Running two PCs using a single PC
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Hello,
I have machine A and machine B.
My machine A is powerful while machine B isn't great.
I would like machine A to remain as it is. But I want machine B to connect to machine A. So that the computing power can be shared between machine A and/or B.
A bit like Shadow or Stadia. A server with a client that uses the computing power of the server.
I don’t know what it’s called, but when I searched for that on Google, I came across dual boots.
If you have a name or a software that allows this, I’m interested!
Thanks in advance for your answers!!
I have machine A and machine B.
My machine A is powerful while machine B isn't great.
I would like machine A to remain as it is. But I want machine B to connect to machine A. So that the computing power can be shared between machine A and/or B.
A bit like Shadow or Stadia. A server with a client that uses the computing power of the server.
I don’t know what it’s called, but when I searched for that on Google, I came across dual boots.
If you have a name or a software that allows this, I’m interested!
Thanks in advance for your answers!!
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Hello,
There are two things to distinguish in your question:
- the ability to control a Windows system remotely in a manner smooth enough to allow for playing video games. The answer to this issue is the same whether the Windows system is virtualized or not. Aside from “cloud” solutions (Nvidia Now, Google Stadia, Shadow, ...), this can be done with your own computer thanks to Nvidia Gamestream (+ Moonlight if you don't have an Nvidia Shield device), Steam Remote Play / Link, Parsec, Rainway,
- the fact of creating a virtual machine with direct access to the graphics card (PCI passthrough) rather than assigning it a “standard” virtualized graphics card.
I encourage you to take a look at this discussion:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-35939983-creer-cloud-computing-local
There are two things to distinguish in your question:
- the ability to control a Windows system remotely in a manner smooth enough to allow for playing video games. The answer to this issue is the same whether the Windows system is virtualized or not. Aside from “cloud” solutions (Nvidia Now, Google Stadia, Shadow, ...), this can be done with your own computer thanks to Nvidia Gamestream (+ Moonlight if you don't have an Nvidia Shield device), Steam Remote Play / Link, Parsec, Rainway,
- the fact of creating a virtual machine with direct access to the graphics card (PCI passthrough) rather than assigning it a “standard” virtualized graphics card.
I encourage you to take a look at this discussion:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-35939983-creer-cloud-computing-local
Hello,
I don't think what you're trying to do is possible.
In any case, this cannot correspond to the use of Dualboot, which is the use of two different operating systems (two versions of Windows or Windows and even MacOS and Windows or Linux on a Mac).
It does not increase the performance in either environment even if some applications or services may run faster because they require less RAM.
There is also a procedure called virtualization that avoids restarting the computer when switching from one OS to another.
As for the combined use of two PCs, it is possible to launch an application on the more powerful PC from the second one, either by using a client-server architecture (server version and therefore professional on one of the PCs) or by accessing it via remote access software (like Teamviewer or others).
In the latter case, the execution going through the local network or the internet, the delays and therefore the execution speed are slowed down according to the chosen graphical resolution.
In a nutshell, to my knowledge, it is excluded to benefit from the power of a remote computer. At best, a non-graphical application could run at a comparable speed.
Best regards
I don't think what you're trying to do is possible.
In any case, this cannot correspond to the use of Dualboot, which is the use of two different operating systems (two versions of Windows or Windows and even MacOS and Windows or Linux on a Mac).
It does not increase the performance in either environment even if some applications or services may run faster because they require less RAM.
There is also a procedure called virtualization that avoids restarting the computer when switching from one OS to another.
As for the combined use of two PCs, it is possible to launch an application on the more powerful PC from the second one, either by using a client-server architecture (server version and therefore professional on one of the PCs) or by accessing it via remote access software (like Teamviewer or others).
In the latter case, the execution going through the local network or the internet, the delays and therefore the execution speed are slowed down according to the chosen graphical resolution.
In a nutshell, to my knowledge, it is excluded to benefit from the power of a remote computer. At best, a non-graphical application could run at a comparable speed.
Best regards
Hello,
I only see RDS (or a virtualization solution for desktops, which will anyway be based on Terminal Server) for this kind of case, if you want to use machines A and B at the same time while primarily leveraging the performance of machine A.
However, this requires a server version of Windows (so Windows Server) and the associated client access licenses (CAL).
PS: opening multiple simultaneous sessions on a client version of Windows (e.g. Win 7, 8, ...) is not possible. So, simply using Windows remote desktop will not be possible.
And obviously, RDS will not allow you to play on 2 PCs using only the performance of machine A.
Unless you test with unRAID according to this video: 2 Gaming Rigs, 1 Tower - Virtualized Gaming Build Log
I only see RDS (or a virtualization solution for desktops, which will anyway be based on Terminal Server) for this kind of case, if you want to use machines A and B at the same time while primarily leveraging the performance of machine A.
However, this requires a server version of Windows (so Windows Server) and the associated client access licenses (CAL).
PS: opening multiple simultaneous sessions on a client version of Windows (e.g. Win 7, 8, ...) is not possible. So, simply using Windows remote desktop will not be possible.
And obviously, RDS will not allow you to play on 2 PCs using only the performance of machine A.
Unless you test with unRAID according to this video: 2 Gaming Rigs, 1 Tower - Virtualized Gaming Build Log