What plugs do I need to plug into my monitor from my PC....

[nchu1688]

Sorry that I'm kinda noob, I was wondering this question:

What plugs do I plug into my monitor from my PC? I've heard a lot of different things.

These are my specs:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dMGR99

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

HDMI from your gtx 970 into the hdmi port on monitor

 

[nchu1688]

HDMI from your gtx 970 into the hdmi port on monitor

is that all I need?

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

as long as your using hdmi version 1.4 or version 2.0 yes, otherwise you can use a display port cable from your 970 to your monitor.

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

who even said you need different plugs? the most common plug for any monitor is hdmi
that monitor is pretty normal, apart from the 144Hz refresh rate theres nothing really "cool" about that monitor.

 

[nchu1688]

as long as your using hdmi version 1.4 or version 2.0 yes, otherwise you can use a display port cable from your 970 to your monitor.

Wait, am I using hdmi version 1.4 or 2.0?

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

as long as your using hdmi version 1.4 or version 2.0 yes, otherwise you can use a display port cable from your 970 to your monitor.

Wait, am I using hdmi version 1.4 or 2.0?

either will do. HDMI 2.0 is newer and can carry upto 4k 60hz, and hdmi 1.4 is older but can carry that monitor and that refresh rate.

 

[nchu1688]

as long as your using hdmi version 1.4 or version 2.0 yes, otherwise you can use a display port cable from your 970 to your monitor.

Wait, am I using hdmi version 1.4 or 2.0?

either will do. HDMI 2.0 is newer and can carry upto 4k 60hz, and hdmi 1.4 is older but can carry that monitor and that refresh rate.

So use 1.4. Also this is what comes inside the gtx 970 box, do I use the wire under the CD and plug both of those into the Gtx 970 and the monitor?
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[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

the wire under the cd looks like a 8pin to 6pin adapter, not a hdmi cable.
that cable is used if your PSU doesn't have a 6pin cable on it, your PSU is fully modular so that cable is useless.

 

[nchu1688]

as long as your using hdmi version 1.4 or version 2.0 yes, otherwise you can use a display port cable from your 970 to your monitor.

Wait, am I using hdmi version 1.4 or 2.0?

either will do. HDMI 2.0 is newer and can carry upto 4k 60hz, and hdmi 1.4 is older but can carry that monitor and that refresh rate.

the wire under the cd looks like a 8pin to 6pin adapter, not a hdmi cable.
that cable is used if your PSU doesn't have a 6pin cable on it, your PSU is fully modular so that cable is useless.

Then where would I get the plug to connect the GPU and the monitor?

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

just goto a "computer store" not a electronics store, but a place specializes in PC's.
or i you live in the US goto http://www.amazon.com/Standard-HDMI-Cable-4096-2160P/dp/B00GSE5ZQ6

 

[nchu1688]

just goto a "computer store" not a electronics store, but a place specializes in PC's.
or i you live in the US goto http://www.amazon.com/Standard-HDMI-Cable-4096-2160P/dp/B00GSE5ZQ6

However im using 1080 p

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

and? hdmi 2.0 is higher quality than 1.4, meaning it is more powerfull than 1.4 and can use UP TO 4k, meaning it can power 1080p.

you don't need to be super specific about the cable. hell even a DV-I duel link could power 1080p 144Hz.

and may I ask, are you building this computer yourself?
coming over from console gaming?
do you know how basic electronics work?
not being rude, just trying to understand your knowledge so I can better suit my self to helping you understand what your looking for.

 

[nchu1688]

and? hdmi 2.0 is higher quality than 1.4, meaning it is more powerfull than 1.4 and can use UP TO 4k, meaning it can power 1080p.

you don't need to be super specific about the cable. hell even a DV-I duel link could power 1080p 144Hz.

and may I ask, are you building this computer yourself?
coming over from console gaming?
do you know how basic electronics work?
not being rude, just trying to understand your knowledge so I can better suit my self to helping you understand what your looking for.

1. Yes, I'm building it myself
2. No, I've just been playing on my school mac that doesn't run games very well.
3. Yes.
4. It's fine, this is just a subject that I've been trying to grasp for some time, it's just that I can't really... get it...

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

first off if your doing a self build Please get some help from a irl person who has built computers in the past, for my first build I would of screwed the whole thing up if it was not for my very small handed friend who helped me.

secondly Macs! Being a mac owner for 8 years, I know the pain of gaming on them(also let it be known that my pc will soon be getting another 980 for SLI 980 Sweet)

Thirdly good because Don't let these dumb arses at places like wal-mart fool you into thinking "hmm should I buy this $100 gold HDMI cable here or this $200 Displayport cable"
Because I used to think like that, but really don't spend over $15 for a decent 6foot HDMI cable.

and finally, I understand this to, I spent an entire year basicly off school (i'm in high school) studying Computers and circuitry, fun as hell and Building my pc is what got me a passing mark for that year.