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Take the PC out as well and just extend power/network there instead.

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Hello Everyone 🙂

 

Thank you for taking your time to read this, looking for some general advice on how to accomplish this.

 

As last october i spent quite some on a good gaming PC which i also use for my regular work. Now what i want to do is get some cable and run it outside from my office where i can then plug in a monitor and mouse and keyboard to sit outside with the great weather we are having in the Netherlands.

 

I remembered a video on LTT where they daisy chained cables together without any real loss in latency i believe. But then how would i accomplish the video signal + keyboard and mouse without running 3 cables.

 

Anyone with great ideas on how i can accomplish this?

Max lenght is about 20-25 meters if i run a cable.

 

Kind Regards,

Koen

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Linus (and I for that matter, cause I'm just as cool of a dude, lol) did this with a optical Thunderbolt 3 cable.
But this is very expensive, as you'll need the following:

  • Thunderbolt 3 Hub (200+ €)
  • Thunderbolt 3 Optical Cable (10-50 meters) (350 - 500€)
  • Thunderbolt enabled motherboard (+100 € TB3 PCI-e add-in card)

Because it is so expensive, I instead recommend you to get yourself a good quality long HDMI cable (up to 20meters is usually fine, then it becomes expensive) and a really long USB cable, including a powered USB Hub that you connect to that cable, to which you then connect your mouse, keyboard and whatever else you need.

It is important to note, that long USB and HDMI / DisplayPort cables always have the tendency to cause issues, because of signal loss. That's why it is important to get really good quality cables (for example from Lindy) and depending on the length they might need to be actively powered to extend the signal. 

 

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Or just do what Kilrah said. Way easier and cheaper.

 

 

(Because my ego is way too large, I have to mention that did the optical Thunderbolt 3 cable thing first. S*ck it Linus!)

 

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Koen Peters said:

But then how would i accomplish the video signal + keyboard and mouse without running 3 cables.

I don't think you can unless you shell out on a new monitor(and possibly motherboard if it doesn't have Thunderbolt) with docking capabilities.

My HP E24d can be used as a dock, it has 4 USB ports and it can be connected with a single thunderbolt cable to a computer. Then, you can plug in your peripherals to the monitor itself.

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Take the PC out as well and just extend power/network there instead.

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2 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Take the PC out as well and just extend power/network there instead.

Honestly that is the best idea. 
Didn't think of that myself and tried to complicate things again. Must be my German way of thinking! 😁

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for the input!

 

My PC does not have an motherboard that supports thunderbolt unfortunately. (ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING)

 

I guess easiest is indeed to just move the PC outside. 

 

Any good suggestions on a monitor that is bright for outside and against those reflections?

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How does an entire gaming PC works on the open air in a warm spring day? Does insects get attracted too from RGBs?

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43 minutes ago, LorenzoS89 said:

How does an entire gaming PC works on the open air in a warm spring day? Does insects get attracted too from RGBs?

it should work very well unless it rains or it's to humid.  You could turn off the RGB if it becomes a problem.

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On 5/9/2022 at 5:12 PM, The King of the Undead said:

it should work very well unless it rains or it's to humid.  You could turn off the RGB if it becomes a problem.

When do you consider it to humid for a PC?

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As an update, i did just move the whole PC and one of the screens outside 🙂

 

Thank you for the input of everyone!

 

 

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Can you post the difference in temps from keeping in inside and outside? Thanks!

 

Nice set-up anyway;)

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On 5/31/2022 at 2:15 PM, LorenzoS89 said:

Can you post the difference in temps from keeping in inside and outside? Thanks!

 

Nice set-up anyway;)

I moved it all twice, then it got to much work really 😛 

 

I need a monitor that is great for outside as with this monitor i keep struggling to read on it outside...

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