Just Bought a Dell U3011. Setup Suggestions?

[kzinti1]

The Manual that came with this new monitor is rather sparse on details. I have heard, somewhere, that to enable the highest resolution that I must use a DVI-D cable. Is this so?
Are there any quirks unique to this monitor of which I should be made aware?
I really only wanted to add another of the 27" ASUS MT276HE monitors I have been using for several years, but the bezel was just too wide for my taste. I really don't care for 3D so I just got the best looking large single monitor I could find. Without using a large TV monitor, of course. That would've just been tasteless.
I still haven't decided which of my videocards to try with this new monitor first. Either my pair of vanilla EVGA GTX 680's or my EVGA GTX 690 Signature.
The 680's, at stock speeds, beats the 690, but I don't think that the SLi'd 680's can keep up with my 690 once I OC it.
Would it be best to use a KVM switch that uses DVI-D ports with my various computers, or just connect each computer with its own video cable and just use the keyboard, mouse and speaker function separately?
Questions such as these just won't be found in monitor manuals.
TIA,
k1

[slugbug]

The issue with most KVM's is not so much video resolution but lack of audio inputs if you use 5.1 sound etc. Also extra mouse buttons may not work when connected to a KVM. I use this KVM and it supports monitors with DVI-D Dual-Link connections with resolutions up to 2560x1600. http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage. ... _Id=404605

[DXMage]

Yeah, I wouldn't trust any KVM to pass the video properly at that resolution. Besides I don't know of any off hand that would support DVI-D at that resolution and color depth.

That KVM is most definitely not your run of the mill KVM. That display also has a higher color depth requiring greater bandwidth. Does that KVM support that need as well?

[phenom2]

omg...30" ips! awesome! Did you install the icm colour profile?