Question about Benq 2420T

JoshB · 17 Sep 2012 at 18:12

Hi lads,

Just bought a Benq 2420T and was wondering which connection to use and why is it different from others. I've got MSI 660ti Power Edition.

Thanks in advance.

Swifty55 · 17 Sep 2012 at 18:19

DVI = 120hz of goodness!

Surveyor · 17 Sep 2012 at 18:25

And make sure to use the dual link DVI cable which came with the monitor.

You can also use DisplayPort if you have a cable.

JoshB · 17 Sep 2012 at 18:29

Thanks for help. Is there any difference between these two cables? For example in picture or monitor performance?

Surveyor · 17 Sep 2012 at 18:32

DisplayPort and dual link DVI are both going to give you the same image quality and the same 120Hz performance.

Just don't use any old DVI cable you have lying around as it's likely only single link.

Use the one supplied with the monitor for 1080p @ 120Hz.

Baddass · 17 Sep 2012 at 18:55

Only difference really is that DisplayPort would carry audio as well if you wanted to use the audio and headphone connections from the monitor.

JoshB · 18 Sep 2012 at 15:16

Thanks for help.

Rroff · 18 Sep 2012 at 19:32

Bare in mind this monitor + displayport can be a bit picky depending on the cable, what GPU and which driver revision your using. If you use displayport and get a blank screen with "No Signal Detected!" or get a picture but intermittent cut outs/flicker you may need to change the cable and/or try using a few different recent display drivers one thats especially bad is the nVidia 306.02 betas.

west1980 · 28 Feb 2013 at 15:30

I think my dual link dvi cable could be faulty,so could I use one of these to replace it?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-066-OK&tool=3

Surveyor · 28 Feb 2013 at 18:41

west1980 said:
I think my dual link dvi cable could be faulty,so could I use one of these to replace it?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-066-OK&tool=3

Yes.