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Can you use a GPU with HDMI 2.0 on HDMI 1?

WokeUp
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Hey guys! I bought a computer with a EVGA ACX 2.0 Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB it has HDMI 2.0 and I have an HP monitor 1080 but not HDMI 2.0 can I still use it or is it different? 

RIG: CPU: i7-5930K 4.5GHz GPU: EVGA GTX 980 TI Superclocked 6GB RAM: 16GB DDR4 Motherboard: Msi X99S SLI Krait Edition Storage: 128GB SSD 2TB HDD

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Hey guys! I bought a computer with a EVGA ACX 2.0 Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB it has HDMI 2.0 and I have an HP monitor 1080 but not HDMI 2.0 can I still use it or is it different? 

YOU CAN USE IT

 

 

 

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Lol 3 different formats of text xD

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it should work as long as it uses the standard HDMI connector 

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Yes you can.

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"backwards compatibility"

 

is a thing i'm glad the industry invented.

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It will work but why use a 1080p monitor for a 980ti?

Because I still didnt order the 4k monitor so for now Im going to be using a 1080p one but its huge like 32in or something

RIG: CPU: i7-5930K 4.5GHz GPU: EVGA GTX 980 TI Superclocked 6GB RAM: 16GB DDR4 Motherboard: Msi X99S SLI Krait Edition Storage: 128GB SSD 2TB HDD

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