Display port 1.2?

[The Domino]

I want to get this monitor http://www.amazon.co.uk/PG278Q-Widescreen-Monitor-2560x1440-NVIDIA/dp/B00LBZLIXG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434999754&sr=8-1&keywords=1440p+144hz+monitor and I see it only has display port 1.2 no hdmi or dvi, is display port 1.2 any good? I dont even know what display port 1.2 is! 😀

 

[WyomingKnott]

DisplayPort is a video interface standard with a unique connector and cable. DisplayPort 1.2 doubled the bandwidth from the previous version, allowing 60 hz refresh rates on larger monitors.

To driver that sucker properly, you will need a graphics card with sufficient horsepower and a DisplayPort 1.2 output. You could use one with an older DisplayPort such as 1.0, but it will drive a high-resolution screen more slowly. You need a lot of graphics card to push so many pixels at 60 hz or higher.

What graphics card do you have?

EDIT: For pictures of DisplayPort connectors and more than you ever wanted to know about it, see Wikipedia.

You can get adapters that will adapt from HDMI or DVI to DisplayPort, but the source doesn't have enough oomph for good frame rates. Try something like http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=12800&seq=1&format=2 .

 

[Suztera]

Displayport is another interface that can carry audio, video and usb data. It also allows you to use Nvidia G-sync or AMD Free sync depending on what monitor you get. Only Displayport will offer this hence, no HDMI or DVI ports on that monitor.

 

[The Domino]

I have a gtx 970

 

[WyomingKnott]

Hmm. The spec for the generic gtx 970 reads "Standard Display Connectors: Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2." That implies that you probably have three DisplayPort 1.2 connectors all ready to go. Do you see any?

What's the exact make and model of the card? A link to the product or manual would be a great help.

 

[The Domino]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-970-4G-Graphics/dp/B00TPQQ83I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435162733&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+gtx+970

 

[WyomingKnott]

That has a displayport 1.2 connector that can drive 4092 x 2160 at 60 hz, according to this: http://us.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-GAMING-4G.html#hero-specification . The monitor seems to 2560 x 1440 per that link, so the card can drive it.

As to "is display port 1.2 any good? I dont even know what display port 1.2 is!" Yes, DisplayPort is good. What it is is yet another graphics interface, competing with HDMI to be the next generation of digital graphics interface after DVI. If I remember correctly, Thunderbolt uses the DisplayPort protocols to drive monitors.

EDIT - it's the bottom-left connector with the card lying on its side with the PCI-E interface to the right in this picture:

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If you liked Abbot and Costello's famous "Who's on First?" routine, image this scenario. I went to a computer store to buy a DisplayPort cable. The salesman hadn't heard of the DisplayPort format, and thought I was saying "display port." He spent a lot of time trying to get me to tell him if my "display port" was DVI or VGA, even showed me examples.