Display Ports in GTX 960

[Prathamesh Sonar]

Hello Everyone ,
I've seen that there is one DVI , 1 x hdmi and 3 x display ports in GTX 960 (Strix version) , and my monitor has only VGA adapter socket so if i use vga --dvi adapter will it work ?
and also there are display ports in the gpu and i dont know their working can anyone describe it ?
also what is SLIs in gpu ?

 

[austinfett]

I can't answer the VGA-DVI question
However, SLI means Scalable Link Interface for nVidia Graphics Cards. Basically it's just using 2 or more graphics cards in one motherboard. AMD's equivalent is Crossfire.

 

[Wolfshadw]

If your graphics card has a DVI-I (analog and digital integrated) port, then you can just use an DVI to VGA adapter. If it's a DVI-D (just digital) port, then you'll need an active digital to analog adapter.

-Wolf sends

 

[Prathamesh Sonar]

whats the difference between regular adapter and active digital to analog adapter ?
there are 3 display ports in gtx 960 ? whats their function ? can i connect additional monitors using these ports ?

 

[Wolfshadw]

A regular adapter doesn't need to make a signal conversion from digital to analog. It takes the analog signal from the DVI-I port and re-configures it to a VGA port. An active adapter has to make the signal conversion from digital to analog. A simple cable cannot do this.

The three DisplayPorts (as well as the HDMI) outputs are for connecting more monitors.

-Wolf sends