How to make direct slot swapping usable with the ShuOne 8 port KM Synchronizer

[briarknit]

@Wootenblatz I know you are using the kvm synchronizer but what actual PC hardware are you using? Like what are the specs of your other 4 pcs?

[nodoze]

@Wootenblatz I know you are using the kvm synchronizer but what actual PC hardware are you using? Like what are the specs of your other 4 pcs?

From what I have seen it seems like many folk are actually doing the 4 slave PCs in Virtual Machines or MultSeat Desktops which allows a 5 box setup to be accomplished from 1 PC.

Virtual Machines (VMs) are typically done via a tool like VMware or VirtualBox.

Multiseat Desktops (MDs) are typically done via a tool like Aster and has the least overall overhead & duplication.

Wootneblatz may indeed be running 5 physical PCs and I look forward to hearing more about his configuration but wanted to make sure you were aware of other options that may be able to be achieved more cost effectively with mostly existing hardware (especially if that hardware was already supporting multiboxing).

[Wootenblatz]

@Wootenblatz I know you are using the kvm synchronizer but what actual PC hardware are you using? Like what are the specs of your other 4 pcs?

I originally answered this in discord, I think you asked this there as well (maybe it was someone else):

Slot 2 - Laptop - Asus ROG laptop with i7 9th gen, 2070, 32GB ram
Slot 3 - Laptop - MSI laptop with i7 (circa 2015) with 1060, 16GB ram
Slot 4 - PC (custom built) - i5-3340 with AMD RX580 8GB ram
Slot 5 - PC (custom built) - i5-2500 with GTX 970 8GB ram