cant get the right resolution

[tmmm1233]

so the monitor i am using is a acer al2216w and i am using an adapter to go from vga to hdmi into the back of a gtx 1050 ti i can only get 1440 x 900 and not the native for the monitor witch is 1680 x 1050 thanks for any help

[Dujith]

Any reason you are using the VGA connector instead of the HDMI/DVI?

VGA should go up to 2048x1536 but it might be that the adapter is messing up the detect. 

 

Which brand of 1050ti? 

[Trevor87]

Because that the max resolution for VGA 1680 X 1050 depending on monitor and cable you can go more depending. 

[Dujith]

14 minutes ago, Trevor87 said:

Because that the max resolution for VGA 1680 X 1050 depending on your cable quality. 

 

It can go higher, tho that will depend on the RAMDAC. Not the cable, how it will look will come down to the cable tho  

 

[Trevor87]

3 minutes ago, Dujith said:

It can go higher, tho that will depend on the RAMDAC. Not the cable, how it will look will come down to the cable tho  

 

Lol was half way throw reading Wikipedia before relized I posted it before I finish't. 

[tmmm1233]

20 hours ago, Dujith said:

Any reason you are using the VGA connector instead of the HDMI/DVI?

VGA should go up to 2048x1536 but it might be that the adapter is messing up the detect. 

 

Which brand of 1050ti? 

because the moitor is vga but the evga gtx 1050 ti does not have vga 

[Dujith]

It should also have a DVI-D. Better to use a DVI-D cable. 

Since it has no real VGA connector i think the resolution is limited to 1440

 

Edit: see my reply. I think you are screwed  

[Domifi]

Try using a passive dvi to vga adapter. DVI can natively carry an analog VGA signal, so you should get a better result.

[Dujith]

Just now, Domifi said:

Try using a passive dvi to vga adapter. DVI can natively carry an analog VGA signal, so you should get a better result.

The EVGA ones only show a DVI-D which will not have VGA. And it seems that i made a google error the Display in case only has a VGA.

al2216w has only VGA, i looked up the al2216wsd  

 

[Domifi]

3 minutes ago, Dujith said:

It should also have a DVI-D. Better to use a DVI-D cable. 

Since it has no real VGA connector i think the resolution is limited to 1440

Googling is model shows that he really doesn't have anything else than a VGA port on the monitor.

 

Edit: Too slow

[Trevor87]

Just go dvi to Hdmi sorted or if your card has dvi port then dvi to dvi. 

[Dujith]

Just now, Domifi said:

Googling is model shows that he really doesn't have anything else than a VGA port on the monitor.

Look up  i just realized that a min ago.

[Trevor87]

it does come with dvi port https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiu5JKB2KnXAhVCBMAKHR_fBBMQFgguMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.anandtech.com%2Fshow%2F2188%2F2&usg=AOvVaw1Cwe2w2N3FOqDwZBEOa9hQ