TL;DR- I have a desktop that I'd like to remote into to play video games over a 1 Gbps switch. Critical factors are low latency and graphics performance (3D acceleration).
Longer:
I have a desktop (AMD 5850 GPU, i7 stock 3.07 GHz OC to 3.8 Ghz) set up with a dual monitor configuration. I would like two users to be able to use this machine to simultaneously play video games (lofty goal, right?). I'm ok with upgrading the hardware if that becomes a bottleneck, but I have bigger hurdles to tackle first.
I know of no solution where two users can use distinct input devices (i.e. two keyboards and mice) to be logged into their own session on a physical machine. If this exists, that'd definitely be the easiest solution. I could simply dedicate one video output to each session.
My next thought, assuming the dual input solution is impossible/impractical, was to use a remote desktop connection to a small nettop (Home Theater PC running XBMC) that is capable of 1080p video. The CPU is an Atom, so I can't simply use this machine as a standalone gaming rig.
So my real question is this: Is it possible to configure a remote desktop session between the two machines, so the main PC does the processing and the nettop is simply tasked with rendering video? Not only would this solve my issue without purchasing additional hardware, but it'd be really cool
Thanks for reading! Looking forward to your thoughts.
Longer:
I have a desktop (AMD 5850 GPU, i7 stock 3.07 GHz OC to 3.8 Ghz) set up with a dual monitor configuration. I would like two users to be able to use this machine to simultaneously play video games (lofty goal, right?). I'm ok with upgrading the hardware if that becomes a bottleneck, but I have bigger hurdles to tackle first.
I know of no solution where two users can use distinct input devices (i.e. two keyboards and mice) to be logged into their own session on a physical machine. If this exists, that'd definitely be the easiest solution. I could simply dedicate one video output to each session.
My next thought, assuming the dual input solution is impossible/impractical, was to use a remote desktop connection to a small nettop (Home Theater PC running XBMC) that is capable of 1080p video. The CPU is an Atom, so I can't simply use this machine as a standalone gaming rig.
So my real question is this: Is it possible to configure a remote desktop session between the two machines, so the main PC does the processing and the nettop is simply tasked with rendering video? Not only would this solve my issue without purchasing additional hardware, but it'd be really cool
Thanks for reading! Looking forward to your thoughts.
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