I have an exclusive gaming PC. Ideally what I’d like to do is shove it in a closet or other vacant room to contain the heat and then stream games over LAN.
The problem with existing solutions is:
- They need a monitor connected
- The monitor to be powered on
- They don’t support varying refresh rates/resolutions. Only whatever is displayed on the connected monitor. I want to play on my 4k/60Hz TV in the living room for AAA visual spectacle games that work best with controller, and the 1440p/120Hz display in my office for FPS or otherwise fast-moving games that demand KBM, and the 5k monitor for photo/video editing.
- I haven’t had much success getting these working at all. Red screens, 1/4 screens, image noise, etc.
They’re literally just mirroring the screen of the connected display.
I really don’t want to have to buy a dedicated PC for each use-case. Does a solution like this exist? What are their pros and cons? Preferably something that doesn’t require a degree in software engineering.
Currently I am using Bazzite OS with 5700x + 6800xt, if that matters.
Parsec? It has virtual monitors.
That’s what I use
Edit: I see you’re using linux though, I can’t really speak to its performance there as I only use it for windows
Can’t setup a parsec host on Linux only a client.
Some motherboards lock out video output without something plugged in but never found one that did it with a dedicated video card. You can always just plug in an HDMI dummy plug to get around an expected display requirement.