How to select a third party monitor cable?

[e22big]

I just recently found that my LG DisplayPort cable is a bit too short for my need so I a have been looking for a third party option. I did hear that using a third party cable may not work or can even damage your monitor so I am a little scare. Is there anyway to look for a reliable cable for my need? a manufature certified cable or something like that?

[spartaman64]

i usually just get one with good reviews. not much to fuck up with a displayport cable imo

[jaslion]

No? Just get whatever cable you need and that the cable you get supports the resolutions and refresh rates you need (this is by looking at what display-port version it is made for). Keep in mind dp port caps at 1.8m usually.

[SupaKomputa]

Not work? maybe, Damage? no.

[MewMew]

Just don't let Billy at Best Buy convince you gold plating makes it faster.

[AbydosOne]

18 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Keep in mind dp port caps at 1.8m usually.

FWIW, I have a 15' (4.57m) DP cable that I use daily that works fine. YMMV.

 

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The DisplayPort standard does not specify any maximum length for cables, though the DisplayPort 1.2 standard does set a minimum requirement that all cables up to 2 meters in length must support HBR2 speeds (21.6 Gbit/s), and all cables of any length must support RBR speeds (6.48 Gbit/s). Cables longer than 2 meters may or may not support HBR/HBR2 speeds, and cables of any length may or may not support HBR3 speeds.

(from Wikipedia)

[HanZie82]

26 minutes ago, e22big said:

I did hear that using a third party cable may not work or can even damage your monitor so I am a little scare.

Who told you that?
My guess is someone that has ties with the manufacterer, as that is grade A bullcrap. A lie!

 

Yes there are bad cables, but buy from reputable brand and you are ok.

^{(Ive used super cheap cables from aliexpress and they worked perfectly so...)}

[jaslion]

27 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

FWIW, I have a 15' (4.57m) DP cable that I use daily that works fine. YMMV.

 

(from Wikipedia)

Fair enough. I was aware of the longer cables but those had some limits on them due to length but seems plenty good enough. My info was dated it seems my bad.

[Glenwing]

How to choose a DisplayPort cable is explained in the pinned thread: 

 

 

3 hours ago, SupaKomputa said:

Not work? maybe, Damage? no.

 

2 hours ago, HanZie82 said:

Who told you that?
My guess is someone that has ties with the manufacterer, as that is grade A bullcrap. A lie!

 

Yes there are bad cables, but buy from reputable brand and you are ok.

^{(Ive used super cheap cables from aliexpress and they worked perfectly so...)}

There was a time when, among cheap manufacturers that didn't bother submitting their products for certification, there was a widespread flaw of wiring the cables incorrectly in a way that caused a direct short between the 3.3 V power supply of the monitor and graphics card which could damage one or both of them. I have one of these cables, actually. This was a few years ago and I think all manufacturers have caught on now. But is was a very real issue.