Utilise cpu and ram from another computer ?!!

siamandm
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Utilise cpu and ram from another computer ?!!

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Hello all,
A friend of mine asked a question about the possibility of a computer using cpu and ram from another computer when he operate a heavy program that consume too much ram and cpu in order to increase the performance .
Personally im thinking of using a server computer .
What about you guys?
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Re: Utilise cpu and ram from another computer ?!!

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To share CPU/memory, you'd need an operating system that supports this, plus software that has been designed for this purpose.

A powerful server that can be accessed by Remote Desktop is a much better idea.
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Hans

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Thank you for your kind reply,
So technically is possible to connect to computer and utilise the CPU and ram from each other?

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siamandm wrote:
10 Dec 2020, 18:51
So technically is possible to connect to computer and utilise the CPU and ram from each other?
I think Hans means you should install the CPU and RAM hungry application on a powerful (server) computer and then access that computer and application via a Remote Desktop Connection from your own PC. That way the hard work is done by the remote computer leaving your machine free to do other stuff.

Ken

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siamandm wrote:
10 Dec 2020, 18:51
So technically is possible to connect to computer and utilise the CPU and ram from each other?
What Ken (stuck) says. Windows doesn't have built-in support for sharing processor and memory.
Best wishes,
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Thanks for you all