VGA ports and DVI to VGA adaptors

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I'm looking to buy a new graphics card, nothing too fancy but something that will keep me busy for a couple of years, but I really need to be sure that I'm getting the best signal going to my CRT monitor. I've got a couple of high quality VGA cables but now I need something to plug them into.

If I went for something like the GeForce 6800 GS that comes with a VGA and a DVI port on board.

If I went for a GeForce 7800 GT that would come with two DVI ports and one or two DVI adaptors.

Obviously the latter has more ooomph than the former, but is the DVI to VGA adaptor that I'd need to screw into the DVI port on the 7800 doing the same job as the VGA port on the 6800 GS? Is there any distinguishable loss of signal quality from using the adaptor?

 

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Can you get such leads from OcUK? I couldn't see one in the cables section.

If not, any idea how much a good one would be?

 

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OK, I've found a LINDY DVI-A to VGA Male Adapter Cable (my CRT has a female socket) for £10.99. It states:

For connecting a computer with a DVI-I output to a VGA monitor!

This high-quality cable allows you to connect a computer with a DVI-I analogue output to a VGA monitor with a 15 Way VGA Female connector (i.e. a monitor with a removable VGA cable).

Many modern graphics cards feature both DVI-I (digital and analogue) and VGA (analogue) connectors. This cable is useful when you want to connect two VGA monitors to a computer equipped with one of these cards - simply connect the first monitor to the VGA port and the second, using this cable, to the DVI port!

Please note: The DVI-A connector used in this cable mates to the analogue pins incorporated in the DVI-I interface to send the analogue signal to the VGA input on your monitor. It does not convert DVI digital signals to VGA analogue!

Sound about right?

 

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