DVI to Display Port Adapters / Leads - do they work?

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I want to upgrade my GPU to a 3060 (or 360Ti) but my second monitor has a legacy DVI connector. It's hard, if not impossible, to find DVI support on current GPUs.

So I was wondering if the various DVI to Display Port leads and adapters you can get actually work, as in give a reliable, clear and flicker-free signal? It would be DVI at the monitor end, DP at the GPU end. My second monitor is an old Lacie Photon20 1600x1200 at 60Hz. Yes I know it's a relic, but I still value its colour accuracy and its a nice size as a second monitor on my desk. My main monitor uses DP natively.

Is this possible, or am I going to have to retire my trusty old second monitor?
 
DisplayPort to DVI work absolutely fine as long as you don't need either >60hz or dual link (e.g. for the early 4k screens) support.

We use loads of the small passive adapters that you then connect a standard DVI cable to
 
An alternative is to use HDMI, most cards still have one, the cables and adapters are pretty numerous and usually passive.

I prefer using a cable myself, just because it is neater and doesn't hang off the end of the port.
 
Armageus said:
DisplayPort to DVI work absolutely fine as long as you don't need either >60hz or dual link (e.g. for the early 4k screens) support.

We use loads of the small passive adapters that you then connect a standard DVI cable to
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60 Hz max is fine and there's no need for dual link as resolution is 1600x1200. My main monitor is connected DP -> DP natively. It's this second monitor which only has DVI which I need to adapt to DP. I'll try out a passive adapter and see how I get on. Thanks.

Tetras said:
An alternative is to use HDMI, most cards still have one, the cables and adapters are pretty numerous and usually passive.

I prefer using a cable myself, just because it is neater and doesn't hang off the end of the port.
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Yeah the 3060 GPUs I've been looking at have 3 x DP and 1 x HDMI. Ok, so a DVI to HDMI adapter is a possibility too? Useful to know, thanks.
 
Be wary these cables unlike normal ones are omni uni directional (1-way).

So be careful not to get a dvi to DisplayPort/hdmi cable , when you actually will need a DisplayPort/hdmi to dvi cable - they are different and cant be used in reverse.
With cables they are listed as source first, then device second.

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Blackbadger said:
Be wary these cables unlike normal ones are omni directional (1-way).

So be careful not to get a dvi to DisplayPort/hdmi cable , when you actually will need a DisplayPort/hdmi to dvi cable - they are different and cant be used in reverse.
With cables they are listed as source first, then device second.
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Ahh, so in my situation the GPU is considered the source and my old DVI monitor is considered the device? So I need a DP to DVI lead / adapter?
 
Cern said:
Ahh, so in my situation the GPU is considered the source and my old DVI monitor is considered the device? So I need a DP to DVI lead / adapter?
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That is correct
DP to DVI or HDMI to DVI

(I have a suspicion the hdmi ones may be cheaper/easier to source)

*edit after a quick glance, it appears HDMI-DVI can be bi directional (2 way), DP-DVI - Only omni unidirectional (1 way)
your milage may vary
 
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Thanks all. My current GPU has a spare HDMI port, so I could use that for testing and get a HDMI to DVI adapter and see how it goes.
 
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