Use iGPU for Plex server and graphics card for vm gaming

[WilliamLi]

Hi I just join Unraid, so far very enjoy this system.

I just bought my new system with i3-9100 CPU with iGPU, working perfect for my Plex server for HW transcoding.

but I want this server can be more, right now I'm thinking to buy 1650 super graphics card on my system use for VM windows play game with steam link, I check on google everywhere but can't get it's working or not, have anyone tried and working ? if is ok I can be comfortable to buy the graphics card.

 

I will to use my i3 iGPU for Plex server and 1650 super for vm gaming at same time.

thanks.

[mgutt]

This is a usual setup, used by many people. So yes, this would work. But consider:

- the GPU will draw power, even if the VM is shutdown

- it could be possible that some games do not work in a VM because of DRM or Anti-Cheat

- 4 cores are ok for a VM, but if other people in your household upload files to the server, this could have a negative impact to your VM (as Unraid uses the cores, too)

 

 

 

[khartahk]

I'm using a simmilar setup only a Radeon RX570 and Intel Core i5 6400T. I'm passing through IGP to a Ubuntu VM host where I run Plex and also 4 HDDs are passed through directly coz I'm using ZFS to store everything. Then I have Windows 10 VM to which I pass through the Radeon RX570 also for games directly and steam link to my TV. 

 

I've set 3 cores to be available to both VM's and isolated them so that unraid does not touch them and so unraid only has 1 core to work with.

 

Windows 10 VM setup:

CPU Mode: Host Passthrough (Intel® Core™ i5-6400T)
Logical CPUs: 1,2,3
Initial Memory: 16384 MB
Max Memory: 16384 MB
Machine: Q35-4.2
BIOS: SeaBIOS
Hyper-V: Yes
USB Controller: 3.0 (qemu XHCI)
Primary vDisk Location: Auto /mnt/user/domains/Windows 10/vdisk1.img
Primary vDisk Bus: VirtIO
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 (01:00.0)
Sound Card: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] (01:00.1)

Ubuntu VM setup:

CPU Mode: Host Passthrough (Intel® Core™ i5-6400T)
Logical CPUs: 1,2,3
Initial Memory: 8192 MB
Max Memory: 8192 MB
Machine: Q35-3.1
BIOS: OVMF
USB Controller: 2.0 (EHCI)
Primary vDisk Location: Auto /mnt/user/domains/nas/vdisk1.img
Primary vDisk Bus: VirtIO
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 530 (00:02.0)

 

[WilliamLi]

thanks for reply.

maybe I have update my CPU will be better.

On 10/25/2020 at 7:43 PM, mgutt said:

This is a usual setup, used by many people. So yes, this would work. But consider:

- the GPU will draw power, even if the VM is shutdown

- it could be possible that some games do not work in a VM because of DRM or Anti-Cheat

- 4 cores are ok for a VM, but if other people in your household upload files to the server, this could have a negative impact to your VM (as Unraid uses the cores, too)

 

 

 

 

[WilliamLi]

2 hours ago, khartahk said:

I'm using a simmilar setup only a Radeon RX570 and Intel Core i5 6400T. I'm passing through IGP to a Ubuntu VM host where I run Plex and also 4 HDDs are passed through directly coz I'm using ZFS to store everything. Then I have Windows 10 VM to which I pass through the Radeon RX570 also for games directly and steam link to my TV. 

 

I've set 3 cores to be available to both VM's and isolated them so that unraid does not touch them and so unraid only has 1 core to work with.

 

Windows 10 VM setup:

CPU Mode: Host Passthrough (Intel® Core™ i5-6400T)
Logical CPUs: 1,2,3
Initial Memory: 16384 MB
Max Memory: 16384 MB
Machine: Q35-4.2
BIOS: SeaBIOS
Hyper-V: Yes
USB Controller: 3.0 (qemu XHCI)
Primary vDisk Location: Auto /mnt/user/domains/Windows 10/vdisk1.img
Primary vDisk Bus: VirtIO
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 (01:00.0)
Sound Card: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] (01:00.1)

Ubuntu VM setup:

CPU Mode: Host Passthrough (Intel® Core™ i5-6400T)
Logical CPUs: 1,2,3
Initial Memory: 8192 MB
Max Memory: 8192 MB
Machine: Q35-3.1
BIOS: OVMF
USB Controller: 2.0 (EHCI)
Primary vDisk Location: Auto /mnt/user/domains/nas/vdisk1.img
Primary vDisk Bus: VirtIO
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 530 (00:02.0)

 

Thanks for information.

Maybe I can get cheap RX570 is good ideal.