Dvi-d Cable And Ports

Hi,

Getting terribly confused about what type of DVI-D cable I need.

I have a somewhat old 19" Dell monitor which has a single link DVI-D port (as per pic below)



My VGA is an MSI GTX 660 (N660_TF_2GD5OC) which has a dual link DVI-D port.

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/N660_TF_2GD5OC/Specification

Do I need a single link or dual link cable to connect them? Was searching this and can't seem to understand, especially after reading this thread and in particular the post which says:

https://superuser.com/questions/440...vi-cable-be-connected-to-a-dual-link-dvi-port

"Yes you can connect a single link DVI cable to a dual link DVI port but not the opposite."

I bought a dual link DVI-D cable, as per link below, but am weary of connecting it until I am sure that I am not going to damage anything.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-c...eywords=StarTech.com+2m+DVI-D+Dual+Link+Cable

Many thanks for any help

Cheers

 

You need the single link because of your monitor's single link DVI connector. The cable you purchased is not compatible with your monitor.

 

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