DVI Compatibility

nicktay2605 · 9 Aug 2011 at 11:58

Hi guys, this might sound like a bit of a dumb question but it's an issue I've not run into before. I've just bought an XFX 6870 graphics card, which comes with 2 DVI-I dual link connections. My monitor only has DVI-D and VGA. Do I need an adapter or will a standard DVI-D dual link cable be fine? Or is it easier to go from the HDMI out on the card to DVI-D on the monitor?

Surveyor · 9 Aug 2011 at 12:06

Your 6870 is unlikely to have 2 dual link DVI-I.

It probably has 1 dual link DVI-I and 1 single link DVI-D.

If you already have a DVI cable just plug it into whichever socket works.

If you want sound carried over the connection to the monitor then use HDMI (assumimg the monitor has HDMI). It's electrically compatible with DVI so you get the same picture quality.

nicktay2605 · 10 Aug 2011 at 00:15

I should have used google lol, I found the answer very quickly. A standard DVI-D cable worked fine

nate922 · 10 Aug 2011 at 00:26

The 6870 has 2x dual link dvi ports

Surveyor · 10 Aug 2011 at 00:41

nate922 said:
The 6870 has 2x dual link dvi ports

No it doesn't.

xxShinobixx · 10 Aug 2011 at 01:05

Whatever it has the DVI-D cable will still work.

Surveyor · 10 Aug 2011 at 01:07

xxShinobixx said:
Whatever it has the DVI-D cable will still work.

The OP, and anyone else who actually reads the thread, already knows that.

nicktay2605 said:
I should have used google lol, I found the answer very quickly. A standard DVI-D cable worked fine