DVI cable question

ceemuk · 24 Jul 2013 at 20:03

My graphics card spec has 1x single link DVI-D and 1x dual link DVI-I connections.

Both my monitors specs say: (1920*1200) DVI-D and (1680*1050) DVI-D.

So, which DVI cables do I need to buy for all this to work perfectly?

Cheers

spoffle · 24 Jul 2013 at 20:19

DVI-I is just a DVI port that does both analogue (read VGA) and digital signals.

Depending on the resolution of your monitors you'll need a single or dual link cable.

However, dual link DVI cables are barely any more money than single link ones, so you should just pick up 2 dual link DVI cables.

ceemuk · 24 Jul 2013 at 20:25

Clarified the monitor resolutions in my OP just incase it makes a difference.

Cheers

spoffle · 24 Jul 2013 at 20:27

1920x1200 is the maximum you can use on a single link cable.

Though as above, dual link cables work with single link outputs/inputs anyway so I'd just stick with dual link.

Surveyor · 24 Jul 2013 at 20:32

Single link DVI Male - Male cables like this: OcUK Value 2m DVI Male - Male Monitor Cable will do the job with your current monitors.

Longer cables are available if you need them.

You can get dual link ones like this: OcUK Value DVI-D Dual Link M - M Monitor Cable (Black) - 2 Meter but OcUK are out of stock at the moment.