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Thunderbolt display to PC

  • 28-10-2015 8:41pm
    #1
    KonFusion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭


    I've a 27 inch Thunderbolt Display at home which I use for work.

    I'd love to use it for gaming on the PC, but I'm not sure if that's possible?

    My graphics card has a mini display port, HDMI, and DVI ports.

    Thunderbolt to the mini display port doesn't work, and I can't find an adapter to get it to work with the HDMI or DVI - so I'm starting to think I'm out of luck.

    Googling around for an answer doesn't give me any definitive result as to whether I can or not.

    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Does your motherboard have a thunderbolt port or thunderbolt headers?


  • #3
    KonFusion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Does your motherboard have a thunderbolt port or thunderbolt headers?

    Nope, neither.


  • #4
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    It will only work with Thunderbolt outputs. Which nobody has really bothered with outside of Apple.


  • #5
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    KonFusion wrote: »
    Nope, neither.

    Yeah you're pretty much screwed then. No way of doing it without massive expense

    If your motherboard had a thunderbolt port you could use lucid MVP software to allow use of the discrete GPU via the TB port.


  • #6
    KonFusion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    Ah well. Feck it.

    Thanks folks.


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  • #7
    mad turnip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭mad turnip


    Maybe this is a suitable solution for you:
    http://farm1.staticflickr.com/77/171398958_e03a923309_z.jpg








    (sorry its friday xD)


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