Hey
So i recently got a 144hz monitor and yesterday i tried to setup dual monitor with my old 60hz one.
But after plugging in my 60hz one, i could only barely see anything on it because it is extremely dark(i could see parts of my desktop doe). Switching up the ports would have the same result. I tried plugging in my 60hz only, and it still works.
I have a gtx 560ti with two dvi-i ports which support dual link.
And my 144hz uses a dvi-d to dvi-d cable and my 60hz monitor uses a vga cable with a vga to dvi-A adapter.
I googled my problem and i found out that i had to buy a vga to dvi-i adapter since dvi-a doesnt support dual link, But after using this adapter instead of the other one it still doesnt work, both monitors just go stand-by if they are plugged in like this. Appreciate any help
So i recently got a 144hz monitor and yesterday i tried to setup dual monitor with my old 60hz one.
But after plugging in my 60hz one, i could only barely see anything on it because it is extremely dark(i could see parts of my desktop doe). Switching up the ports would have the same result. I tried plugging in my 60hz only, and it still works.
I have a gtx 560ti with two dvi-i ports which support dual link.
And my 144hz uses a dvi-d to dvi-d cable and my 60hz monitor uses a vga cable with a vga to dvi-A adapter.
I googled my problem and i found out that i had to buy a vga to dvi-i adapter since dvi-a doesnt support dual link, But after using this adapter instead of the other one it still doesnt work, both monitors just go stand-by if they are plugged in like this. Appreciate any help
1. You need a DVI to VGA adapter, the signal is coming from the DVI port on the GPU, not the other way around.
2. DVI-I is DVI-A (analog) + DVI-D (digital). VGA is analog.
3. DVI dual link is strictly digital. VGA is analog. Taking the digital DVI signal of a DVI-I port and converting it to analog VGA would be absolutely retarded. DVI-I/A to VGA adapters literally just exist to change the plug type, the signal is identical. Therefore DVI-I to VGA and DVI-A to VGA adapters are exactly the same and will never support dual link.
4. Why would you need dual link for a 60 Hz monitor?
5. Your brightness setting is wrong.
2. DVI-I is DVI-A (analog) + DVI-D (digital). VGA is analog.
3. DVI dual link is strictly digital. VGA is analog. Taking the digital DVI signal of a DVI-I port and converting it to analog VGA would be absolutely retarded. DVI-I/A to VGA adapters literally just exist to change the plug type, the signal is identical. Therefore DVI-I to VGA and DVI-A to VGA adapters are exactly the same and will never support dual link.
4. Why would you need dual link for a 60 Hz monitor?
5. Your brightness setting is wrong.
ty for the fast answer,
1. uh yea the adapter is dvi to vga, my bad
3.ah so i basically changed nothing with that new adapter
4. I thought i needed dual link if i use high resolution or 2 monitors? idk much about this but thats what i read.
(edit: or do i only need that when i have one cable for 2 monitors?)
5. I fiddled around with brightness settings on the monitor itself and in the nvidia control panel but that didnt make anything more visible
1. uh yea the adapter is dvi to vga, my bad
3.ah so i basically changed nothing with that new adapter
4. I thought i needed dual link if i use high resolution or 2 monitors? idk much about this but thats what i read.
(edit: or do i only need that when i have one cable for 2 monitors?)
5. I fiddled around with brightness settings on the monitor itself and in the nvidia control panel but that didnt make anything more visible
You need DVI-D dual link for 4K or 120 Hz. VGA will never run as DVI-D dual link because it is neither digital nor DVI.
If you didn't change the cable either your adapter or your settings are fucked. Or at least it's not plugged in properly.
If you didn't change the cable either your adapter or your settings are fucked. Or at least it's not plugged in properly.