desktop and laptop as Server-Client?

[alexfenchel]

Hello everybody,

for a while I'm trying to build a Server-Client system. The idea is, instead of buying an expensive laptop I could buy a normal one and connect to my desktop, like that I would have a better performance (an finally be able to play on it ). After some research it is still not clear for me, what would be the best way to do it. I have used Software like Teamviewer, it works, but the experience in gaming is just not the best :/

I wanted to ask you, have any of you done/know about something like this? Any help would be welcome

I describe a bit more about it in my blog, forthesakeoftechnology, in wordpress.

Thank you all and have a nice day

 

[cb600fshornet]

In order to wirelessly connect to your desktop to play games, I'd have thought the amount of data throughput would be phenomenal. I suspect you'd need an insanely fast internet connection. Never tried doing it myself, but I suspect you're barking up the wrong tree with this one!

Cheers,
J

 

[alexfenchel]

Well, 22 Mbps for 1080p and 12 Mbps for 720p. It must be fast, yes, but I think it can be done. As an example, WiFi 802.11g supports 108 Mbps bandwidth.

 

[cb600fshornet]

Well if those figures are accurate then maybe it's more than possible, especially with the release of 802.11ac. Of course we're talking theoretical numbers here, but in a local network the numbers certainly seem to add up, assuming you don't drop too many packets and such.

I guess it is *just* streaming 1080p, but I've not come across a remote desktop type software myself that I've been successfully been able to game on a separate machine with.

I'll be interested to see if you come up with anything, best of luck with this!