Question Noob questions about my just purchased RX 9070 XT ?

[Alexoferith]

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me regarding this new Hellbound RX 9070 XT GPU I just got.

I am really sorry about the noob nature of these questions. I am 65 yrs old. I tend to work with a manual and not guesswork. On the MSI website, there is only the user installation PDF file. I am looking for some sort of description about the 4 output ports. I can see that the bottom one is HDMI. I would be most grateful if anyone can tell me what the other 3 are (they all appear to have the same size).

In the old days, the manual told me which one to use if I only have one monitor. Also, I would be most grateful if anyone can help me to find some sort of description for the two switches at the top of the card. One is for LED and the other is for BIOS. Many many thanks for your help.

 

[Lutfij]

I would be most grateful if anyone can tell me what the other 3 are (they all appear to have the same size).
They are DisplayPort;
https://www.powercolor.com/product-detail211.htm

Standard Display Connectors 1 x HDMI 2.1b，3 x DisplayPort 2.1a

As for the switches/selectors, you can scroll up above Specifications and their use cases are mentioned.

 

[Alexoferith]

I would be most grateful if anyone can tell me what the other 3 are (they all appear to have the same size).
They are DisplayPort;
https://www.powercolor.com/product-detail211.htm

As for the switches/selectors, you can scroll up above Specifications and their use cases are mentioned.

Thank you, thank you for your quick response. I am currently connecting my laptop to an external monitor. The 3080 in the laptop only offer DP1.4 which is ok for 1440p. I connect the two using a USB-C to DP dual direction cable. Now, if I connect my new PC (with this new RX 9070 XT) to this monitor (XG27UCG), will any HDMI cable that I have lying around do the job, or do I need to get some HDMI 2.1 cable to get all the benefit of the RX 9070 XT (well, most of it I guess)?

To keep the budget down, I went for the ASUS XG27UCG Monitor on discount at the beginning of this year. It offers 8k at 60 Hz, 1440p at 165Hz and 1080p at 320Hz. I only use 1440p. Thank you again for your help.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

If you're going to connect via HDMI I'd get the 2.1 cable. As you can see you can find them for not a lot of cash.

https://www.amazon.com/2-Pack-6-6FT-48Gbps-Cables-Support/dp/B091GWJPJ5/ref=sr_1_4?crid=11Q4ZN7ZHTORG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5zfhXsB6luoUUtuVWlARzUUtM_wC8AqDiJvr0qKORuMGP-Hdbs6olEudBa86Ms74ivFpKvRuJQ4H-oTPtg-k7t5dUp6nJ_egQs9CT7xhRwWb8g69xxeQ2zauZE6aHka7Iyj17efSpCsgbLta7nzsv_inGFjofnVK4xBExqLr0DCY21eLekZVQ8a6-pN9HfgR4T_2aeR-nTkhyd1WttrIq5yiYAqYCjJlAE-f-W7ELGk.Q_oAvSCZKJw-wAlm_1-YUgK0mSB-0w-iSRqyCRzTwv0&dib_tag=se&keywords=hdmi+2.1+cable&qid=1748876645&sprefix=hdmi+2.1+cable,aps,113&sr=8-4&th=1

Though in my opinion, I like Displayport myself. So since your new card has Displayport output and it appears your monitor does as well, I would connect it to your desktop PC with Displayport. I've got an Asrock 9070xt Steel Legend connected to an MSI monitor I got late last year and it's very happy with Displayport.

The specs on your monitor say it takes Displayport 1.4.