Confusing question about DVI-D cables

[TheRealist]

Right, so i just bought a new card and i was wondering whether i have the right cable and monitor.

So; the new card has one dual-link DVI-I (the one with the 4 dots) port on the back. I have a monitor with only one dual-link DVI-D port (the one with a slot/straight line). I have a DVI-I to DVI-I cable.

Question is, will i still be able to use that cable? Or do i need to get a new cable such as a DVI-I to DVI-D cable (does that exist and if so, will it work?).

Or will i have to buy a completely new monitor, as mine doesn't have a HDMI port.

Cheers.

 

[TheRealist]

I got this from the nvidia site: "NVIDIA based graphics cards which carry a DVI-I connector are fully compatible with flat panel LCD monitors which typically have DVI-D cables. The DVI-D cable will only read the digital signal from the DVI-I connector on the graphics card and ignore the analog signal"

So will my DVI-D cable still plug into my new card, which has a DVI-I port, meaning that my monitor (with only a DVI-D port) will still display image?

 

[subbytna]

Stick up a few photos and it'll be easier to understand what you have

 

[TheRealist]

This is the cable i have

This is what the back of my monitor looks like

This is what the graphics card will have (980 TI Xtreme)

 

[TheRealist]

Woops.

1st image: http://imgur.com/a/n6gyQ

2nd: http://imgur.com/a/dvGUF

3rd: http://imgur.com/a/LHwjA

 

[Cleeecooo]

Yes, that'll work

The only times you have issues with DVI cables is when the male one has the dash line and the pins above and below it and the female one is just the dash.

So basically, if it physically fits, it will work

 

[fizzy]

This may help.

http://www.playtool.com/pages/dvicompat/dvi.html

 

[TheRealist]

Yes, that'll work

The only times you have issues with DVI cables is when the male one has the dash line and the pins above and below it and the female one is just the dash.

So basically, if it physically fits, it will work

Cheers!

 

[TheRealist]

As fizzy stated before, i got this useful graph from that website.

http://imgur.com/a/EEcsg

Should help anyone else with this slight problem.

 

[eddiew]

IIRC the 4 pins carry an analogue signal for legacy reasons. All DVI sockets *should* have empty holes for those pins, even if though most won't use them.

So yeah, as was said above, if it physically fits it'll be fine.