Mini DP to DP

[Macro]

I'm just looking to re cable some bits and pieces and would like to change out the dual link DVI cable I'm using. I'm connecting a 7970 to a Dell 2710 (2560x1440) so I figure display port is probably the best connection. The problem is the 7970s have mini DP and the monitor the full size socket.

Do you think I can find any mainstream dealers that do a decent 2 or 3m mini DP to DP cable? Can I heck as like. There seems to be a few converters but almost no direct cables. I'd rather not use an adapter if I can help it.

Is this combination really that unusual? Am I doing it wrong? Shall I just stick with DVI?

Actually, more to the point has anyone else come across the need to do mini DP to DP and found a decent cable/supplier?

Ta muchly?

 

[Surveyor]

You'll get exactly the same image quality with dual link DVI and DisplayPort.

Unless you have some other reason for changing then just leave it as it is.

 

[Macro]

Yeah, just rationalising some cabling down and I have a use for the DVI elsewhere so instead of buying another DL-DVI was going to replace it with DP. I was just surprised that Mini DP (on the GPU) to DP (on the 2710) seems tough to find a cable for.

 

[Diagro]

You cant get those.
A mini to full size adapter is only way and they work fine

 

[Surveyor]

I assume you have the U2711 as there isn't a U2710 as far as I know.

It has 2 DVI's so you can leave things as they are and use the second DVI for whatever it is you want to connect.

 

[VaderDSL]

You cant get those.
A mini to full size adapter is only way and they work fine

Odd, I'm currently running a MDP to DP cable just fine

It's great for cable management and works fine on my Dell 2709

I bought a Startech Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter Cable for about £7.

 

[Diagro]

Yea you are useing an adapter... Just like i said

 

[VaderDSL]

Yea you are useing an adapter... Just like i said

I'm not using an adaptor though (in terms of what the OP wants), it's a single cable mini display port one end, display port on the other.

An adaptor would be a separate piece that plugs into either the monitor or graphics card into which a dp/dp or mdp/mdp cable plugs into.

OP said he wanted a direct MDP to DP cable and didn't want to use adaptors, you said they don't exist, they do I think it's just the terminology that's the issue here, the cable I bought says adaptor in the title but it's actually a direct cable with no separate adaptors needed.