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Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Thread created 08-13-2015 by japaninator
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Post #77780150 added 08-21-2015 10:35 PM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Must have been something else. I've been transcoding all sorts of files without issue and it's not even hitting 20% CPU usage on a 4GB file. Plex configuration can be finicky. For instance, the...
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Post #77773842 added 08-21-2015 2:37 PM by mrbobhcrhs in Archived Deals
xps 8700 from dell outlet with an i7 would be a good option
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77714483 added 08-18-2015 2:40 PM by japanimator in Archived Deals
I think I'm starting to lean towards 2 different machines, one low power for the Plex server, maybe the i3 I've got, and one for encoding/gaming. For now, the B50 should be ok for encoding overnight....
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Post #77688749 added 08-17-2015 10:27 AM by mmathis in Archived Deals
The fallback option worked, so I didn't spend much time debugging. It's definitely possible there was some other issue causing the bottleneck, and I know there are logs to look at in Plex to see how...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77688363 added 08-17-2015 10:07 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
I'm surprised since Plex basically says a score of 2000 in CPUbenchmark is good enough for one 1080P stream, although I don't know at what bitrate that is. Your processor had a score over 4000. How...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77685687 added 08-17-2015 7:41 AM by mmathis in Archived Deals
It's the i3-3220. I watched compressed Blu-Rays and it had trouble keeping up. Luckily the problem was the audio stream (5.1 in the file, but no 5.1 on the TV), and Plex has an option for "Direct...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77685057 added 08-17-2015 7:00 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Here's a good low power CPU roundup. I'm using a i3-4130T for my NAS box solely for the low power consumption. But then again I'm not running any handbrake jobs, just doing occasional real time...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Thread created 08-13-2015 by japaninator
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Post #77660169 added 08-15-2015 12:37 PM by quotidian in Archived Deals
Given that this sounds like a fairly purpose built machine, you might want to take a look specifically at Handbrake/x264 benchmarks: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/53,...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77658947 added 08-15-2015 10:57 AM by fenderman in Archived Deals
No, you cannot compare tdp like that. Intel has excelled in this area. An i5 haswell desktop will generally consume about 30w idle using integrated graphics...if you use an "s" intel processor that...
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Post #77658849 added 08-15-2015 10:50 AM by japanimator in Archived Deals
I couldn't find if the scores were linear or not, but what little I could find indicated that they were. I realize that comparing CPUs is only part of the performance difference, but I'm not sure...
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Post #77658647 added 08-15-2015 10:31 AM by fenderman in Archived Deals
the passmark does not tell the entire story..its not linear... You will be hard pressed to tell the difference between the 2 i5's....if you are going to be leaving the machine on 24/7 test the b50...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77658111 added 08-15-2015 9:47 AM by japanimator in Archived Deals
The cpu mark scores between those 2 i5s are ~1300 apart. That's about a 20% difference. Seems like it'll be a significant difference in a couple of years when things require more computing power, but...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77657555 added 08-15-2015 8:56 AM by japanimator in Archived Deals
Do you happen to know which i3 it was? I have another machine with an i3-2100 and cpubenchmark has it very close to the B50, but just a little bit worse. Sounds like I probably won't be able to do...
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Post #77657033 added 08-15-2015 8:10 AM by fenderman in Archived Deals
You need to set alerts here for the dell outlet. There are deals monthly. The difference between the two i5's you mentioned is negligible...they both will be about 5 times more powerful than you...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77656731 added 08-15-2015 7:48 AM by japanimator in Archived Deals
I haven't been able to get one for that price. Seems you need superhuman refreshing ability.If I could get like an i5-4670k or similar for $300, I would most likely go for that. If it's more like an...
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Post #77656673 added 08-15-2015 7:43 AM by japanimator in Archived Deals
Used is fine. Upgrading parts is fine.
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77641533 added 08-14-2015 9:30 AM by mmathis in Archived Deals
:iagree: I have an i3 and ran the same processes you plan to, and it took me ~8 hours to encode a blu-ray in Handbrake. I'd look for an i5 or better, since watching BR movies that had to be...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77641389 added 08-14-2015 9:23 AM by fenderman in Archived Deals
Pick up a dell outlet machine when they are on sale..300 will get you an i5 haswell..
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Post #77641011 added 08-14-2015 9:03 AM by LiquidRetro in Archived Deals
$300 for a complete system (Case, PSU, MB, Ram, CPU, Storage?) is kind of low, or are you looking more for a MB, CPU, Ram combo for $300? Are you looking at only new or used maybe? Wondering...
Best sub-$300 machine for Plex/MakeMKV/Handbrake
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Post #77625979 added 08-13-2015 12:49 PM by japanimator in Archived Deals
I'm looking to explore ideas behind the best machine I can run as a ripping/encoding box. I plan to use it as a Plex Media Server and to rip my Blurays and DVDs with MakeMKV and Handbrake. I am...

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