Virtualization help

[TDCTomas]

Hi

I have been looking into doing something like Linus did with 2 gamers 1 CPU but just needed some questions answered.

I have a 256gb ssd and a 1tb hard drive and am thinking if getting 2 cheap 500gb hdd for the vm's so if I wanted to could I put the 2 500gb hdd in my case unplugged for when I am not using my PC as a vm and then plug them in and boot off a USB with unraid when I do. Is it possible?

 

Here are my specs if you want to know:

3960X @ 4.3 ghz

32 gb of ram

Gtx 980 sli

[Changis]

6 minutes ago, TDCDigital said:

Hi

I have been looking into doing something like Linus did with 2 gamers 1 CPU but just needed some questions answered.

I have a 256gb ssd and a 1tb hard drive and am thinking if getting 2 cheap 500gb hdd for the vm's so if I wanted to could I put the 2 500gb hdd in my case unplugged for when I am not using my PC as a vm and then plug them in and boot off a USB with unraid when I do. Is it possible?

 

Here are my specs if you want to know:

3960X @ 4.3 ghz

32 gb of ram

Gtx 980 sli

or leave them connected and just f12 or boot menu when restarting to choose unraid?

[Electronics Wizardy]

8 minutes ago, TDCDigital said:

Hi

I have been looking into doing something like Linus did with 2 gamers 1 CPU but just needed some questions answered.

I have a 256gb ssd and a 1tb hard drive and am thinking if getting 2 cheap 500gb hdd for the vm's so if I wanted to could I put the 2 500gb hdd in my case unplugged for when I am not using my PC as a vm and then plug them in and boot off a USB with unraid when I do. Is it possible?

 

Here are my specs if you want to know:

3960X @ 4.3 ghz

32 gb of ram

Gtx 980 sli

Id just use fedora instead of unraid, its free and easier to use.

 

You can use one hdd.

 

Normally the vm for 2 games isn't suggest and is buggy and a pain to use at times, Id really suggest just getting a cheap 150 dollar old dell optiplex and put the second 980 in there.

[TDCTomas]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id just use fedora instead of unraid, its free and easier to use.

 

You can use one hdd.

 

Normally the vm for 2 games isn't suggest and is buggy and a pain to use at times, Id really suggest just getting a cheap 150 dollar old dell optiplex and put the second 980 in there.

I want the sli configuration for driving high setting 4K gaming and the vm for when my friend comes over and I don't want to have to open a PC and switch gpu every time he comes over so thats not really an option