Reddit mentions of Cable Matters USB C to DisplayPort Adapter (USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter, USB C to DP Adapter) Supporting 8K 60Hz Black - Thunderbolt 3 Port Compatible with MacBook Pro, Dell XPS 13, 15 and More

What's with the Amazon links being attached to a Youtube link?

For those looking for clean links:

1. USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter
   
2. USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter
   
3. DisplayPort Extension Cable
   
4. USB Extension Cable
   
   EDIT: OP clarified why the links are buried in Youtube links since this post.

I'll add my experience as well since I just went through this Friday (and I'm also a scala guy, who recently came from a mac). I'll add a quick note that my primary goal with the dual boot is to use Windows for occasional gaming and Linux as my primary driver 99% of the time.


a) I wiped the supplied windows and reinstalled windows clean. I thought about keeping the install, but a couple screens into the setup was a Mcafee screen with my email address pre-populated and noped right out of there and wiped the disk. I think with Windows especially it's valuable not having to deal with all the pre-installed software. All the drivers are available here:


http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/xps-15-9560-laptop/drivers


I recommend downloading them all and throwing them on a usb as the wireless card doesn't work out of the box in windows, just run all the installers after the install. Before running the install, I recommend disabling secure boot and setting the hard drive to 'ahci' in the BIOS, otherwise the installer won't be able to see the disk.


b) I also have a 1tb hard drive and decided on a new 50/50 split between the two operating systems. Games are very large, so I wanted plenty of space for my windows install, additionally my previous linux install only had about 250gb, so I know I won't have any issues with disk space. However, depending on your uses this may vary.


c) You can read & write the ntfs drive just fine, however I personally don't like sharing underlying file systems between operating systems. I use a combination of dropbox and git, however I have almost no use cases that require any meaningful sharing of data between the two operating systems.


d) I use arch linux personally with XMonad. Arch linux is nice because you always get pretty up to date software and it allows you easy access to most software via the AUR. Since your a functional guy like me, you may enjoy XMonad which is configured using Haskell. At the start there is a steep learning curve, but in the end you end up with a highly customized window manager that you can bend to your will in any way you wish. Otherwise I'd recommend using XFCE or Mate, both of which are lightweight. I personally don't care for unity or gnome 3 at all.


e) cool, me too


f) Some general notes I'd add:

• I'd recommend disabling secureboot in the bios and setting the hard drive to 'ahci'
  
  
  
• If you have a HiDPI monitor, I'd recommend buying a usb-c to DP adapter, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-DisplayPort/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1485869850&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+c+dp+adapter+cable+matters
  
  
  
• UEFI isn't especially difficult to handle using either refind or grub, I recommend installing windows first and using the existing efi partition as your boot partition.
  
  
  
• Install bumblebee on your system to manage selectively using the discrete nvidia gpu. It works by allowing you to use a special launcher to launch an app powered by the nvidia card, otherwise it leaves the video card powered off to save power. It's very simple to install and use.
  
  
  
• The brightness of the screen has a huuuge impact on battery life, so much that decreasing the display brightness by half nearly doubles battery life. Luckily, the display is very bright and even running at 20% brightness is still plenty bright for regular use.
  
  
  
• Other than using the discrete video card, everything works extremely well out of the box on linux, so regardless of which way you decide to go, you shouldn't have too difficult of a time ahead.
  
  Good luck! If I think of anything else I'll add it.

Thunderbolt 3 is essentially a enhanced version of USB-C. Which means that USB-C devices will work like normal. So all you need is a USB-C to Display Port cable or adapter.

Cable

Adapter

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01K51GM46/

$19.99

From this article

https://uploadvr.com/oculus-rift-s-valve-index-no-hdmi/

Note that it will have to be an active HDMI 2.0 adapter. Passive adapters will not work. I'm using a combination of a cheap USB-C to Displayport dongle and the Plugable Displayport to HDMI 2.0 active adapter (https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-DisplayPort-Supports-displays-3840x2160/dp/B00S0C7QO8) to drive a 43" 4K Samsung at 4K60Hz from my XPS 9350, and it works beautifully. There are a couple of combined adapters now available as well, which adapt directly from USB-C to HDMI 2.0 and should do the trick, though I haven't used any of them myself. Here's one: https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-DisplayPort-Incompatible/dp/B01K51GM46

All it takes is a bit of Google-foo https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01K51GM46

I do a lot of the driver packaging, Windows image building at work, and test lots of NUCs, Surfaces, MacBooks, and other machines. my daily driver is a Surface Pro 3 using Surface Dock with two miniDP to DP cables (like the one you linked) driving two HP Z30i displays. In all the troubleshooting that I have ever done we have seen cables of questionable build quality sometimes work on a PC, but not work on a Mac, and the other way round. It took trying a handful of brands from our vendor before we found cables and adapters that worked reliably.

If your display came with a DP to DP cable, you might try a miniDP to DP adapter like this

https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/MDP2DPMF6IN.MAIN.JPG

I think a USB-C to DP cable might be more trouble than it is worth, though I am wrong on occassion.


edit: co-worker had one of these https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-DisplayPort/dp/B01K51GM46 at his desk, tested it with my skull canyon nuc and worked without issue.

Sorry if I am proving what seems like conflicting information. I checked 'System Information' and it tells me that I have a 'Surface Book 2' in the System Summary area.

I went to this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052030/surface-usb-c and it told me that I have a USB-C port.

So, I went to Amazon and bought this guy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K51GM46/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Obviously, my hardware isn't a Dell, but I took a chance that I could get a driver to make this work.

Does this clarify? I do appreciate any light you can shine on this.

Thanks.

I am using it through the TB3 port. And I'm using this adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K51GM46/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

There are a few actual cables that do the connection without an adapter, but when I was looking for this one, they were all sold out. The CableMatters one works just fine and I haven't had any issues with it. 144hz was a game changer for me in FPS games.

I have used it a couple times and haven't had any issues other than a few moments of stuttering randomly. My guess is the laptop was downloading something or popping up an alert. This is the adapter I bought, if that helps!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K51GM46/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=usb+c+to+displayport+adapter&qid=1574358640&s=electronics&sr=1-5

Then just plug the usb into the motherboard.

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-DisplayPort/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480856748&sr=8-3&keywords=usb-c+displayport

All the new docks that support Thunderbolt 3 and device power in one cable seemed like they were not out yet (and are expensive), so I went for a "cheap dock" solution. You can get a Thunderbolt 3 to Displayport adaptor like this for $20: https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-DisplayPort/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481764413) . If your display supports Display Port out you should be able to Daisy Chain from Display 1 to Display 2 with just another Display Port cable. I also picked up a USB-C to Ethernet adaptor $17: https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-Ethernet/dp/B00X4S587K/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481764546&sr=1-5) . My monitor has a USB-A hub in it, so a $9 USB-A to USB-C adaptor from Apple allowed me to hook that up and gain 5 legacy USB ports. Anyway, it was about $46 dollars and it working great for me. My only problem has been I picked up a Display Port to DVI cable to try and daisy chain my second monitor and it isn't working.

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-DisplayPort/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1482170078&sr=8-5&keywords=usb+c+to+displayport

or

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B01J6DT070/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1482170078&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+c+to+displayport

I have the same Mac as you and had some issues finding a 60hz adapter. Go with option one and buy a new adapter (something like this) . A TB2 to TB3 won’t work in this instance as it’s a display port connection and not a thunderbolt one (despite being the same connector shape)

Cable Matters USB C to... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K51GM46?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I suspected the same. Ordering one now. I found a CableMatters TB3 to DP adapter and CableMatters TB3 to DP 3feet Cable, Which one is the better option the adapter or a 3feet cable ( no lesser length available in India)?

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Thank You.

Just get one of the basic adapters like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01K51GM46/

I can't promise that that particular adapter will work well, as sometimes individual adapters have minor variations that cause issues, but several people mention it working well with the Rift S.

The odds of any particular one are good since they're not "active" adapters, they don't regenerate, translate or convert the signal. They're just physical adapters connecting the right pins. All the smarts is in the software on your computer and device.

The expensive ones you're seeing are usually for some other type of conversion where they have to do an active conversion, or act as a display adapter where there is none (like connecting HDMI over USB 2.0).

I'm not too well versed in VirtualLink, I believe it's a working group or committee standard developed by multiple companies, of which Valve is one. It's unlikely that anyone would be contractually required to use any port. The companies just work together to develop a standard that they're all comfortable using, and then they use it because they think it's beneficial. Sometimes it doesn't work out that way, sometimes a particular standard has too many issues and doesn't really catch on until version 2, sometimes they're just abandoned entirely for technical or non-technical reasons.

No VR headsets require VirtualLink, DP via DP, Thunderbolt or USB-C 3.1 Gen2 ports should support them all.

You really need to look up your laptop specs and see if it has a TB3 port. But generally speaking, a USBC port with a lightening bolt means its a thunderbolt3.

IF that's what it is, this is the kind of adapter you need

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=thunderbolt+3+to+displayport&qid=1563416138&s=gateway&sr=8-7

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But for the adapter to work, your TB3 needs to be directly tied to your discreet GPU in the laptop and not the Integrated one which isnt compatible.

you might need to pull an apple and get an adapter for USB C

Cable Matters USB 3.1 Type C (USB-C & Thunderbolt 3 Port Compatible) to DisplayPort 4K 60Hz UHD Adapter in Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K51GM46/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qTCpyb1RD05MA