new Computer woes

[Leftenant Moley]

Well my new computer arrived today. tries to set everything up but the connector from the monitor to the base unit(goes to the main board) are not compatible help it feels like i got a £950 paper weight. The computer im usin just now(old Dell) has the the correct connection for the monitor but so i cant use my dell monitor on my new comp either

Komplett Intel Core 2 Duo:
OCZ Gold PC4200 DDR2 2048MB Dual Pack,
NEC DVD±recorder AD-5170 IDE Black OEM
OCZ Technology Powersupply ATX 450W
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz Socket
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Norman IC, 1 year license Virus Control
PC box
SoftThinks Installation/Recovery
Trust Compact Keyboard KB-1120,
Samsung SpinPoint P80SD 80GB SATA2
Logitech Click! Optical Mouse,
Gigabyte Triton GZ-XX1CA-SNB Black
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, P965, Socket-775,
Gainward GeForce 7900GT 256MB,1,4ns DDR3
Samsung 17" CRT Syncmaster 793DF TCO99 Monitor, DynaFlat, Silver/Black

[Leftenant Moley]

wait i think i see the problem. They have given me 2 connectors within the motherboard box that would fit the monitior. So the ones on the base unit must be 2 VDI's and the 2 spares are the ones is what I need on,(VGA's). How do i go about switching this? looks like i need to take the graphic card out swith one of the interfaces then put the card back in.

P.S never actully removed/inserted a component before only looked in a Pc a a number of times.

[whyidie]

I don't see an onboard video port on your motherboard:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_t...terid=22169854

You sure it has a vga port ?

Your monitor doesn't look like it would have a DVI port while your video card looks like it has just DVI ports.

So you would need a vga to dvi adapter and its very likely they supplied one for you if they built the system. Shouldn't require you to move anything around or even open up the case.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Hmm, well, if you really want to avoid messing around with your rig, you could just go and buy a VGA/DVI converter, I believe.

[Husar]

First off, shouldn't your monitor data cable belong into your graphicscard and not your mainboard?
Then, if it doesn't fit, get such a DVI/VGA adapter, though they are often delivered with graphicscards.
Now that I looked at you specs again, modern graphicscards use to have 2 DVI plugs while your CRT monitor should have a VGA plug so the adapter could be necessary.

[Leftenant Moley]

I'm sooo stupid lol

the thing they gave me is a vga to dvi converter. I realised it 30 mins after making this post and when i slapped that on it worked fine....

until I tried to down load the lastest nvidia driver. just when it was installing the montitor went black with a " Hz?" symbol on it.(can only support 65hz) so it looks like i may just have to get a new LCD after all. (wasted £70)

[whyidie]

I'm sooo stupid lol

the thing they gave me is a vga to dvi converter. I realised it 30 mins after making this post and when i slapped that on it worked fine....

until I tried to down load the lastest nvidia driver. just when it was installing the montitor went black with a " Hz?" symbol on it.(can only support 65hz) so it looks like i may just have to get a new LCD after all. (wasted £70)

Your video card should be able to support that. If it doesn't and the computer came bundled with the monitor whoever sold it to you should supply with a compatible part.

[DukeofSerbia]

Samsung SpinPoint P80SD 80GB SATA2
Samsung 17" CRT Syncmaster 793DF TCO99 Monitor, DynaFlat, Silver/Black

So strong components with so small hard disk and monitor is...

[Leftenant Moley]

Sweet I just my computer back today and its in working order
And medieval looks sooo great and runs flawlessly. As soon as i hit end turn the ai zips throw their moves and 3 secs later is my turn again

So strong components with so small hard disk and monitor is...

I'll struggle to fill that hard disk in a year. My old disk which is 40G still has plenty room and it has alot of internet guff on it(being a shared computer)

I am starting to regret the monitor though. Especially after my laser eye surgery i'm not wanting to damage me eyes again so i might just bye a £200 LCD after all. (and consider the £70 a waste, oh well)

Anyway i'm off need to unlock the Scots so i can the English