirc pascal doesnt have analog dvi (well my 1070 doesnt, so)

 

DDU and retry?

does windows work even though no monitor is connected (try sound)

[xarok]

Just now, themctipers said:

dp to vga is usually passive, and iirc pascal doesnt have analog dvi (well my 1070 doesnt, so)

 

DDU and retry?

does windows work even though no monitor is connected (try sound)

 

I know pascal does not support analog anymore, but the adapter I have is active, also I forgot to mention that I didnt have the chance to even install the driver because of the screen turning black so I dont think its a driver problem,

 
And for the dp to vga adapter I was talking about is like this one https://www.amazon.com/Accell-DisplayPort-VGA-Active-Adapter/dp/B003HC85D2

[cfrozer]

15 minutes ago, xarok said:

 

I know pascal does not support analog anymore, but the adapter I have is active, also I forgot to mention that I didnt have the chance to even install the driver because of the screen turning black so I dont think its a driver problem,

 
And for the dp to vga adapter I was talking about is like this one https://www.amazon.com/Accell-DisplayPort-VGA-Active-Adapter/dp/B003HC85D2

That sounds like a driver problem lol

no driver can cause those issues with out adapters 

[cfrozer]

16 minutes ago, xarok said:

 

I know pascal does not support analog anymore, but the adapter I have is active, also I forgot to mention that I didnt have the chance to even install the driver because of the screen turning black so I dont think its a driver problem,

 
And for the dp to vga adapter I was talking about is like this one https://www.amazon.com/Accell-DisplayPort-VGA-Active-Adapter/dp/B003HC85D2

 

Just now, That-Something_ said:

That sounds like a driver problem lol

no driver can cause those issues with out adapters 

try using another computer and get the drivers off nividas website and use the usb drive on your pc with the 1060, you may just have to wait with the 5 sec black screen.

[xarok]

Just now, That-Something_ said:

 

try using another computer and get the drivers off nividas website and use the usb drive on your pc with the 1060, you may just have to wait with the 5 sec black screen.

I tested it in my friends pc and it worked just fine with a dvi cable although he already has the driver installed, also I had a small problem when I try to install the driver it says that its no compatible with my version of windows, and Im using win10 64bit and the driver I downloaded from nvidia website says that its for win10 64bit, now Im thinking of reinstalling windows and retry 

[cfrozer]

Just now, xarok said:

I tested it in my friends pc and it worked just fine with a dvi cable although he already has the driver installed, also I had a small problem when I try to install the driver it says that its no compatible with my version of windows, and Im using win10 64bit and the driver I downloaded from nvidia website says that its for win10 64bit, now Im thinking of reinstalling windows and retry 

are you using geforce exp?
 

[cfrozer]

1 minute ago, xarok said:

I tested it in my friends pc and it worked just fine with a dvi cable although he already has the driver installed, also I had a small problem when I try to install the driver it says that its no compatible with my version of windows, and Im using win10 64bit and the driver I downloaded from nvidia website says that its for win10 64bit, now Im thinking of reinstalling windows and retry 

also try safemode

 

[xarok]

Just now, That-Something_ said:

are you using geforce exp?
 

I tried to use to download the drive but it didnt, stuck and the beginning of the download with no error message

[cfrozer]

Just now, xarok said:

I tried to use to download the drive but it didnt, stuck and the beginning of the download with no error message

try using safemode before re-installing windows.

[xarok]

Just now, That-Something_ said:

also try safemode

 

good idea, I will try it for sure, but if its a driver problem it wont give me these black screens in safe mod right ??

[cfrozer]

Just now, xarok said:

good idea, I will try it for sure, but if its a driver problem it wont give me these black screens in safe mod right ??

Yea it should run with bare windows drivers programs

[xarok]

1 hour ago, That-Something_ said:

Yea it should run with bare windows drivers programs

I tried safemode, still the same issue, I dont think its a lack of driver problem

[cfrozer]

1 minute ago, xarok said:

I tried safemode, still the same issue, I dont think its a lack of driver problem

what cpu you have?
 

[xarok]

Just now, That-Something_ said:

what cpu you have?
 

i5 4460, but does the cpu have to do with this problem ?

[cfrozer]

what mobo do you have?
 

[xarok]

Asrock B85M-HDS + 8gb hyperx fury + 1tb HDD + 250 SSD + Corsair CX550M

[cfrozer]

Try using the onboard VGA but you may want to enable the igpu in the bios

 

[xarok]

1 minute ago, That-Something_ said:

Try using the onboard VGA but you may want to enable the igpu in the bios

 

I believe I can use the onboard VGA without any problem, but I dont that would help, because when I remove the 1060 and use r7 370 everything works just fine 

 

[cfrozer]

Just now, xarok said:

I believe I can use the onboard VGA without any problem, but I dont that would help, because when I remove the 1060 and use r7 370 everything works just fine 

 

did you try and use DDU for the r7?

[xarok]

Just now, That-Something_ said:

did you try and use DDU for the r7?

not, I have not yet, but I will try it tomorrow maybe a full windows reinstall, if the problem still  occurs I will just wait for a new monitor I guess

[cfrozer]

4 minutes ago, xarok said:

not, I have not yet, but I will try it tomorrow maybe a full windows reinstall, if the problem still  occurs I will just wait for a new monitor I guess

remember to backup all photos and documents 

[xarok]

7 minutes ago, That-Something_ said:

remember to backup all photos and documents 

yeah sure, and thanks for your help