I am going to add a second monitor and my card has HDMI (being used obvs) and Display Port.
I know there are different versions of Display Port; I can't seem to figure out which version I have. The machine is 5 years old. I don't know if this even matters but I don't want to deal with returning a monitor if I have the 'wrong' one. I've never even heard of this input until now.
Thanks - sorry if this is really basic.
Posted May 6, 2020, 2:27 PM UTC
The particular revision of display port won't make a huge difference in most cases, unless you're trying to run a really high end monitor like 4k 144fps or full HDR. The same goes for HDMI incidentally. 95% of the time, you can just plug it in without having to think about it.
What graphics card do you have? I might be able to find the specific revision of DP if you'd like.
Thanks - I have this: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX DirectCU II OC.
Also still defiantly using Windows 7 if that matters
Looks like Asus isn't super specific about the DP versions, but other 970 cards are listed as DP 1.2 and HDMI 2.0
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1085201-REG/evga_04g_p4_2972_kr_geforce_gtx_970_acx.html
Quote: On the output panel of the card features four output ports: a DisplayPort 1.2 port, an HDMI 2.0 port, a dual-link DVI-D port, and a dual-link DVI-I port, which supports VGA output via the included DVI-I to VGA adapter. The HDMI and DisplayPort outputs support resolutions of up to 4096 x 2160.
Awesome - I really appreciate it. Can I assume that the new versions will support 1.2? So I can just get a monitor without stressing like this? lol
Yup, these revisions are backwards compatible. If you get a monitor with a DP 1.4 port and your gpu has 1.2, it'll just run as if it's all 1.2. Only as good as the weakest link and all that. Eventually if you buy a newer gpu with 1.4, it'll automatically start making use of the extra bandwidth if it needs it.
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