early 2009 mac pro - new monitor?

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early 2009 mac pro - new monitor?

Looking for ideas to upgrade monitor for the mac pro I have.... I have the apple display that works - 20" but looking for a larger one that will work with it... Do I need to upgrade the video card? what other thoughts?

thanks

running el capitan

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 10:18 AM

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lllaass

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Sep 8, 2016 2:25 PM in response to Rory

The stock GT 120 card can't drive a 4K display at 4K.

The max is

Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
Video adapters available for:
- Additional DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (optional)
- Additional dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (optional)
- VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter or DVI to VGA Display Adapter (optional)

I would get a monitor with either a mini displayport input or displayport input. For the later yo need a mini displayport-displayport cable

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