Recent content by nanpin

OK I am learning pretty quickly... glad I asked the question. Thanks for the replies guys.

Aha I see what you mean. It is still a little confusing, since a product such as this: http://goo.gl/V9iz (link to Accell cables manufacturer page for product which is $22 on amazon) claims "Active technology" on the webpage. but the same company's $100+ adaptor for dual link DVI conversion...

Thanks vm for the information. I am having trouble understanding why I need an active adaptor. e.g., this one: http://goo.gl/LHVI (link to amazon page for Accell B087B-001B UltraAV DisplayPort/DVI-D Adapter) seems to do the job. The active ones seem to be for Dual DVI connections, but...

Help please! I am fairly competent but a bit out of touch since my last full PC build was years ago. I have three monitors to drive, all have DVI inputs only. 1x Dell 30" and 2x Samsung 24" monitors. currently I drive them using 2 nvidia cards (8800 GTs and a GTS250) I am building a...