📄️ Dual GPU Passthrough Setup
This section covers Dual GPU-Passthrough, which is the most premium and effective setup for GPU passthrough.
📄️ How to Buy a CPU
To enable GPU passthrough, you need a CPU that supports virtualization. Without this capability, your system won't be able to run GPU passthrough effectively. Here's how to choose the right CPU.
📄️ How to Buy a Motherboard
The motherboard is crucial for GPU passthrough. Make sure it supports virtualization technology.
📄️ How to Buy a GPU
Choosing a GPU is straightforward, but there are a few considerations based on your needs.
📄️ Optional Devices
As mentioned before, mouse, keyboard and monitors aren't the important part for the GPU-Passthrough. Just pick ones you like for yourself.
📄️ Enabling Virtualization in BIOS
Let's say you've got your PC all set up and running—now it's time to enable virtualization in the BIOS so you can get your virtual machines up and running smoothly. Here's a straightforward guide to help you unlock the power of virtualization.
📄️ Edit Bootloader Configuration
You should have completed your Arch Linux setup. I will not cover the Arch Linux installation here, so please do it yourself.
📄️ Passthrough the GPU!
Explore IOMMU Grouping
📄️ Installing Required Packages
Let's install the essential packages. Each of these plays a key role in getting virtualization up and running smoothly.
📄️ Configuring Libvirt
Now that we've got the packages installed, you might notice that when you try to open virt-manager, it asks for the root password. To smooth things out, we'll need to configuring libvirt, qemu, and virt-manager for adjust permissions so everything runs more seamlessly.
📄️ Downloading the Operating System
This section covers how to download both Windows 10/11 and the Virtio ISO.
📄️ Setting Up Your Virtual Machine (Windows 10) – The Final Steps
Well done! You're almost there. The last crucial steps for setting up your Windows 10 virtual machine.
📄️ Setting Up Your Virtual Machine (Windows 11) – The Final Steps
This guide will walk you through the steps needed to set up a Windows 11 virtual machine on QEMU/KVM. It includes installing necessary packages, configuring the virtual machine, and handling installation steps.
📄️ Setting Up Your Virtual Machine (GNU/Linux) – The Final Steps
Setting up passthrough on GNU/Linux is a breeze. You won't need extra drivers like VirtIO because GNU/Linux has what you need built right in. This makes the setup smoother and simpler.