[Project] [Complete] "Get all the stuff out of my gaming PC and put it somewhere else"

[Ganoncrotch]

vivster said:

Ganoncrotch said:
Why are you doing this? I actually read the first few lines and figured it was a joke, are you really going to use 2 PC's because you can't handle management of startup items on a system?

I don't know where you have the idea of "startup items" from.

I'm doing it to fix current issues and potential future ones. I probably should have made a pro and con list to start things off. But it's basically like this:

Pro:

No performance impact on games whatsoever caused by non-essential programs and components.

No driver issues due to multiple monitors with different resolutions and refresh rates. GPC will have only one monitor going forward.

Ability to turn off gaming PC with electricity hungry components instead of having it run 24/7.

Ability to move default main screen to TV instead of gaming monitor. Saves me a lot of window pushing.

Ability to upgrade GPC and SPC separately without impacting the other.

 

Con:

Money?

 

That's from the top of my head. There are probably more pros somewhere. What you should keep in mind is that I have a very specific setup that is far from the norm. The vast majority of the time I use my PC from my couch via the TV. My gaming chair is on the other side of the room.

I just always think of PC's as being flexible to fill all roles but I guess the idea for power drain isn't a bad one really but most components today with newer fabrications will use a small amount of wattage while a PC isn't under load, I mean if you go for something cheap from a few years ago in comparison to my Ryzen 1700 right now just with some browser action there is no way an older chip would be hitting 13watts at any point unless it was off.

in terms of what it's used for I either sit here and game directly at it, or else make use of some 15m HDMI cables which run it off into other rooms for a TV and projector as well, just aye... one machine with setup to be everywhere can work.

The only thing I would think would be a good idea for a separate work machine... would be to avoid the risk of a virus or such from downloaded apps infecting and ransomwaring your work files, that would definitely be a good reason to have a separate machine for them.