Huh, I'm not sure what you mean. Usually, you just plug the monitor to your graphics card...
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Ah, i see now. Didn't understand the question right away.
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DVI for my monitor / desktop PC, HDMI for my TV / gaming PC here. I don't understand what you mean by motherboard, are you talking of integrated GPU ? A PCIe device is best (which you'll probably connect to your display device with DVI or HDMI).
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"how do you link up your pc to your monitor?"
Graphics cards, and most motherboards have HDMI or VGA outs.
Don't expect to link your your monitor to your motherboard and get your graphics card performance though.
"What's the best for refresh rate?"
60 is fine, if you're going to get a Nvidia card and care about refresh rates try getting a G-Sync monitor. AMD's their own equivilant called Freesync which will support both Nvidia and AMD cards but it's not out yet.
"Do you connect from motherboard or graphics card?"
I use DVI analog since that's the only option my monitor has.
"I currently link my monitor via VGA to my graphics card. What's best?"
DisplayPort I believe.
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I think OP was asking how YOU link your pc to your monitor.
I think OP wanted to know which connection is best for refresh rate, in which case, HDMI 1.3+ or display port depending on resolution and the desired refresh rate. If low rate <60 or low resolution <1080p HDMI/DVI is perfectly fine. Higher or muilti-monitor set ups would require display port for best compatibility.
Do YOU connect from mobo or graphics card is not a yes or not question. Even if you use both, the answer would be both, not "i do".
Display port is the newest common link technology.
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"I think OP was asking how YOU link your pc to your monitor."
Sorry I misinterpreted
"Do YOU connect from mobo or graphics card is not a yes or not question. Even if you use both, the answer would be both, not "i do""
Yeah, I forgot to finish the sentence.
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A graphics card & monitor with DVI is the most popular way to go. Pretty much every monitor will have it these days. It's better than VGA because it uses digital, rather than analog signals. There's a new type of port called DisplayPort but I'm not all that familiar with it.
As far as refresh rate, the most common is 60Hz monitors, with 120Hz being less so but slowly gaining popularity. I don't have a 120Hz monitor but I heard it's nice feature, although it will definitely cost you extra and not all games will be able to take advantage of it anyway. Hell, some games are even still locked at 30fps.
One thing you didn't mention that you should probably pay attention to is the aspect ratio for widescreen displays. The two most common are 16:9 and 16:10. I prefer a 16:10 monitor because you have a bit more vertical room to work with when doing stuff like browsing the web, using an office program, etc. And it doesn't bother me at all that there can be a small amount of letterboxing (black bars) on the top & bottom of the screen when viewing a 16:9 application (assuming you don't stretch the image).
Dell makes some really good monitors btw. I got a 24" Ultrasharp last year and I love it.
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Well, for what it's worth I do plenty of gaming on this system. Either one is fine for gaming and pretty much all games support various resolutions in both aspect ratios, but like I said I find 16:10 to be better for times when you want a little more vertical real estate on your screen to work with (which is likely more common for non-gaming applications). Browsing a webpage in 16:10 and then viewing the same exact page on a 16:9 display, to me it feels cramped on the latter. I'm an advocate of 16:10 because it will give you the best of both worlds (albeit with very minor letterboxing if you view a 16:9 only application).
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1ms monitor and 120hz refresh would be insanely expensive if they even exists, unless its a low resolution I suppose. I would aim more for 5ms or below and an IPS at 1080p or higher resolution.
Most graphics cards include Display port, HDMI, and a DVI connection. Most cards also include adapters so if you have a DVI or HDMI cable and your monitor doesnt accept that input, the adapter helps. In 99% of the situations, the cable type doesnt matter. If you find a monitor you like that has an HDMI or display port then you are fine.
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Hello people.
I'm a little confused with all the different ports monitors have, how do you link up your pc to your monitor? What's the best for refresh rate? Do you connect from motherboard or graphics card? I'm not well informed on this topic. I want to buy a new monitor and a new pc build, I currently link my monitor via VGA to my graphics card.
What's best?
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