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partyboy 18 Jun @ 10:46am

I’m dumb what’s the 3rd cord on this adapter?

This one [www.amazon.ca] My new gpu only has dp and my asus v248qe needs dvi. Still beats buying a new monitor though I guess?

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wing0zero 18 Jun @ 10:49am

Did you get the 5060 then?

I would put the $64 that cost's into a new screen.

You could probably find a monitor second hand with DP for that much, won't be the best screen but I imaging better than the one you have being that old.

Last edited by wing0zero; 18 Jun @ 10:52am

magicISO Sweden 18 Jun @ 10:49am

the big one ? that is DVI those small one is usb and display port

Monk 18 Jun @ 10:51am

No it doesn't, you could get a new, much better monitor for not much more than that adaptor, it's time to upgrade.

Phénomènes Mystiques 18 Jun @ 10:58am

That is weird because I own that monitor and it has DP, HDMI, and DVI (ASUS VG248QE).

Last edited by Phénomènes Mystiques; 18 Jun @ 11:00am

Monk 18 Jun @ 11:04am

Yeah I just checked, OP, your monitor has dp and hdmi.

Still, probably time to consider an upgrade.

_I_ 18 Jun @ 11:06am

the monitor has dp, dvi-d and hdmi

just get a dp cable

partyboy 18 Jun @ 11:08am

Oh so I just need a DP cord then... hmm where is that thing LOL thanks guys

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:
the big one ? that is DVI those small one is usb and display port

Why is there a usb cord to the adapter? Wth

Originally posted by wing0zero:
Did you get the 5060 then?

I would put the $64 that cost's into a new screen.

You could probably find a monitor second hand with DP for that much, won't be the best screen but I imaging better than the one you have being that old.

Yeah I did, and true. I'll probably just get the DP cord because I didn't realize my monitor had that lmao, but anyway what would the main differences be with new monitors anyway? Mine is 1080p and 144hz that's all I need. Is there some other factor with monitors I don't know about haha

Last edited by partyboy; 18 Jun @ 11:09am

_I_ 18 Jun @ 11:13am

Originally posted by partyboy:
Oh so I just need a DP cord then... hmm where is that thing LOL thanks guys

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:
the big one ? that is DVI those small one is usb and display port
Why is there a usb cord to the adapter? Wth

Originally posted by wing0zero:
Did you get the 5060 then?

I would put the $64 that cost's into a new screen.

You could probably find a monitor second hand with DP for that much, won't be the best screen but I imaging better than the one you have being that old.
Yeah I did, and true. I'll probably just get the DP cord because I didn't realize my monitor had that lmao, but anyway what would the main differences be with new monitors anyway? Mine is 1080p and 144hz that's all I need. Is there some other factor with monitors I don't know about haha

usb is to adapt power
dp signal is 3.3v, dvi signal is 5v
most dp to hdmi/dvi adapters use the dp 3.3 and boost it to 5v

wing0zero 18 Jun @ 12:37pm

Originally posted by partyboy:
Originally posted by wing0zero:
Did you get the 5060 then?

I would put the $64 that cost's into a new screen.

You could probably find a monitor second hand with DP for that much, won't be the best screen but I imaging better than the one you have being that old.
Yeah I did, and true. I'll probably just get the DP cord because I didn't realize my monitor had that lmao, but anyway what would the main differences be with new monitors anyway? Mine is 1080p and 144hz that's all I need. Is there some other factor with monitors I don't know about haha

To be honest I was lazy and didn't google the screen and assumed it was just some old thing, yeah grab a DP cable for sure.

partyboy 18 Jun @ 12:57pm

Originally posted by wing0zero:
Originally posted by partyboy:
Yeah I did, and true. I'll probably just get the DP cord because I didn't realize my monitor had that lmao, but anyway what would the main differences be with new monitors anyway? Mine is 1080p and 144hz that's all I need. Is there some other factor with monitors I don't know about haha

To be honest I was lazy and didn't google the screen and assumed it was just some old thing, yeah grab a DP cable for sure.

It’ll be here tomorrow :) idk if that monitor comes with one but I def don’t have it anymore if it does lol

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wing0zero 18 Jun @ 1:06pm

Originally posted by partyboy:
It’ll be here tomorrow :) idk if that monitor comes with one but I def don’t have it anymore if it does lol

Party's back on!

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Carlsberg 18 Jun @ 4:43pm

Originally posted by partyboy:
It’ll be here tomorrow :) idk if that monitor comes with one but I def don’t have it anymore if it does lol

It was supplied with one but it was really short and i had to replace mine anyway. And I've bought Startech stuff before and found it garbage, does not always work.

Last edited by Carlsberg; 18 Jun @ 4:45pm

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