Connecting RTX 2070 Super via USB-C to a monitor

[decrease_hankie914]

Hey so I wasnt really sure where to post this but here we go:

 

I am planning to buy a monitor (LG Electronics 34WK95C-W, 34") and a new GPU (RTX 2070 Super). Since the card and the monitor both have a USB-C port, so I was planning to use those. Now, since the monitor also has 2 USB 3.0 ports, do these ports still work since the monitor is plugged into the GPU via USB-C? I thought about using these ports for the wireless receivers of my mouse & keyboard (MX Master 3 & MX Keys).

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

[jj9987]

RTX cards use a technology called VirtualLink, which can provide graphics, power and USB 10Gbps bus to whatever device you connect there. So in theory it should work. I don't have anything to back it up though.

[Himommies]

6 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

VirtualLink

I thought this was only for VR 

 

15 minutes ago, cs1912 said:

Since the card and the monitor both have a USB-C port, so I was planning to use those

What are you using the 2 Displayports and the HDMI for?

[jj9987]

11 hours ago, Himommies said:

I thought this was only for VR 

It is. I thought it was another standardized USB-C mode, but I did a deeper look into it and apparently, sort of. 

 

VirtualLink uses custom cables/custom port wiring, which means that standard USB-C cables do not work with it. And if standard USB-C cables do not work, standard USB-C ports likely do not too. And that LG monitor does not seem to support VirtualLink either.

 

So, to OP: I was wrong with my previous post. It doesn't work that way. Use a DP or HDMI connector for the display and USB upstream port for connecting the display to the PC for USB connectivity.