support requested: DisplayPort to DVI Adapter - not seeing 1440 as avail res

[XBarbarian]

Hi

just received my 1080 GTX Ti (w00t)!

Dell U2713HM Display. was connected with a DVI to my old 680gtx. so I used the supplied DP to DVI adapter.. but the machine is NOT seeing anything higher than 1080p as a resolution? is that an issue going from DP to DVI?

also, I bought this card directly from Nvidia store. is ther a free type app for monitoring temps etc of the card or are those proprietary with EVGA etc cards?

thank you

 

[jeremyshaw]

For most resolutions/refresh rates higher than 1080p/60Hz, you will need an active adapter capable of handling dual link DVI. They used to cost significantly more than the passive, single link DVI adapters.

 

[Armenius]

Just connect with DisplayPort...

MSi Afterburner works with all video cards regardless of manufacturer. If you just want to monitor temps then you can use GPU-Z or HWiNFO64. The latter can monitor temps and voltages from all sensors in your PC.

 

[XBarbarian]

ahh. ok. well, I discovered this display actually has a DP port..so.. going to run out and find one of those then I guess. thanks guys

 

[XBarbarian]

damn it.. not a single DP to DP cable at a B&M store within 100 miles! ordered from Amazon .. monday delivery. =( stuck using 1080 til then =(

 

[XBarbarian]

well.. I was wrong.. found a 6' DP-DP cable at frickin radio Shack of all places.. SUCCESS! w00t

 

[cybereality]

The HDMI-to-DVI adapter that comes with the 1080 Ti is single-link so can only go up to 1920 × 1200.

You can buy a dual-link adapter, but you may be better off with DisplayPort as you have discovered.

 

[XBarbarian]

yep..now that I have the DP-DP cable..I am well satisfied. card rocks

 

[chememan]

Somewhat related problem, I have been using an EVGA 780ti to drive a pair of Qnix 1440p monitors over the dual link DVI ports and everything works perfectly. Since these are the Korean market monitors, they only have a dual link DVI port.

I just purchased a 980ti card and realized that it only has a single DVI port, along with the HDMI and DP ports. I figured it was not a big deal and ordered an HDMI to DVI-D adapter and gave that a try.

I cannot get ANY signal to whatever monitor is attached to the HDMI adapter. I attached an old monitor that has an HDMI port to the video card using a HDMI-HDMI cable and everything works perfect.

Is there a simple way to get my 980ti to drive both of my DVI only monitors?

Thanks

 

[cybereality]

Try DisplayPort instead. Depending on the HDMI version is may not have enough bandwidth or support for 1440P.

 

[chememan]

I dug a little deeper and most adapters, even those claiming to be DVI-D, can only handle 1080p or 1220p max resolution.

If you want to display a resolution higher than 1200p, the adapters that are proven to work cost $100+ and I hate to spend that much money on a band-aid solution.

I need to decide if it is time to upgrade my monitors, replace one with a 1080p, or stick with my 780ti. The performance is decent, I just wanted more.

Thanks again.

 

[RamonGTP]

If you're running or plan to run a G-Sync display, Display Port is your only option.

 

[chx]

If you want to display a resolution higher than 1200p, the adapters that are proven to work cost $100+ and I hate to spend that much money on a band-aid solution.

Um. https://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-DisplayPort-DVI-D-Active-Adapter/dp/B00DYRQXMK what's wrong with this one? Read these two https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...ef=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DYRQXMK https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...viewpnt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DYRQXMK#R4B9V5ZDH5890 reviews. Seems 1440p is OK; problematic reviews come from 30" 1600p monitors but given the first review it seems -- and I am not surprised -- that cable quality plays a huge role. Consider then pairing with a cable https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=2686 like this, 24AWG should be enough and it's cheap enough. 28AWG and especially even thinner (too often you'd get a 30AWG cable https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Cables-Standard-DVI-D-DVI-DVI/dp/B003Y7MZKE) is not a good idea while on the other hand the 22AWG SHRD cables costing ten times as much are ridiculous overkill.

I had similar Monoprice cables before, they bend more like a garden hose than a computer cable. So if you need it to bend in a confined space... forget it