Gigabyte Z170 BIOS with Dual-Link DVI

thetuna

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Hey all, I wonder if any of you have run into this issue.

I just purchased a GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 and i5-6600K.
I plugged everything in and got... nothing :)

The first monitor I attempted to use was one of the el cheapo korean 2560x1440 monitors that only use dual-link DVI.
I connected it to the DVI coming off the motherboard (no video card attached) and there was no output, although the screen would turn on.
I eventually scrounged up a 1920x1080 screen and connected it using the same cable; it displayed the BIOS and windows just fine.

So my question is: does the Skylake integrated graphics not support dual-link DVI? Or is it the motherboard? Or is it just the monitor?

Thanks for any help!
 

LTC8K6

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http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5480#sp

1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version.

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
 

thetuna

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Ah, thanks, should have RTFM...

This monitor has no scalar but it has worked with many other computers so I just figured that something I bought in 2015 would be able to drive it.
 

Itchrelief

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You may not even be able to get the HDMI to work on that board despite the specs. I have an old Z97 Gigabyte board that supposedly supports the same resolutions as posted by LTC8K6 above, and I can't run an Auria 276W at 2560x1440 without dropping down to 30Hz. Same cable, same monitor works on an XFX 290X DD at that resolution at 60Hz.