yes, but how can a pc in 2013 have only VGA output

Are you sure?

I have a 2009 comp with very basic shit...nothing for high graphics games

well then its not rlly a 2009 comp innit now? iirc DVi started with the geforce 8 series which were released in 06.

Anyways if u are going to play with that res and/if u dont have DVI dont waste money on it.

Monitors great, but it would be stupid to not use it to its full potential..

iirc DVi started with the geforce 8 series which were released in 06.

Hell no. I have no clue what was first mass market card with DVI (probably something from Matrox), but there were GeForce 2 cards with DVI all the way back in 2001.

oh snap. my bad. but still my point stands. :)

My old computer from 2009 has a GT220. It's DVI and very capable for quake at HD with post process; 125fps stable. Probably can be had for next to nothing these days, and there are plenty of comparable cards at similar pricepoints.

My advice to you would be to get something like that if you know you won't be playing anything graphically intensive, run the two cards at once and enjoy the awesomeness of two monitors. Doesnt need to be SLI or CrossFire either.

Good luck!

I thought VGA would only allow 60 Hz? You need DVI-D to get the digital signal that can give you 120 Hz.

No, VGA with LCD displays allow 120hz on lower resolutions.

CRTs have analogue signal so you could get 120hz@1080p with VGA, but that would degrade image quality and create more input lag.

@Laskij your setup should run 120hz no problem

Oh alright, so it's still resolution dependant like in the CRT days. I'm looking for a new graphics card that has DVI-D so I can run 120 Hz@1080p myself.

crt :<

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I've got a geforce 550ti and I'm using DVI-D into my aw2310. 1080p@120hz no problem.

Wouldn't recommend the card though. Get something newer if you can.

I have a card in mind, but I'm waiting till pay day before I buy it :p

will windows/quake allow setting refresh to 120hz if using a dvi cable that does not support 120hz? if so, will video just be rendered at the refresh rate supported by the cable? is there any way to discern what the 'true' refresh rate is for a particular setup?

If the cable doesn't support 120hz, you won't find the 120hz option in drivers or windows display settings. Setting r_displayRefresh on 120 won't change a thing since the display will still run on 60.

Every display has menu buttons with information tab that shows current resolution and refresh rate.

Ya as anhe said. The monitor won't report being 120hz capable to windows, because it wont be without the right cable.

wasn't there some trick to get it working, like remove a pin from the cable?

Yes and no. Depends which pins for which purpose.

If you need to adapt a DVI-I cable for digital only, breaking pins works fine as long as you don't damage the surrounding pins or the wires. This is not the issue however, signal paths don't concern us in this instance.

What you're thinking of, if I remember correctly, is that there has been anecdotal evidence where breaking pin 7 would prevent the monitor from reporting its model to OS, allowing you to fiddle with refresh rates at your will. Not sure if that's been confirmed by people who actually know the pinouts in detail.

My advice would be to simply buy a dual-link DVI-D cable if it is digital you are dealing with.

You could always use software that can override EDID settings. A good example is powerstrip. With that said you could also damage the monitor although most usually just report signal out of range rather than selfdestruct.

Theres probably a pin or 2 vital for sending EDID info but I've never tried/heard about that.

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the tft picture in 800x600 emulation looks horrible. and costs time. you will switch quick to default tft res.