Noob question, which lead do i need

Hi all, just got home and received my new gaming pc.

Small problem, i appear to not have the correct lead to run my monitor to the computer i believe i have an old VGA lead however this new computer i have bought has 2 graphic cards running in SLi

Never seen this opening on the back. I believe i need a DVI lead to connect them to the monitor but cannot be sure. Thanks all

PS my monitor is a VGA also, however i heard you can get an adapter for this. none too sure
 
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steaky360

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Hi all, just got home and received my new gaming pc.

Small problem, i appear to not have the correct lead to run my monitor to the computer i believe i have an old VGA lead however this new computer i have bought has 2 graphic cards running in SLi

Never seen this opening on the back. I believe i need a DVI lead to connect them to the monitor but cannot be sure. Thanks all

PS my monitor is a VGA also, however i heard you can get an adapter for this. none too sure

Hi Curtis,

If your graphics card has DVI out and your monitor requires VGA you'll certainly need a converter (they're pretty cheap from amazon/etc. quick google will find them) - but if I'm honest, you probably want a new monitor really to get the best out of your SLi cards.

What monitor do you have? Also what are your specs?
 

Rakk

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HI Curtis, if you could let us know what graphics cards you got in your new machine we can tell you what ports it has and will be able to give more help :)

Chances are you have a selection out if the following ports: HDMI, mHDMI, DVI or mDP
 
Hi thanks for the reply, my current monitor is "AOCE2270SWN"

and the new desktop computer setup is;
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready

Thanks all!
 
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