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USB + DVI and Displayport peripheral switch?

Hey all!

 

After getting my brand spanking new (pre-owned) Powermac G5, I realised that I will need a switch of some sort as having two sets of peripherals on my desk would not work in any way due to my now dual PC setup.

 

I was wondering if there were any peripheral switches that would meet my needs? (Details below)

 

Needs:

A switch that I can connect my USB Keyboard and Mouse, My 3.5' Speakers, and my Displayport Monitor, and switch them between my Workstation PC and PowerMac G5.  Switch must have Displayport and DVI outputs

 

Peripherals

1x USB keyboard

1x USB Mouse

1x 3.5' Speakers

1x Displayport Monitor

 

Custom PC IO:

8x USB

1x Displayport output

1x 3.5' audio jack

 

Powermac G5 IO:

3x USB

1x 3.5' Audio+Mic

1x 3.5' Mic

1x 3.5' Stereo

1x DVI output

 

Thanks all!

 

 

 

 

My Specs

 

  • Current Machine 2021 - 20XX
    • CPU: Intel i9 11900KF 3.5 GHz 8 Core 16 Thread
    • Cooler: NZXT Kraken Z73 RGB AIO
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 VISION G
    • RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo (Black/White) 128GB (4x32GB) DDR4 @3600 MHz CL18
    • GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB Vision OC
    • SSD: 2x 2TB Intel 660p NVMe SSDs & 1x Samsung 860 QVO 2.5 SSD
    • HDD: 2x WD Black 4TB HDDs & 2x Segate 2TB HDDs
    • PSU: SeaSonic PRIME 1300 W 80+ Platinum
    • OS: Windows 10 Pro

 

  • Retired Machine 2017 - 2021: Lenovo S20 Thinkstation 
    • CPU: Intel Xeon X5690 3.46Ghz
    • Motherboard: OEM Lenovo S20 Z79 MBO
    • RAM: 48GB (6x8GB) UDIMM DDR3
    • GPU: MSI Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti 11GB
    • SSD: Samsung 860 QVO 1TB
    • HDD: 2x Segate 7200rpm 2TB
    • OS: Windows 10 Pro
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29 minutes ago, Othersideguy said:

Needs:

A switch that I can connect my USB Keyboard and Mouse, My 3.5' Speakers, and my Displayport Monitor, and switch them between my Workstation PC and PowerMac G5.  Switch must have Displayport and DVI outputs

I don't think there's any KVM switches that have both Displayport and DVI inputs so you're probably going to need a DVI to Displayport adapter for the Mac.

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All you need is a KVM. Check Newegg or your local retailer and find one that has the I/O you need.

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