Does your monitor not show up when connected to your GPU?
Does your monitor not show up when connected to your GPU?
Recently, I've been using NVIDIA GTX 1050 in my older PC and it was always connected to my monitor. My monitor was connected with a VGA cable connected to the motherboard and the HDMI cable connected to the GPU because that's the only way that my GPU will be displayed on the monitor.
Yesterday, I just received my new PC case (an MATX case) and a motherboard (MSI A320M-A PRO) but the thing is, the new motherboard doesn't have a VGA slot on it but instead it has a DVI slot and an HDMI slot. So I installed everything accordingly and somehow when I tried to connect my HDMI cable into the GPU slot, my monitor won't display no matter how many times I tried but somehow my motherboard does, so it connected to the integrated graphic card instead. I'd tried many solutions such as trying a new cable, reinstalling my GPU card into the PCI slot, reinstalling my RAMs, the CMOS battery method to reset the bios, I'd made sure that my GPU is working by looking at its fan (the fan was running the entire time) and I'd made sure that the cables are not faulty. Currently, my monitor is connected to the motherboard and I'd like to know what is the solution for this. I don't know if this is related to my monitor or my GPU. I don't think the matter is related to my power supply because I didn't see any input/output on the GPU that can be connected to the power supply (I might be wrong though). Did I do anything wrong? Is there something I'd missed? I bought a new monitor a few days ago and it's on the way to my place though.
Note: I only bought a new motherboard, so I'd just removed all the other components from my older PC and moved it into my new PC case.
Modern GPUs have some unusual characteristics. You can link the monitor to the built-in GPU, turning it into a dedicated GPU for processing. Based on this, I think your 1050 might be faulty—it can't manage a monitor output yet still handle graphic tasks. Previously, when you connected VGA to the motherboard, it was used to send signals to the monitor. Now, your dGPU is meant for graphics. You might want to use a DVI or HDMI converter to connect your monitors via VGA to the motherboard, and then link the HDMI cable to the 1050 to replicate the earlier setup.
My present display is a ViewSonic VA2419 (VS)
https://www.viewsonic.com/eu/products/archive/VA2419-sh
Regarding my upcoming display, I'm not sure about myself.
Previously, I connected the VS monitor using two cables—a VGA cable to the motherboard and an HDMI to DVI cable to the GPU. That setup was sufficient for the monitor to recognize my GPU. It also functioned with just an HDMI cable linked to the GPU. Now that I have two monitors, I initially intended to use both, but now I'm facing this issue. At the moment, I'm connecting an HDMI cable from the VS monitor to the motherboard. For the other monitor, I'm uncertain what to do.
You mentioned linking a VGA cable to the motherboard and an HDMI cable to the GPU for the same monitor. You asked how you determined you were using the 1050 interface instead of the built-in GPU, noting it seems unusual since the monitor only needs one cable. Additionally, you inquired whether you adjusted the input selector on the monitor to HDMI, given your connection method.
At first I was surprised too, but whatever makes your boat float, I guess. I also experimented with different inputs, but my computer only displayed the HDMI input and when I switched to VGA it would go back to HDMI. I realized it wasn't the built-in GPU since I confirmed in Task Manager that NVIDIA GeForce Experience was running in the background.
Modern GPUs have some unusual characteristics. You can link the monitor to the built-in GPU, turning it into a dedicated GPU for processing. Based on this, I think your 1050 might be faulty—it can't handle a monitor output yet still manage graphic tasks. Previously, when you connected VGA to the motherboard, it was used to send signals to the monitor. Now, your dGPU is meant for graphics. You might want to use a DVI or HDMI converter to connect your monitors via VGA to the motherboard, and then link the HDMI cable to the 1050 to replicate the earlier setup.
I understand, this clarifies how I approached my older PC. The solution you recommended appears effective. Thank you for your assistance; I acknowledge others' contributions as well. Regarding your GPU issue—being unable to handle the monitor's output while managing graphics load—this seems more likely tied to the PCI-E slot or power supply rather than the PSU alone.
It seems the issue might be with the graphics card. When performing tasks like this, performance drops noticeably in FPS. Your 1050 handles the task and then forwards each frame to the iGPU for display, much like optimized laptops. If you agree with this explanation, it’s a valid solution.