HDMI - VGA Monitor problems

jibbazz

jibbazz

jibbazz

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Hi,

I recently bought a Tritan Triceratop from overclockers:

- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz Sandybridge overclocked to 4.40GHz
- Motherboard: Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION
- Cooler: Xigmatek Red Scorpion CPU Cooler
- RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: 500GB HDD
- GTX460

Firstly my graphics drivers are up to date.

I was initially running the system using a 19" Phillips monitor via a VGA cable on the maximum possible resolution of 1600x1200. Running games such as Deus ex, Skyrim and Crysis on high settings. The games all ran very smoothly.

For christmas I got a new LG M2450D 24" HDMI TV monitor and am using it via HDMI (max res 1920x1080)

I understand that the higher res will affect gameplay however the games have almost ground to a halt. I can now only play skyrim smoothly if the texture quality is on low with anti-aliasing and anistropic filtering off. Surely my comp can do better than this !?

I have tried to lower the resulution to 1600x1200 with graphics set at medium (lower than when using the Phllips monitor) but it is still really laggy. Crysis is totally unplayable and I havent even tried Deus ex.

I might be missing something here but I honestly thought my new system would be able to deal with the likes of Skyrim. I know its not the best on the market or anything but its still a decent system?
 
I have now tried the VGA cable instead of the HDMI in the 24" monitor. The games all run smoothly again on high settings. Obviously the picture quality is not as sharp and the defies the object of buying the monitor !

The HDMI lead works fine and has been tested n my xbox too. IS theere anything I can do to make things run properly on HDMI ?
 
Forgive me if this sounds like I'm insulting your intelligence but you are attaching the HDMI cable to the GTX460 aren't you rather than the HDMI output on the motherboard. The motherboard HDMI output uses the Intel® HD Graphics 3000 on the processor bypassing you GTX460 completely.
 
Danny091 said:
Just checked my MSI one it only has two DVI ports :( That must be the reason i didnt think they had any.
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The Nvidia site specs them as having HDMI ports so MSI must have modified their cards and removed it.

GeForce_GTX_460_med_bracket.png
 
Its the mini-HDMI, you get the included adapter. It's present on the MSI GTX560Ti, but I personally use the DVI instead.
 
Problem sorted! I had forgot about the HDMI converter lead which came with the graphics card. I had missed the mini HDMI port and was plugging it into the motherboard. Spanner !

I owe you all 50p!

Cheers gents
 
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