Question about connecting a 1050 Ti to a VGA monitor

[Antang]

If I use an HDMI VGA adapter to do it,, would the "you are not currently using a display connected to the GPU" problem go away? And the games would actually use the graphics card even if the monitor looks the same visually?

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Nope. Pascal cards from nvidia do not have analog output what so ever, even if you adapt a DVI port. It doesn't exist in hardware on the card anymore. AMD stopped offering analog output on their cards many years ago as well. The only possible way to use VGA out is either an older video card or one of those usb-3.0-video-card-add-another-monitor things and you can't use it to play games on like that, it's just "add more desktop space" only.

[Antang]

Originally posted by Impending Rentacle Tape:

Nope. Pascal cards from nvidia do not have analog output what so ever, even if you adapt a DVI port. It doesn't exist in hardware on the card anymore. AMD stopped offering analog output on their cards many years ago as well.

the dude in this thread said otherwise
https://www.quora.com/Can-a-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-be-used-on-a-monitor-with-no-HDMI-port
How do I determine if my card is a pascal card or something?

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Originally posted by Fruit Punch Samurai G:

Originally posted by Impending Rentacle Tape:

Nope. Pascal cards from nvidia do not have analog output what so ever, even if you adapt a DVI port. It doesn't exist in hardware on the card anymore. AMD stopped offering analog output on their cards many years ago as well.

the dude in this thread said otherwise
https://www.quora.com/Can-a-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-be-used-on-a-monitor-with-no-HDMI-port
How do I determine if my card is a pascal card or something?

All GTX 1000 series cards are nvidia pascal family.

And it may be possible with some sort of active adapter like that but you're seriously degrading video quality on the resulting displayed image on the VGA screen.

[Antang]

wait what? im getting like $3-$10+ results for the active hdmi vga adapters >_>

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Originally posted by Fruit Punch Samurai G:

wait what? im getting like $3-$10+ results for the active hdmi vga adapters >_>

Yeah if you want to take a gamble on chinese quality and order direct from china.........

[R3d_dawn]

I am using a gtx 1050 ti with a vga monitor , i have bought both hdmi to vga adapter and dvi d to vga.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Fruit Punch Samurai G:

Originally posted by Impending Rentacle Tape:

Nope. Pascal cards from nvidia do not have analog output what so ever, even if you adapt a DVI port. It doesn't exist in hardware on the card anymore. AMD stopped offering analog output on their cards many years ago as well.

the dude in this thread said otherwise
https://www.quora.com/Can-a-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-be-used-on-a-monitor-with-no-HDMI-port
How do I determine if my card is a pascal card or something?

GTX970 and upward until the 10xx series NVIDIA GPU's are Maxwell II, All 10XX series GPU's are Pascal.

[_I_]

if the monitor is vga only, its itme for a new monitor

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Originally posted by _I_:

if the monitor is vga only, its itme for a new monitor

Yes, besides everything else.. vga-only monitors stopped being produced back in.. gosh, I think 2008 or 2009? new ones are super cheap. I just recently picked up a 1600x900 HP LED panel from craigslist for $15 with a DVI port last month.

I see 1280x1024 LCD monitors with DVI at thrift stores all the time in rows on the shelves for $20 or $25.

The reason current day video cards dropped analog (VGA) output is because vga-only monitors aren't produced anymore and won't be ever again. There's no reason to have an old vga-only monitor in 2018.

[meheezen]

from what i've seen, those cards have a DVI-D conector (digital-only), so all outputs are indeed digital.
in that case you would need a conversor (VGA uses analog signaling).
i believe HDMI to VGA conversors are most popular and should be the cheapest in your area.
do a search and view some reviews before buying one tho, lots of them randomly bug and cuts signal.