Getting a new PC next week, which has an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3gb). Want to use the NVIDIA's Displayports on a dual monitor setup (HDMI inputs only).
1. Displayport to HDMI cable or adapter or does it matter ?
2. Any gotacha's I should look out for when buying ?
Why would you need one, almost certainly you have HDMI outputs on the Graphics Card. Did you not check before purchase.
There is no practical difference between an adapter and cable, assuming you're talking about a passive adapter.
I prefer adapters since an HDMI-HDMI cable is more widely useful than a DP-HDMI cable, in case you change monitors or video card in the future and no longer need to convert. But adapters take up more space and theoretically are another potential point of failure if they are low quality.
Thanks, think I'll go with the DP-HDMI Cable ... less connections :)
I didn't buy it, my son did and all he would tell me is it's an HP Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with HP 23" Monitor and it would be here next week :)Why would you need one, almost certainly you have HDMI outputs on the Graphics Card. Did you not check before purchase.
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