[SOLVED] DVI-in and DL-DVI

[Sachin J28]

I might buy a new monitor and I got confused about these terms. I have a ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 1060 Mini and if I buy this Acer Monitor, can I connect the monitor (DVI-in connector) to the DL-DVI port of the GPU? I guess 144hz doesn't work if I connect the monitor using VGA or HDMi?

 

[SkyNetRising]

can I connect the monitor (DVI-in connector) to the DL-DVI port of the GPU?
I guess 144hz doesn't work if I connect the monitor using VGA or HDMi?

Yes and yes.

BTW it's called DVI Dual link.

 

[Sachin J28]

Yes and yes.

BTW it's called DVI Dual link.

Ok thanks but I am still a bit unsure because in the monitor's specifications in the Ports & Connectors sections it shows DVI-in, what does that mean?

 

[SkyNetRising]

"in" - means input.
Connector on monitor will be either DVI-I (dual link) or DVI-D (dual link).
Connector on GTX 1060 will be DVI-D (dual link).