display port question

elkido122

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i just ordered a new monitor and it uses display port. i have a 1080ti i will hook up to it. this monitor has built in speakers that i do not want in use since i have headphones. will i have to disable anything or is it going to be playing audio out of them if i do not disable something cause i dont want it to play audio. thanks
 

EXCellR8

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you just need to set the primary sound device to whatever the headphones are attached to... basically the same as HDMI as far as this functionality goes
 

EXCellR8

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i'd say either DP or HDMI is fine for 1080p... similar performance; as you approach 4k you will run into some limiting factors though. both DP 1.2 and HDMI 2.0 support 4K @60Hz refresh and I believe the max length is like 5 or 6m. Been awhile since I looked at the official standard notes.