hi guys i am about to get a new pc fully capable of gaming and i just got a new asus 1080p hd 1920x1080 monitor and i was wondering what video source would give me the best graphics/detail out of HDMI, DVI, or VGA? thanks guys

HDMI

HDMI
Seconded

HDMI
Seconded im guessing that means HDMI FTW? lol what about my second monitor cause i will have 2 monitors hooked up to my pc with windows 7 should i use VGA or DVI for that monitor? my primary monitor i will use HDMI

HDMI or DVI. I have a very similar, if not the same monitor as you. VGA is older tech and is not as accurate at displaying colors. It uses temperature-based signals to indirectly produce the colors on-screen. (I think). DVI is raw binary code that is sent to the monitor that tells the monitor exactly what color to display. Same with HDMI. HDMI cables are pretty expensive; partly because they also have HD audio running through them. If you noticed, your Monitor has exterior speakers built into the back, but if you have a legit speaker setup, then use the DVI, which is just video data. (Or you could just turn down your speakers on your monitor, but I've found if you use both your Video card's sound and your sound card at the same time, weird errors start happening. I had it running through both on the GTX 570, and Windows media player would sometimes freak out as to where it needed to be sending the audio data, and it would stop playing movie files.)

Yea Forget VGA. DVI is better, HDMI has sound in the output as well as video. For your 2nd monitor connection use the DVI

HDMI or DVI. I have a very similar, if not the same monitor as you. VGA is older tech and is not as accurate at displaying colors. It uses temperature-based signals to indirectly produce the colors on-screen. (I think). DVI is raw binary code that is sent to the monitor that tells the monitor exactly what color to display. Same with HDMI. The only thing is that HDMI cables are expensive as crap and they also have HD audio that runs through them. If you noticed, your Monitor has exterior speakers built into the back, but if you have a legit speaker setup, then use the DVI, which is just video data. i have plenty of HDMI cables i have like 4

HDMI or DVI. I have a very similar, if not the same monitor as you. VGA is older tech and is not as accurate at displaying colors. It uses temperature-based signals to indirectly produce the colors on-screen. (I think). DVI is raw binary code that is sent to the monitor that tells the monitor exactly what color to display. Same with HDMI. The only thing is that HDMI cables are expensive as crap and they also have HD audio that runs through them. If you noticed, your Monitor has exterior speakers built into the back, but if you have a legit speaker setup, then use the DVI, which is just video data.
and if this helps i got this monitor http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0355062 that is my primary monitor my second monitor is jsut and old crapy lcd dell monitor

i have plenty of HDMI cables i have like 4

Well then scratch that off my list. =P

and if this helps i got this monitor http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0355062 that is my primary monitor my second monitor is jsut and old crapy lcd dell monitor

Yep, that's the one.

HDMI or DVI. I have a very similar, if not the same monitor as you. VGA is older tech and is not as accurate at displaying colors. It uses temperature-based signals to indirectly produce the colors on-screen. (I think). DVI is raw binary code that is sent to the monitor that tells the monitor exactly what color to display. Same with HDMI. HDMI cables are pretty expensive; partly because they also have HD audio running through them. If you noticed, your Monitor has exterior speakers built into the back, but if you have a legit speaker setup, then use the DVI, which is just video data. (Or you could just turn down your speakers on your monitor, but I've found if you use both your Video card's sound and your sound card at the same time, weird errors start happening. I had it running through both on the GTX 570, and Windows media player would sometimes freak out as to where it needed to be sending the audio data, and it would stop playing movie files.) so which audi would i want to use my video cards or my sound cards? i dont even know how to deactivate it or whatever im sorry im so tech retarted

You have to connect your Graphics card to the motherboard's or sound card's sound output. Just use your sound card's sound it's less hassle.

DVI = digital signal
hdmi = digital signal + audio.

dvi==hdmi
vga = useless

Use your sound card's audio. It may not matter if you have onboard sound, because all of the modern cards just draw their sound from that onboard chip if they have an HDMI port in the back. But, if you have a serperate sound card, that's when it causes problems. In order to de-activate your card's HD audio Go to Start - Control Panel - Hardware And Sound - Devices And Printers. Find your PC's name in that menu. (Look for the name that you named your PC when you set up windows) Click on it. A box will pop up titled " Properties." Click on the hardware tab. A huge list of every single piece of hardware on your PC will pop up in this screen. Scroll all the way down to the bottom. You will see 4 options with the same name "NVIDIA High-Definition Audio" Double click on one of your choice. Another box will pop up. Click on the "Change Settings" bubble (Administrator Required) and then hit "Disable Device". This is assuming you're on an NVIDIA GTX 400 or 500 Series card. You should be good to go from there.

wondering what video source would give me the best graphics/detail out of HDMI, DVI, or VGA? thanks guys
A lot of people jump on the HDMI bandwagon, but don't be so hasty to waste the coin if you aren't going to be using a high-def player on your monitor. The only practical benefit of HDMI over DVI on a PC is the option (and this depends on card and display combined) of YCbCr for color, instead of the standard sRGB. HDMI connectors are also designed to handle audio transport, but that generally won't happen on PCs, either. For the most part, it was designed to try and give the media companies one more way of influencing media control (read : copy protection) for their goods via HDCP, something they could not achieve on the DVI interface.

At the present time, and for the near-forseeable future, there is nothing the HDMI will provide for you that DVI will not. However, one thing to be aware of, is that HDMI lacks something DVI has - forced backward compatibility for lower resolution video modes (640x480, often seen for OS installs and the like). HDMI ignores those needs.

Depending on your price range, and the selection of cards and monitors, you may want to look at DisplayPort as well.

Use your sound card's audio. It may not matter if you have onboard sound, because all of the modern cards just draw their sound from that onboard chip if they have an HDMI port in the back. But, if you have a serperate sound card, that's when it causes problems. In order to de-activate your card's HD audio Go to Start - Control Panel - Hardware And Sound - Devices And Printers. Find your PC's name in that menu. (Look for the name that you named your PC when you set up windows) Click on it. A box will pop up titled " Properties." Click on the hardware tab. A huge list of every single piece of hardware on your PC will pop up in this screen. Scroll all the way down to the bottom. You will see 4 options with the same name "NVIDIA High-Definition Audio" Double click on one of your choice. Another box will pop up. Click on the "Change Settings" bubble (Administrator Required) and then hit "Disable Device". This is assuming you're on an NVIDIA GTX 400 or 500 Series card. You should be good to go from there.
naw i got a ATI Radeon HD 6870 but i will figure it out