Gtx 1060 display connections

[JonT97]

Hi people, hope you can help.

Upgraded to a gigabyte gtx 1060 and my current adaptors won't fit. Not sure and I don't want to buy the wrong thing.

My monitor ports look like this:

 

[alexoiu]

Hi,
What exact graphics card and monitor are you using?

 

[DRagor]

So you have DVI on monitor. If your GPU also has DVI port, just use DVI cable; if not, you would need adapter.

 

[JonT97]

Apologies, having to do all this off my phone!

The monitor is this model https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Monitors/AOC-E2250SWDA-21-5-Widescreen-Monitor/B005GLS6R2

The card is a Gigabyte GTX 1060 wind force oc 2

 

[alexoiu]

Then you can use a DVI-D dual link cable.
Like https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Digital-Ferrite-2560x1600-Projector/dp/B00OZHGVSY/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1492464735&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=dual+link+dvi-d+cable&psc=1

 

[DRagor]

Ok, card also has DVI. So DVI cable is your best choice.

 

[JonT97]

So previously I was using a dvi adaptor but this no longer fits the connection on the GPU. Bearing in mind my previous cards were 560s, has the standard fitting changed?

As you can see, an upgrade was well overdue!

 

[alexoiu]

The DVI-I does not fit a DVI-D.
http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/dual-dvi.jpg

 

[JonT97]

Is it not a DVI-I connection on the back of the monitor? Or is it just the adaptor that's the issue? #confused

 

[alexoiu]

It's DVI-D. Check the picture I've posted and compare it to the port on the back of the monitor.

 

[DRagor]

Since we don't know what adapter you've been using ...
Monitor has DVI-D port.

 

[JonT97]

Thank you both for your help.

 

[alexoiu]

You're welcome.