Display Port Cables Confused..

seercirra · 7 Dec 2018 at 15:42

So I just got an EX3501R 35 inch monitor.. But the display port cable it came with is little on one end and large on the other. My graphics card can fit the large end... but there is no space for the small end on the monitor itself. Like, ehhhh? So at the moment I have it on HDMI.
Do i need to go out and buy a display port cable with two large ends? Or am I missing something???

Armageus · 7 Dec 2018 at 15:48

Sounds like you have a Displayport to Mini Displayport (1st item below), when you need a Displayport to Displayport (2nd item below)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x OcUK Value Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable 2m= £4.69
1 x OcUK Value 2m Male - Male Display Port Monitor Cable= £5.99

Total: £16.70 (includes shipping: £6.02)

seercirra · 7 Dec 2018 at 15:57

Thanks. I thought so. I need it to support 3440 x 1440 and 100+ hz. That second one says it only supports 2560x

bremen1874 · 7 Dec 2018 at 16:05

It doesn't say anything about what the cable itself supports.

'Display Port currently supports a maximum of 8.64 Gbit/s data rate and WQXGA (2560×1600) resolution over a 3 metre cable' refers to what DisplayPort as a standard supports (or did at that time).

seercirra · 7 Dec 2018 at 16:25

So are you saying this cable will support 3440 x 1440 at 100hz?

bremen1874 · 7 Dec 2018 at 18:04

It should. Have a read of this which explains how DisplayPort cables relate to the various updated versions of DisplayPort (basically the cables haven't changed).

LoadsaMoney · 7 Dec 2018 at 18:13

If your graphics card has HDMI 2.0, then it should do 3440x1440 @ 100hz over it, as ive got the same monitor, with a Vega 64 (which has), and it works fine, as tested it.