laptop Possible concept for future rigs

[Richard1248]

Hi there, i'm wanting a new PC setup to play modern games however i love laptops too much and refuse to spend over £1000.

My idea relies on having a powerful desktop and an external monitor (or tablet) with a keyboard and mouse potentially at the other side of my house. The desktop would simply act as a hub and I would be controlling everything via the "laptop". 

How viable is this concept and is it as simple as using google desktop software to connect them together?

 

I have not experimented with this idea but i doubt it is an original concept and would hope to get some answers on this page.

I have a photo a dell touch monitor which is a good example of what i would want to be controlling my PC with as it is portable and has usb drives in built for keyboard/mouse. The monitor should not need great specs as it is piggybacking off the pc.

 

The purpose of this is to generally to play like a laptop with the specs of a desktop.

[Bananasplit_00]

so just a laptop thin client? yah you can do that

[Eclypseon]

I've used Steam's stream gaming feature to successfully play games on my laptop streamed from my gaming rig.

 

If your games are through Steam, you might take a look at this as a viable option.