Moving Gaming PC to Garage Server Racking, HOW TO?

Ash3000k · 24 Feb 2020 at 16:15

Hi all,
I have a very power hungry i7-5820k + 1080 TI in my gaming PC in my first floor of my house and its quite loud even water cooled (AIO)

I cant really OC it too much as it gets waaaay too loud :mad:

I have a server rack in my garage which is nice and cool and would like to move the PC there, what are my options???

I have GB Ethernet between all these devices

I have a 4k Acer Monitor (DVI only)

I also have a NUC I could use as a thin client or something???

Open to ideas, thanks in advance,

Ash3000k · 25 Feb 2020 at 11:22

Thanks both,

I was hoping to use software only, like have the NUC in my study connected to my 4K screen / keyboard etc, then kinda remote in to the gaming PC in the rack

I dont really have any budget for this for expensive cables / adaptors etc

Ash3000k · 25 Feb 2020 at 12:22

chroniclard said:
Why is it so loud, surely the cheapest option would be making it not loud?

Its mainly the factory cooler on the 1080 TI but as it still has 5 years warranty so I cant really swap it

Ash3000k · 25 Feb 2020 at 12:38

Its the Zotac Mini

https://www.zotac.com/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-mini

Wouldnt that void the warranty too?

Ash3000k · 25 Feb 2020 at 13:22

LuckyBenski said:
Try using Steam remote play, I forget the name. Works ok but obviously will compress graphics and may not do 4k at all. Suits your needs perfectly though

Thanks, I took a look and on their webiste is this:

You can tune streaming resolution and bitrate for the best experience on your setup with Advanced Settings. Over a 5 GHz network, our target is a resolution of 1080p at 60 frames per second, with good quality for most scenes. If you have a powerful gaming rig, a wired network, and a capable client device, it's possible to stream 4K at 60 FPS.

But it seems like you cannot use the desktop / other programs of the Gaming PC, only games, but I will deffo give it a go thanks,

Ash3000k · 25 Feb 2020 at 13:42

Quartz said:
A full watercooling loop seems a good idea. If you don't want to brave that, try this:

Hi, Would this void my warranty?

Ash3000k · 25 Feb 2020 at 15:12

Sounds good, I will try it when I get home tonight

Also found a program called Parsec:

https://parsecgaming.com/

Anyone used it before? looks like it may be perfect for my needs

Ash3000k · 26 Feb 2020 at 08:32

Pho said:
I've used it before works pretty well. You can also use it to game remotely if you like (you'll need a decent low latency Internet connection for past paced games obviously).

There are others such as Moonlight which some say are better.. I'd try both. https://moonlight-stream.org

I've been looking to do something similar recently too, I want to hide my PC out the way and ideally be able to use a HDMI splitter to switch output between a couple of different rooms. Looks like I'm going to need fancy hdmi extenders if I want to avoid having extra hardware on the end to reach 4k@60Hz though. I have just come across fibre optic hdmi cables this morning though, wonder if they may help

Thanks, let me know how you get on,