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    Virtualized gaming options

    So, GPU passthrough really isn't the way to go for what I'm trying to achieve. What I really need are virtualized drivers that work with PCoIP for consumer grade AMD cards. I suppose this makes sense, because if the GPU is being exclusively given to a VM, then that means no other VMs will be...
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    Spice features page has 3D acceleration listed as future functionality. So, Spice probably is not an option for now.
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    Ah, I tried splashtop and didn't get playable framerates. I think splashtop uses software rendering, which gives dramatically lower performance compared to utilizing a passed through GPU. As long as the resolution remains very low for all the moving screen parts, I think Splashtop manages to...
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    If you don't mind me asking, how did you stream from one VM to another? I was able to pass the card through to the VM, but none of the streaming protocols know what to do with the passed through device. This was talked about previously in the thread, so I'm curious what approach you used.
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    Speaking of getting creative, could I use a VGA to LAN adapter and stream HDMI output wirelessly? That would let me get video output from the back of the ESXi box, at least. This solution isn't really the most elegant, but I think it would work for however many GPUs I have inside the machine.
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    Thank you! I was able to verify this. I plugged one monitor into the remote machine and one into the ESXi machine. The mouse and keyboard were plugged into the remote machine. I connected to the VM from the remote machine using Boomerang, and, within the VM, set the desktop to only display...
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    Haha, thanks. I'll happily spend hours of time achieving nothing. It's fun even if only as a learning experience. I did find a lightweight and incredibly simple product by VMWare called Fling Boomerang. This allows software PCoIP with only the agent installed on an ESXi VM. No vCenter...
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    That's what I'm working on now. I'm trying to figure out how to get PCoIP working without needing to install vCenter Server. I don't have $6,000 laying around for this little project, unfortunately.
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    So, all of my hardware is in and assembled. I am running VMware off of a usb stick, have windows 8 pro running in a vm, and even have both of my 7950 cards recognized by the VM. I am in the process of creating a win2008 server so I can install view connection server and take advantage of...
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    Interesting. Are there any basic guidance documents that can help me step by step with setting up a single machine host? One of the great things about XenServer seems to be the ease of getting it installed. However, I am having a really hard time finding information on how to, for instance...
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    This makes sense. Are there any guidance docs on how to get this setup? I couldn't find anything after an exhaustive search. Everything I found just shows me how to create VMs after XenCenter is already available. EDIT: Actually, XenCenter 6.1 free edition doesn't have GPU pass-thru. Only...
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    Unless I am missing something, XenServer needs a minimum of two machines; one for XenServer and one for XenCenter. If anyone knows a way to run them both on one machine, let me know. I'm thinking XenServer is going to be faster than Hyper-V since it is a bare metal virtualization setup.
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    I was wrong about the VM performance. According to 3DMark11, the VM is horribly underperforming: Graphics Score 2553 Physics Score 3456 Combined Score 1131 The VM is using a RemoteFX GPU according to the device manager. However, fps in Diablo 3 was capping around 10 to 14 at...
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    Multi-point was more trouble than I expected. It has a very specific purpose, and that purpose isn't gaming. I reinstalled win2k12, and also installed teradici arch. I can say this combination is the highest performing so far, but it's still completely unplayable. There is a lot of...
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    So, here's some preliminary results: Windows Server 2012 running on i5 with a GTX570. Server installed on an SSD. VM stored on a separate SSD. 3 CPUs allocated to the VM. Connected to the VM using a variety of remote access products. For my testing, I simply opened up Diablo 3 and...
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