Which cable for 144 Hz on MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB with BenQ XL2430T

[ThisGuyHasNoClue]

Hello internet humans!

A few days ago I got my first real gaming monitor, a BenQ XL2430T and today I ordered my first gaming PC with upper tier specs but I have a question:

Which cable will I need/or i preferred to use with this setup on a 144 Hz rate with the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB?

The box contained a DVI-I/DVI-I cable IIRC. And the GPU (image link) has a DVI-I port if I'm not mistaken.

So what is the best option for me on this setup? Just the displayport/displayport or a combination of DVI-D Dual Link/Displayport? What's better?

I'd be very thankful for any helpful guidance!

 

[Someone Somewhere]

The box probably had a DVI-D DL cable in it (which fits fine in a DVI-I DL port). Use either that or a DP-DP cable; there should be no difference it performance.

 

[Gamer1985]

I am using my display port adapter, but you can also use the dual link DVI cable. Any other cable like the HDMI or VGA will not allow you to achieve 144hz.

 

[unksol]

The answer is always display port

 

[envy14tpe]

DisplayPort or HDMI. Both will give what you need but you have a DVI with the MSI, so use it. Welcome to the 144Hz MSI 980ti club

 

[ThisGuyHasNoClue]

Thanks guys for your answers. This is the cable that came with the monitor: http://imgur.com/7jjT1zq

The site where I ordered the pc states the following regarding the GPU:

Video Output Function
Dual-link DVI-I x 1
HDMI x 1
DisplayPort x 3

That DVI-I part confused me since I've read it's DVI-D dual link that is needed for 144 Hz gaming.
I'm sorry if these are noob questions and I don't know much about these things, I just want to finally have a great gaming platform. : - )

So can I just go with the cable that came with the monitor to get 144 Hz (given the information about the GPU and the attached picture of the cable)

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Yup, that's a DVI-D DL cable.

DVI-I (Interchangeable) means it can work as either DVI-D (Digital), or DVI-A (Analogue, basically VGA signals).