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    #32
    Redriddick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Redriddick


    Sorry was away yesterday.First thing,have you your monitor connected to the graphics card and not the motherboard output.
    I got a slightly different motherboard I think but it came with a little speaker to attach to the motherboard.


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    #33
    Traversalan15
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Traversalan15


    Redriddick wrote: »
    Sorry was away yesterday.First thing,have you your monitor connected to the graphics card and not the motherboard output.
    I got a slightly different motherboard I think but it came with a little speaker to attach to the motherboard.

    No I didn't do that, the mobo had a HDMI output so I just assumed that would work, I havn't got a VGA cable yet so i'll pick one up later and try that, do you think that will work? even though there is a HDMI and VGA slot on the mobo. The GPU only has a only has a mHDMI thats why I have to get the VGA.

    Thanks for the help pal.


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    #34
    gooner99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭gooner99


    Traversalan15 wrote: »
    No I didn't do that, the mobo had a HDMI output so I just assumed that would work, I havn't got a VGA cable yet so i'll pick one up later and try that, do you think that will work? even though there is a HDMI and VGA slot on the mobo.

    Thanks for the help pal.

    Might just be a silly observation. But you know the way on a TV you have to select the source, like tv, pc, hdmi, etc... Could your monitor have a function like that?

    I know it usually jumps to the newly connected source, but not on all TV's. Not sure if any monitors have such a function.


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    #35
    Traversalan15
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Traversalan15


    gooner99 wrote: »
    Might just be a silly observation. But you know the way on a TV you have to select the source, like tv, pc, hdmi, etc... Could your monitor have a function like that?

    I know it usually jumps to the newly connected source, but not on all TV's. Not sure if any monitors have such a function.

    No because I was connecting it to the tv and It was on HDMI.


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    #36
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Traversalan15 wrote: »
    No I didn't do that, the mobo had a HDMI output so I just assumed that would work, I havn't got a VGA cable yet so i'll pick one up later and try that, do you think that will work? even though there is a HDMI and VGA slot on the mobo. The GPU only has a only has a mHDMI thats why I have to get the VGA.

    Thanks for the help pal.

    If you have a card installed, the motherboard video will not work. For now, until you get a mini hdmi adaptor, you can remove your video card and then use the motherboards onboard video connectors.


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    #37
    Redriddick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Redriddick


    You can get a mhdmi to HDMI converter.got one for mine and works perfectly.Picture quality with HDMI is gonna be a lot better than VGA!!!


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    #38
    gooner99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭gooner99


    Redriddick wrote: »
    You can get a mhdmi to HDMI converter.got one for mine and works perfectly.Picture quality with HDMI is gonna be a lot better than VGA!!!

    Sorry for hijacking this slightly. I have my sons new rig up and running with a vga cable connected via a dvi adaptor. Would I see any advantage in display if I change to a dvi cable?


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    #39
    Redriddick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭Redriddick


    You would alright.dvi or HDMI is better than VGA!!!


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    #40
    gooner99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭gooner99


    Redriddick wrote: »
    You would alright.dvi or HDMI is better than VGA!!!

    Cheers for that.Any idea where I can pick up a good dvi cable at a reasonable price?


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    #41
    TerrorFirmer
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    If it's a decent VGA cable I don't think you would really notice. DVI or HDMI or are preferable but VGA is still OK if it's a good cable.


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    #42
    gooner99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭gooner99


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    If it's a decent VGA cable I don't think you would really notice. DVI or HDMI or are preferable but VGA is still OK if it's a good cable.

    Not sure on the quality.It came with a LG monitor.


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