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<blockquote data-quote="BReeves" data-source="post: 3059099" data-attributes="member: 10973"><p>I'm still up in air over this durn video card mess. I have been researching the RX 550 and the more I searched the more confused I became. Looking at a MSI card it says it has a "DL-DVI-D 1" port (whatever the heck that is) and from what I have found out you need an active adapter to convert a DVI-D port to vga. Specs say it will support up to 3 monitors but I only need two and was hoping I could use one of the DVI to dual VGA cables I already have with the new card. From what I could gather, what I should be looking for is a card with a "DVI-I" port which from what I could see is a dual link analogue port.</p><p></p><p>This is the card I'm looking at...</p><p><a href="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP5NT2904" target="_blank">https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP5NT2904</a></p><p></p><p>This is an image I found on the web..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]110325[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>I could rearrange my computers and use two existing monitors that have both VGA and DVI-D inputs. Supose I could use the DVI ports but then I would have to buy the splitter plus two DVI-D cables. May not have made such a bad decision buying the FirePro card, it has a DVI-I connector and I should be able to use a DVI to dual VGA cable and will likely be good enough for 3D CAD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BReeves, post: 3059099, member: 10973"] I'm still up in air over this durn video card mess. I have been researching the RX 550 and the more I searched the more confused I became. Looking at a MSI card it says it has a "DL-DVI-D 1" port (whatever the heck that is) and from what I have found out you need an active adapter to convert a DVI-D port to vga. Specs say it will support up to 3 monitors but I only need two and was hoping I could use one of the DVI to dual VGA cables I already have with the new card. From what I could gather, what I should be looking for is a card with a "DVI-I" port which from what I could see is a dual link analogue port. This is the card I'm looking at... [URL]https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP5NT2904[/URL] This is an image I found on the web.. [ATTACH=full]110325[/ATTACH] I could rearrange my computers and use two existing monitors that have both VGA and DVI-D inputs. Supose I could use the DVI ports but then I would have to buy the splitter plus two DVI-D cables. May not have made such a bad decision buying the FirePro card, it has a DVI-I connector and I should be able to use a DVI to dual VGA cable and will likely be good enough for 3D CAD. [/QUOTE]
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