QEMU/KVM works well! And reflections afterward.
QEMU/KVM works well! And reflections afterward.
For a year now I've relied on Windows inside QEMU/KVM on my Linux desktop with smooth performance. It's production-ready. I'm using an Intel platform, Linux iGPU, and a Nvidia GPU in the VM. They're linked to a shared screen—just switch the monitor input to toggle between them. Virtual sound cards didn't work well, so I added an extra PCI card for the VM. For audio I use Barrier, a Synergy fork. I've also connected a USB controller on my motherboard, giving me multiple ports. Networking is handled via a bridge on the host, assigning the VM to it. Mass storage uses an SSD with /dev/disk/by-uuid/. Sharing my /home directory to the VM is done through Samba. Setting everything up initially takes some effort, but once configured it runs smoothly. The best guide for fixing PCI passtrough Error 43 patch is still a work in progress.
I'm happy you reached out. I moved fully to Linux some time ago because I began studying network administration and realized the performance of Windows 10 wasn't up to my standards. It's those small details that matter. I've enjoyed using Gentoo and CentOS a lot more than Windows 10 or Server 2016. Occasionally, though, you just need Windows for things like Microsoft Office, most games, Adobe, Vegas Pro, and Active Directory. Then I spin up a VM and everything gets back to normal.
Some believe it's possible for up to 95% of tasks to run smoothly on native systems. You'll notice a reduction in CPU usage (around 1.2k to 1.5k from Cinebench), though I haven't experienced performance problems with TF2 and IL2 either. LOL