Motherboards with DVI connector

DVI connector

— native DVI output (or multiple outputs) on the back of the motherboard.

DVI is a video interface used mainly in computer technology — for monitors. Nowadays, in such technology, including motherboards, you can find two types of DVI:

— DVI-D. A standard that provides for the transmission of a signal only in digital form. Depending on the supported mode, the maximum resolution of such video can be 1920x1200 (single-link Single Link) or 2560x1600 (two-channel Dual Link); however, Single Link monitors can be connected to Dual Link ports, but not vice versa. Also note that such connectors are compatible with HDMI via adapters, while in some cases even sound transmission may be provided (although this function is not initially supported in DVI-D, and its availability should be specified separately).

— DVI-I. A standard that combines the DVI-D described above with analogue DVI-A and allows the signal to be output in both digital and analogue formats. DVI-A in its characteristics corresponds to VGA (see the relevant paragraph): it supports resolutions up to 1280x1024 inclusive and allows you to connect VGA screens through a simple adapter.

As for the video outputs (including DVI) located directly on the motherboard, such outputs are intended exclusively for outputting a signal from the integrated graphics card of the processor (or the built-in video chip of the motherboard itself — see "Functions and Capabilities"). You cannot use them with discrete video cards: modern computers do not provide the ability to broadcast a signal from such a card to the motherboard connector.