Gpu with mini display port.

[quazzymojo]

After some advice on a current gen graphics cards with mini display ports? 

Reason being to save space I use my wife's 27" 1440p imac as a display. The only way this works is to use a mini display port cable. 

Currently running a Palit gtx 970 but looking for a upgrade as a Christmas present to myself. 

 

Not worried about make but something that can handle 1440p with ease. Any advice would be appreciated.

[NeoSk11zle]

1 minute ago, quazzymojo said:

After some advice on a current gen graphics cards with mini display ports? 

Reason being to save space I use my wife's 27" 1440p imac as a display. The only way this works is to use a mini display port cable. 

Currently running a Palit gtx 970 but looking for a upgrade as a Christmas present to myself. 

 

Not worried about make but something that can handle 1440p with ease. Any advice would be appreciated.

Well wut do ya do. Game, media consumption ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) , content creation etc. 

Spoiler

 

 

[ARikozuM]

4 minutes ago, quazzymojo said:

After some advice on a current gen graphics cards with mini display ports? 

Reason being to save space I use my wife's 27" 1440p imac as a display. The only way this works is to use a mini display port cable. 

Currently running a Palit gtx 970 but looking for a upgrade as a Christmas present to myself. 

 

Not worried about make but something that can handle 1440p with ease. Any advice would be appreciated.

You could always use a full-mini adapter.

 

http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=102&cp_id=10246&cs_id=1024606&p_id=6006&seq=1&format=2

[Electronics Wizardy]

17 minutes ago, quazzymojo said:

After some advice on a current gen graphics cards with mini display ports? 

Reason being to save space I use my wife's 27" 1440p imac as a display. The only way this works is to use a mini display port cable. 

Currently running a Palit gtx 970 but looking for a upgrade as a Christmas present to myself. 

 

Not worried about make but something that can handle 1440p with ease. Any advice would be appreciated.

You can use a adapter...

[rn8686]

Just buy an adaptor. 

[ARikozuM]

22 minutes ago, quazzymojo said:

After some advice on a current gen graphics cards with mini display ports? 

Reason being to save space I use my wife's 27" 1440p imac as a display. The only way this works is to use a mini display port cable. 

Currently running a Palit gtx 970 but looking for a upgrade as a Christmas present to myself. 

 

Not worried about make but something that can handle 1440p with ease. Any advice would be appreciated.

Tried searching for a GPU on PC partpicker. It seems that the highest green GPU with mini-DP is the 980. If you're looking for a GPU upgrade I'd get the 1070 and an adapter.

[Bananasplit_00]

just use a full size to mini cable

[TrigrH]

12 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Tried searching for a GPU on PC partpicker. It seems that the highest green GPU with mini-DP is the 980. If you're looking for a GPU upgrade I'd get the 1070 and an adapter.

980ti kingpin has it

[ARikozuM]

4 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

980ti kingpin has it

I guess PCPP doesn't know then. I wouldn't go to the 980 Ti, though, since the 1070 can do the same while being newer.

[quazzymojo]

42 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

just use a full size to mini cable

 

54 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Tried searching for a GPU on PC partpicker. It seems that the highest green GPU with mini-DP is the 980. If you're looking for a GPU upgrade I'd get the 1070 and an adapter.

 

57 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Just buy an adaptor. 

 

1 hour ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can use a adapter...

Mini display port to Hdmi or display port cables don't work It specifically has to be a double male mini display cable. It's a apple thing. There are switching units you can buy but they are expensive. 

[Bananasplit_00]

9 minutes ago, quazzymojo said:

 

 

 

Mini display port to Hdmi or display port cables don't work It specifically has to be a double male mini display cable. It's a apple thing. There are switching units you can buy but they are expensive. 

but just use an adapter from dp to dp mini and then have a cable? that should work IMO

[quazzymojo]

21 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

but just use an adapter from dp to dp mini and then have a cable? that should work IMO

I bought a hdmi to mini dp adapter and it didn't work, you think a dp to mini dp Would?

[matrix07012]

1 hour ago, quazzymojo said:

I bought a hdmi to mini dp adapter and it didn't work, you think a dp to mini dp Would?

Yes, because it is the same standart, mini DP just lacks some features like audio transfer.

[Glenwing]

4 hours ago, quazzymojo said:

I bought a hdmi to mini dp adapter and it didn't work, you think a dp to mini dp Would?

HDMI doesn't adapt to DisplayPort, you wouldn't get any signal with that even if it were a normal display.

 

There is no difference between DisplayPort and Mini DisplayPort, they are just different shape connectors. Get a $5 DP to mDP adapter and see if it works with your 970 before buying a graphics card.

 

(EDIT: Now that I think about it, I thought the use-imac-as-a-monitor feature only works from another Mac?)

[quazzymojo]

5 hours ago, matrix07012 said:

Yes, because it is the same standart, mini DP just lacks some features like audio transfer.

No mini dp has audio transfer, I use the mac speakers.

2 hours ago, Glenwing said:

HDMI doesn't adapt to DisplayPort, you wouldn't get any signal with that even if it were a normal display.

 

There is no difference between DisplayPort and Mini DisplayPort, they are just different shape connectors. Get a $5 DP to mDP adapter and see if it works with your 970 before buying a graphics card.

 

(EDIT: Now that I think about it, I thought the use-imac-as-a-monitor feature only works from another Mac?)

The feature was removed after 2012, it's a old Machine!

[quazzymojo]

Thanks for all the advice guys , I have ordered a cheap mini dp to dp cable to try out with the mac and my 970 . The only other semi modern card with mini display as standard is the 980 kingpin.