Running both a desktop and a laptop for gaming on the same desktop setup
Running both a desktop and a laptop for gaming on the same desktop setup
Hey everyone, I own a solid desktop setup but have a laptop with a faulty GPU and another with just an internal one. Both are struggling in games. I’m curious if it’s possible to use the laptop as a display and input device while keeping your desktop running for gaming. Something like TeamViewer might work, but I’m not sure about the setup details. A second person could also play on the desktop at the same time. Stef mentioned this idea, so I want to explore it further.
This setup should work smoothly with virtualization and the Radeon Relive or equivalent NVIDIA solution.
I'm referring to NVIDIA's "Moonlight" technology, which focuses on advanced AI acceleration and cloud integration. It's not traditional virtualization but rather a platform for deploying AI workloads efficiently. You'd likely use a virtualized environment to run Moonlight-enabled applications, though the core is more about optimized compute resources than standard VM usage.
Unless you possess two GPUs, only one individual may access them at a time. As far as I understand, with just one GPU, using two games at once would result in poor performance due to limited VRAM and processing power.
I possess just one GPU—a GTX 1080—but the titles I wish to run are quite light: League of Legends and World of Warcraft.
You'd likely use a virtual machine. A budget HD 7950 with Radeon Relive could work, but you might need a newer card like Polaris or an RTX 550/GT 1030. An RX 470 mining card would be a solid choice for a small investment and offers decent performance.
Here are a few concise references on the topic. For mining RX 470 and 570 cards, you can find them for around $65 and they handle VM detection without problems. (Note: Some Nvidia cards previously had issues with virtualization, but I’m not sure about the details.)