Can I use my laptop as a Display for my Desktop?

[VaultTechEngineering]

So to preface, I'm running an 8700k and 2x gtx 1070's in SLI but only own 60hz 1080p monitors (Priorities, I know). However, my gaming laptop has a 144hz screen that I would love to utilize. Is there a way I can game on my PC through my laptop display with minimal latency? Also I've seen this being misread in other forms, just to be clear, I am NOT trying to connect an external display to my laptop. 

[wojtepanik]

not really, they are not made to do this

 

[Shiv78]

No. There's been a total of like 5 laptops with display inputs lol.

Just man up and spend the <$200 it takes for a 1080p 144hz ... clearly you're not poor.

[Nolanl83]

Yea, most laptops wont let you do this, im sure you could somehow find a way to do it with a specific laptop but not worth it

[VaultTechEngineering]

5 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

No. There's been a total of like 5 laptops with display inputs lol.

Just man up and spend the <$200 it takes for a 1080p 144hz ... clearly you're not poor.

Actually I just bought those 2 1070s as a Christmas present for myself so my bank account doesn't match my rig. I can afford a monitor later, yes but I'm sitting here with a beast and crap peripherals and a perfectly good, underutilized, 144z monitor is literally staring at me, taunting me.

[Shiv78]

8 minutes ago, VaultTechEngineering said:

Actually I just bought those 2 1070s as a Christmas present for myself so my bank account doesn't match my rig. I can afford a monitor later, yes but I'm sitting here with a beast and crap peripherals and a perfectly good, underutilized, 144z monitor is literally staring at me, taunting me.

RIP. 

Maybe better planning (1070 Ti + new monitor) would have been better.

[VaultTechEngineering]

45 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

RIP. 

Maybe better planning (1070 Ti + new monitor) would have been better.

That's assuming I was insane and bought 2 brand new 1070s, which would be incorrect. 2 1070s are better than 1 1070ti especially when you go used, it rockets the price to performance, which is what I did. Also this is more of a question for a temporary solution. If I wasn't already on planning to buy a 144hz monitor in the future, why even build a high end? Just while I'm waiting to save up for a monitor, it would be nice if I could utilize the 144hz monitor I already bloody own that's just sitting here, staring at me....It's frustrating. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

Very very few laptops have display inputs, so no.

 

59 minutes ago, VaultTechEngineering said:

2 1070s are better than 1 1070ti

Only if SLI scales well, is well-supported, and even works at all.

 

More often than not, it's better to just buy a single higher performing card instead of multiple lower performing cards.

[VaultTechEngineering]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

Very very few laptops have display inputs, so no.

 

Only if SLI scales well, is well-supported, and even works at all.

 

More often than not, it's better to just buy a single higher performing card instead of multiple lower performing cards.

So far it's scaling well in all the games I enjoy. Battlefield V(you have to do a workaround because it doesn't work through the control panel but still shreds once you get it workling), Fallout 4, counterstrike, Fortnite (I know, it's how I bond with my nephew), PUBG, etc. Only one it doesn't work on for me is Path of Exile but I never play it. And I know it is an opinionated answer but it is my computer and all my games scale well which is my problem. My issue is they scale too well and I have more frames than I know what to do with. However, apparently the video ports on most laptops are all outs so I guess I'm just SOL with 60fps until I buy a new monitor. Oh well, It's not that big of a deal. I waited 4 months before I could assemble all my pieces to build the thing (my first btw) I think I can wait a little longer. Merry Christmas everyone, thanks for the help.