GeForce GTX 650 and Dual Monitors - DVI-D vs DVI-I

KCreed6

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Will I be able to run dual monitors (2 of the ASUS monitors at the link below) with the GTX 650 video card (below also)? If so, what cables would I need to purchase to run this dual monitor system? I am using this for music production with FL Studio 11. Thanks!

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133471&clickid=WR7x1m2EbSmZTzJW-eWr%3A2pcUkTWB4xvuyIjXI0&iradid=97618&ircid=2106&irpid=79301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na

Monitors: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236175&clickid=WR7x1m2EbSmZTzJW-eWr%3A2pcUkTWB7XuuyIjXI0&iradid=97618&ircid=2106&irpid=79301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na
 
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dvi i is only different from dvi-d in that it allows you to use a dvi-vga adapter. any dvi cable will work the same in a dvi-i as it would in a dvi-d. you can just use 2 dvi cables and it will work just fine.

KCreed6

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Anyone able to help?

Would I be able to run both monitors as DVI? The card has one DVI-D output and one DVI-I output, but each monitor only has a DVI-D input; no DVI-I input. Does that matter?

Or, could I run one monitor on DVI-D and one on HDMI? Would the screens look identical still?

Thanks!
 

carowden

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dvi i is only different from dvi-d in that it allows you to use a dvi-vga adapter. any dvi cable will work the same in a dvi-i as it would in a dvi-d. you can just use 2 dvi cables and it will work just fine.
 
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carowden

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just get dvi-d cables. dvi-i are really uncommon, and dont really offer any benefit that i know of, but it does have 4 extra pins around the flat piece in the connector making it incompatible with the dvi d port (which is what almost all monitors use). any regular cables made to fit in a dvi-d plug will work with both dvi-d and dvi-i