Streaming to an old laptop

[ElementWay]

Hello all!

Hi all!
Recently, I got a new laptop from my friend - Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M6450G. Only for browsing the internet. I know, it's extremely old (2007), but I've been wondering - is it possible to use any streaming service to play newer games on it? I am quite into MMOs and fast-paced multiplayer shooters and my PC is in the next room. I tried Steam In-Home Streaming to my Windows tablet, but it was unplayable.

What are the best options, if there any, to do it? I've read few articles and common ways are Steam streaming, NVIDIA GameStream (altought I don't have NVIDIA graphics card) and Moonlight (for gaming on smartphones). Streaming over Steam seems like the best option, because it isn't so demanding. So, do you have any experiences with it? What would be the best for me? I have quite powerful gaming rig for games I play. And plugging HDMI in the TV is not ideal either, because of my family. And another question - if I buy Steam Link, will it improve the In-Home Streaming performance? I heard it's exactly the same as playing over wi-fi. But are there any real differences between Link and normal streaming?

Thanks a lot for every answer, tip and trick! It will help me.

 

[ElementWay]

By the way - what about ethernet cable? Would it run better?

Thanks!

 

[James Mason]

If it can watch high quality Youtube Videos well, it can handle game streaming.

Ethernet is the best option, as even extremely local wifi (like 10 feet from the router) will have pretty noticeable connect hiccups.

Anything fast paced or requiring precision timing (CS:GO, DOTA/LOL) however won't work because there's like a .5-1 second delay to everything, may seem minor but greatly matters for precision.

 

[ElementWay]

If it can watch high quality Youtube Videos well, it can handle game streaming.

Ethernet is the best option, as even extremely local wifi (like 10 feet from the router) will have pretty noticeable connect hiccups.

Anything fast paced or requiring precision timing (CS:GO, DOTA/LOL) however won't work because there's like a .5-1 second delay to everything, may seem minor but greatly matters for precision.

Thanks for reasonable answer! Well, so it is actually possible? I tried streaming like 5 feets away from router. It was from YouTube in 1080p and no problem at all. Then I tried streaming from one anime website (720p stream) and it worked flawlessly. Anyway, so is it really possible? And should I pick Steam Link, will it improve the stream quality? Or is ethernet cable plugged in the laptop enough to stream without any problems?

Thanks again a ton!

 

[James Mason]

The steam link is only for hooking it up to a TV, the laptop is already a computer that's about as strong as a steamlink.
It doesn't cost you anything to try the game streaming, so you might as well try it.

And it's really simple to do:

1 Log into Steam on your Windows* PC
2 Log into Steam on another computer on the same network
3 Visit your Steam library to start streaming between them

There may be a small bit of troubleshooting to do to get it working as good as possible: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3629-RIAV-1617

 

[ElementWay]

The steam link is only for hooking it up to a TV, the laptop is already a computer that's about as strong as a steamlink.
It doesn't cost you anything to try the game streaming, so you might as well try it.

And it's really simple to do:

1 Log into Steam on your Windows* PC
2 Log into Steam on another computer on the same network
3 Visit your Steam library to start streaming between them

There may be a small bit of troubleshooting to do to get it working as good as possible: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3629-RIAV-1617

Thanks a lot! And do you think Wi-Fi is okay, or Ethernet will do the best work? Thx!

 

[James Mason]

Ethernet is best, but wifi can be livable, try both.