Gaming PC / monitor / cable

[Terminator X]

So we have a "gaming PC" that has never really worked properly, it was bespoke built from PC Specialists. The graphics card is pretty good being a GTX 1070. So the problem is a yellow screen whether the cable is plugged in to the graphics card or the actual PC itself. The monitor was bought with a DVI connection rather than HDMI. My son thinks I bought the wrong monitor so we just need one with a HDMI connection? Thoughts.

TX.

[chris285]

As above sounds cable related or the monitor itself

Connection type should make no difference but HDMI could be worse than DVI depending on the cable and the monitor and what it supports. Higher end setups use display port as bandwidth for higher resolutions and framerates is better, so as suggested i'd try another cable but also try hdmi into the TV too and see if that gets rid of the issue

[anonymous-user]

DVI is just the same quality as HDMI up to "2k". It just can't to 4k.

You have a cable or screen problem. A non functioning graphic card normally gives no image at all, not a colour screen.

p.s. use the graphic card outputs, not the "computer" one (Motherboard built in graphics) - by installing the graphic card the motherboard graphics will be disabled automatically.

Of course, if you want to check the graphics card is not faulty, remove it, and plug the monitor into the onboard graphics (motherboard)