Confusion about DVI cables..

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CretanBull

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Hey,

It's been a *long* time since I've upgraded my computer and I've been doing alot of reading and research about the latest techhnologies. For the most part I haven't had a problem figuring things out, but I've been confused about the different types of DVI hook-ups and the cables that they use.

Most of the video cards that I've looked at have dual-link DVI-I outputs on them, but most of the monitors that I've looked at have a DVI-D input. I kind of assumed that DVI to DVI-D cable would be used to connect the two, but such a cable doesn't seem to exist - so what kind of cable is used to hook up a video card with DVI-I output to a monitor with DVI-D input?

Specifically, I'm looking to hook up a BGF 8800 GT OC to either a LG L226WTY-BF 22" LCD or a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW Black 22" (still undecided on which monitor, both have come highly recommended...any suggestions?).
 
wait for the new Samsung 2253BW. if you get it when it first comes out you will more than likely get an S panel for sure. It should be out within a couple weeks I think.
 
CretanBull said:
Hey,

It's been a *long* time since I've upgraded my computer and I've been doing alot of reading and research about the latest techhnologies. For the most part I haven't had a problem figuring things out, but I've been confused about the different types of DVI hook-ups and the cables that they use.

Most of the video cards that I've looked at have dual-link DVI-I outputs on them, but most of the monitors that I've looked at have a DVI-D input. I kind of assumed that DVI to DVI-D cable would be used to connect the two, but such a cable doesn't seem to exist - so what kind of cable is used to hook up a video card with DVI-I output to a monitor with DVI-D input?

Specifically, I'm looking to hook up a BGF 8800 GT OC to either a LG L226WTY-BF 22" LCD or a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW Black 22" (still undecided on which monitor, both have come highly recommended...any suggestions?).
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The DVI-I connector on the video card supports DVI-D cables. So, just use a DVI-D cable from your video card to your monitor and you're done. Here's a link to some pictures of the connectors:

http://www.dvihdmicables.com/dvi-hdmi-connectors.aspx

You can see easily why this works with a DVI-D male cable connected to a DVI-I female connector on the back of your video card. That horizontal bar on the left end of the DVI-D cable's connector is narrower than the slot on the female DVI-I connector on the video card. It's not used for DVI anyway, so there's no issue with connection. Don't worry about the difference between single-link and dual-link DVI either, as unless you need video resolutions greater than 1920 x 1080, a single-link DVI is all that is needed. A single-link DVI-D cable will fit the dual-link connector on your video card and work just fine.

O.O.
 
Will a Dual Link DVI cable help improve the quality of the signal to my monitor? IE. reduce the delay from what I do on the mouse onto the screen? I have a single link DVI-D cable but I'm using a newer graphics card and monitor and I can tell they have dual link dvi-i ports.
 
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