Reddit reviews BlueRigger DVI to HDMI Adapter Cable (6.6 Feet, Monitor Cable, DVI-D 24+1, High-Speed, Male to Male)

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You should be able to plug it into a monitor. Some monitors take HDMI input, but even if yours doesn't you should be able to pick up an hdmi->dvi adapter for not too much.

This is what I'm using right now to connect my computer to my monitor.

it would probably be best to get an HDMI-to-DVI cable, and not try to use VGA or composite.

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You could unplug one monitor that is DVI and use a Wireless HDMI audio/video transmitter receiver along with a DVI to HDMI converter to be able to plug the DVI into the transmitter. Wouldn't be cheap but you also wouldn't have to mess with 30 Ft cables going around the house.

Get a HDMI -> DVI adapter (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004S4R5CK/)

This is what I used for the HDMI to DVI on my monitor and it worked fine - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004S4R5CK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

I also used this to output the audio using SPDIF port on Xbox One to this box and then plug my Creative Labs speakers into this box. It comes with the SPDIF cable required, just need to power the box either by plugging it into USB port on Xbox One or use an iPhone charger mains plug and plug it into that - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IXN6L3G/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm sure there's similar cables/dac's in US you could try.

This is the cable on Amazon US - http://www.amazon.com/BlueRigger-Speed-Adapter-Cable-Meters/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448948987&sr=8-1&keywords=BlueRigger+High+Speed+HDMI+to+DVI+Adapter+Cable

and you could get this for the audio - http://www.amazon.com/D3-Digital-Converter-Optical-Toslink/dp/B005K2TXMO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1448949023&sr=8-4&keywords=spdif+dac

Or just use the headset adapter for audio like you said, but tbh I find there's times I don't want to be wearing headphones and just want it on speakers.

HDMI out from PS3's are encrypted, so you need to bypass it through either an analog signal, or by taking two unencrypted digital signals and splicing them to an HDMI.

1. Component Output into Component to HDMI box. I don't like this one because it's an analog signal which can get fuzzy.
   
   
2. HDMI to DVI cable with a optical audio (toslink) cable.
   What I use.
   
   It's a pain in the ass for sure.
   
   Not exactly my stuff, but I'll go through some components:
   
   HDMI to DVI Cable for Video:
   https://www.amazon.ca/BlueRigger-Speed-Adapter-Cable-Meters/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1503656207&sr=8-6&keywords=hdmi+to+dvi
   
   DVI is video only, and doesn't have encryption, and it's still a digital signal.
   
   TOSLink Cable for Audio:
   https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-Digital-Optical-Audio-Toslink/dp/B00NH11H38/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503656242&sr=1-3&keywords=toslink+cable
   
   Because you're going HDMI to DVI, you need audio, and the only other audio output on the PS3 is TOSLINK iirc.
   
   DVI + TOSlink to HDMI Box
   https://www.amazon.ca/Monoprice-105369-Digital-Optical-Converter/dp/B0038XNTWW/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503656326&sr=1-3&keywords=toslink+and+dvi+to+hdmi
   
   Digital video, and Digital Audio get spliced into an unencrypted audio/video HDMI signal. Haven't noticed any lag doing this and I've beaten a good number of games on my PS3.
   
   If you're using an Elgato, you can use the throughput to capture on your PC and view on your TV, or you can get another HDMI Splitter box.
   
   Hope that helps. There's no good easy way to capture PS3 without external stuff unfortunately.

I'm away at college and I use a monitor as well for my gaming. HDMI to DVI works just fine for me, never had any issues.

I use this one
BlueRigger High Speed HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable (6.6 Feet/ 2 Meters) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vLD9ybD6MRX6Q

Actually, you don't need an active DisplayPort to dual link DVI. You just need an DVI to HDMI cable. And this one supports 2560x1440. And when the new monitor comes in, I'd recommend you use the qx2710 monitor as a secondary.

I'm actually looking for the form factor, which is the size in a nutshell, of the the power supply. There are primarily two types, ATX and SFX. Which one does your current PC use ?

Common dimensions : ATX - 150 × 86 × 140 mm / 5.9 × 3.4 × 5.5 in. SFX - 125 × 63.5 × 100 mm / 4.92 × 2.5 × 3.94 in. (W×L×H)

If you're planning to replace the case soon, I can suggest some if you want. My suggestion are based around build quality and airflow without being too expensive, included case fans is a plus. I reckon you'll stay with mini-itx (small form factor) cases ?


I'll put the top-rated Western Digital Carvier Blue 1TB HDD on the list for now, 44.89USD with 0.04USD price/GB. Somehow it's cheaper then the 500GB model (69.89USD) on PcPartPicker. If you'll get my recommended SSD in the future, you would need to reach for the M.2 slot, and doing so might require you to partially take apart the PC. If you have any trouble, just go on YouTube, tons of tutorials available. Reminder to move your OS from HDD to SSD.


It's fine if you don't have a monitor, but do know that if the TV doesn't have high enough refresh rate, you won't need such mid-high end graphics card to begin with. By the way, note that the part list includes new Mobo, CPU, and RAM.

Edit : Might as well ~ DVI to HDMI Suggestion 1 Suggestion 2

I don't believe you can use both DVI ports on that card at the same time. It's one or the other and then the HDMI is used for a second monitor. (Whether or not you can fix this with framebuffers, I'm not certain.)

If one of your monitors has a DVI connection, then buy an HDMI to DVI cable or adapter and run the HDMI from your video card to the DVI on your monitor. Oh, and make sure to purchase the right kind of DVI. If your monitor has a DVI-I then it should be OK with any DVI end/adapter. DVI-I has four extra pins.

Adapter cable will run you $8 or so. AmazonBasics and BlueRigger are both good. They are HDMI to DVI-D.

http://www.amazon.com/BlueRigger-Speed-Adapter-Cable-Meters/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413712797&sr=8-2

Oh I feel silly now. You should be able to use this cable to run one of them off of the HDMI port on your GPU. I have used the exact same cable for the exact same purpose on both a GTX 570M and a GTX 780 Ti.

EDIT: While I am mostly confident that it will work, I used it with a Monoprice Zero-G 1440p monitor, not an X-Star.

I use this guy: BlueRigger HDMI to DVI

Works perfectly and it's fifty cents cheaper (and ships with Prime).

I'm not a 100% sure this would work because I haven't tried it but in theory it should. You can use an HDMI to DVI converter like this: http://www.amazon.com/BlueRigger-Speed-Adapter-Cable-Meters/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395084197&sr=8-1&keywords=hdmi+to+dvi That will get you video but no Audio because DVI doesn't accept audio. For audio your TV or Receiver will need an optical audio port. Like I said I'm not 100% sure this will work but I had the same setup with my 360 and old TV and it did work.

http://www.amazon.com/BlueRigger-Speed-Adapter-Cable-Meters/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405182965&sr=8-2&keywords=hdmi+to+dvi

Or you could just get an adapter if you already have an HDMI cable and a DVI cable.

Anyhow it doesn't really matter what you buy as long as you're looking at short runs (figure 10 ft or less) for DVI or HDMI. "Digital either works or it doesn't."

You do get some weird behavior if you bump up against the HDMI--the spec calls for something like 50 ft without a signal booster, although you can get around that to extent to buying a thicker gauged cable at that length, at which point you should be looking at monoprice or blue jeans. I bought a long run cable from Amazon initially and it just didn't work because the gauge was too thin. You'll spend ~$30 a cable from monoprice or blue jeans once you hit the ~35 ft territory, but that's because they're selling you a physically much thicker run of copper to get the signal to actually go through.

BlueRigger High Speed HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable (6.6 Feet/ 2 Meters) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004S4R5CK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vAoFyb9PQFHMS

This one I bought off Amazon.