Thanks to you guys...

[Spetz]

I'm now the proud owner of a brand new PC fitting all my needs!
I do have one question though: Why do I have 2 cables that connect my monitor to my PC? I've also got 2 slots to fit them in simultaneously . One's white, one's blue, they're both outfitted with the bolt screw thingy to lock them in place. Right now I've only got one plugged in - what's the other one for?

Thanks!

 

[~Darkseeker~]

One is DVI (The white one) - this is so you can plug your monitor in via a DVI cable

the other is VGA (the blue D-SUB) - this is so you can plug your monitor in via a VGA cable.

DVI is the newer one, VGA is older - it really only depends on what cables you have around.

 

[detox1]

isn't DVI suppose to be better?

 

[J03]

Yeah, DVI is Digital rather than Analog (which VGA is). There isn't an AWFUL lot in it... (most laptops still have VGA ports), but DVI should give a better picture.

 

[krone6]

isn't DVI suppose to be better?

DVI is digital, which means it doesn't use an analog wave to create it's signal to the monitor (the blur vga connector). HDMI takes dvi a step farther and can transfer 2.0 sound through. It'll be the same as dvi with sound. After 1440 900 vga starts to become hard to maintain a good refresh rate on your screen and can not handle higher resolutions digital can. This is why if you can pick between the two, always go digital.