What cable do I need?

[arts1_1]

Editing this to reword it as it was awfully structured. I have three monitors. Two Acer G226HQL's, that only accept vga and dvi-d. Both are 60hz, 5ms panels. My main monitor is a Acer GN246HL, a 144hz, 1ms panel with HDMI, DVI-D and vga. My card is a 2070 super, from a 1060 6gb. What cable(s) do I need to continue using all three monitors as well as 144hz? If you could provide links that would be great, I have tried to do my own research and have an idea of what to get but I want conformation like any rational human and don't want to waste any money. 

 

Just got a ROG Strix 2070 Super, and all my current three monitors use dvi. I have two 60hz already with hdmi adapters, but my main monitor is 144hz, and obviously the 2070 super does not have a dvi port. My question is, what cable adapter do I need for this card? My monitor only accepts dvi-d and hdmi, but the two dvi ports are being used by the other two monitors. 

[mariushm]

Not much you can do.

Most HDMI or DisplayPort to DVI adapters are DVI single link, meaning you're capped to 1920x1200 60 Hz on the DVI output.

 

[Princess Luna]

You don't want adapters but rather a DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI-D cable like these:

 

The cable has both ports already and will work flawlessly, even sound transfer should work.

[Alex Atkin UK]

10 minutes ago, mariushm said:

Not much you can do.

Most HDMI or DisplayPort to DVI adapters are DVI single link, meaning you're capped to 1920x1200 60 Hz on the DVI output.

 

Surely they can just use one of the HDMI ports for the main monitor then a DP to DVI-D for the other monitor.

I'm kinda surprised there is a 144Hz monitor WITHOUT DP.

[APasz]

You can get dual-link DP-DVI adapters.

Passive adapters can work but active adapters are recommended, however the can be quite expensive.

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

I'm kinda surprised there is a 144Hz monitor WITHOUT DP.

Yeah these are one of the first 1080p144hz monitors way back when LCD panels were starting to replace good and old CRT... they really only had Dual Link DVI to work with since first HDMI revisions were locked to 1080p60hz and DisplayPort took a little to take off.

[arts1_1]

9 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Surely they can just use one of the HDMI ports for the main monitor then a DP to DVI-D for the other monitor.

I'm kinda surprised there is a 144Hz monitor WITHOUT DP.

Acer GN246HL. Got it as soon as I built my new PC and I had a $1k budget for the whole thing, including the desk. Got it for around $180, not my best investment but 14 year old me was impatient. 

[arts1_1]

12 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

You don't want adapters but rather a DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI-D cable like these:

 

The cable has both ports already and will work flawlessly, even sound transfer should work.

Do you have a link to one of these?

[mariushm]

The "that cable" logo in the corner is a hint.

 

Anyway... just because the DVI connector has all the pins in it, doesn't mean the cable is actually DVI-D Dual Link.

This 8$ cable isn't, yet it has all the pins:

Amazon.com: BENFEI DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, Dp Display Port to DVI Converter Male to Male Gold-Plated Cord 6 Feet Black Cable for Lenovo, Dell, HP and Other Brand: Electronics

 

So unless the description of the product really specifies, I'd say avoid spending your money

Even active converters may not do more than 60 Hz.

[BTGbullseye]

16 hours ago, arts1_1 said:

Do you have a link to one of these?

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16882422117?Item=N82E16882422117

 

I have personally tested this cable, and it 100% works.

 

Oops, sorry... That's for HDMI not DP... Here's one...

https://www.newegg.com/white-coboc-3-ft-dvi-cables/p/N82E16882678032?Item=N82E16882678032

Benefit of this listing is that it tells you the requirements to make these type of cables work. (a DP++ port that allows for HDMI signals to be transmitted over DP cabling)

Edited October 5, 2019 by BTGbullseye
Wrong link.