Followed the same 30 second tutorial
worked fine w/ both 68 ohm .5W resistors and 75 ohm .25W resistors
buying an HDMI switch for this is nuts. you can build dummy plugs for <$1.50 no problem in literally 30 seconds
I'm in japan and a 3+1 switch with remote it's around 20$, each DVI-VGA is about $5. Fry your card for a short will take time (aka bitcoins) .
So yeah, i proudly "wasted" 5$ on a hdmi switch with remote :p
how much are HDMI cables? Does your HDMI switch require power? Does it require intervention when you boot your computer or does it activate each GPU just by being plugged into the HDMI switch?
order DVI-VGA from China for $.99/each
Not quite sure what you are referring to by "fry your card for a short".
My dedicated miner requires *ONLY* a power plug and boots directly into windows and starts hashing on all GPUs. No intervention required, and no extra accessories hanging off the back of the rig
The switch is powered by the HDMI cable, just need to be plugged. Here, new gold plated HDMI cables are around 3$ (but i already got 3). False contact, short contact, resistor drops onto your mb can make you lose time. The cheapest DVI-VGA i found from ebay are from china and sold for 2.59$ and around 2 weeks shipping, the switch i got was "same day delivery".
If you are satisfied with your solution and you think it's the best i'm happy for you. But I, being an electronic engineer, i'm not going to stick unsoldered resistors into a vga plug.