dvi-i to dvi-d

[okatashin]

Hi, my monitor has a dual link dvi-d slot but my graphics card only has a single link dvi-d. My graphics card also has a dual link dvi-i output though so can anyone give me advice on how to make this work. ie: special cables, adaptors. this is my graphics card and monitor:
http://www.ebuyer.com/489317-xfx-hd-7870-dd-edition-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-dual-mini-fx-787a-cdfc?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CInU2sy1xLoCFa-WtAod9XkA-g

http://us.aoc.com/monitor_displays/f22

 

[centrifugalblunderbuss]

The product page for the monitor lists VGA as your only input, so you'll need a VGA-DVI adapter.

 

[okatashin]

sorry put the wrong product on. but mines that with a dvi-d input.

 

[centrifugalblunderbuss]

Well if the monitor has DVI-D as well as the graphics card, then you can just use a regular DVI cable to connect them, no problem.

 

[okatashin]

but the graphics card has single link and the monitor has double link

 

[inzone]

The DVI-I port is the same as a DVI-D dual link port. You don't need dual link unless you are using 2560x1440p or 2560x1600 resolutions.

Output - DL-DVI-I x 1
Output - HDMI x 1
Output - mini DP x 2
Output - SL-DVI-D x 1

I copied this from the specifications of your video card and that top one that says Dl-DVI x1 , the Dl stands for Dual Link.

Now all you need is a dual link cable. A dual link cable is one that has all the pins in the connector end and a single link has what looks like pins missing.

 

[okatashin]

yes i was aware of that but is dvi-d compatible with dvi-i

 

[inzone]

Yes, but as I had said previously at resolutions below 2560x1440p you will not need or notice any difference with DVI-I , DVI-D or Single Link DVI-D.

DVI-I has a single link and dual link connector type the same as DVI-D has both single link and dual ink connector type. The difference lies in that fact that DVI-I can carry both digital and analog signals so that a monitor has the option to select the signal that it can use. If the monitor is all digital then it will take the digital signal but if the monitor is analog then it will use the analog signal. DVI-D will only carry a digital signal and the cable that your using will connect to both DVI-I and DVI-D.

I asked a video card support person this question a long time ago because my video card had one DVI-D port and one DVII port and I wanted to connect two monitors off that one card and he told me that the DVI-I and DVI-D dual link were the same and that I would get the same display from both with a dual link cable.

 

[okatashin]

k thx for the info. ill just get a dvi-d cable then

 

[inzone]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189047

Looking at the ends of the connector you can see all the pins are there for a DVI-D dual link cable. If you need 6' then this would be a good cable to get.

 

[okatashin]

thx but i'm British,sorry.