expirediconian | Staff posted Jan 04, 2024 09:18 PM
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expirediconian | Staff posted Jan 04, 2024 09:18 PM
Dell Coupon: 50% Off Refurbished Precision 3630 Desktops - from $324.50 + free s/h
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- 6 Core / 12 Thread (Boost to 4.6GHz)
- Nvidia Quadro P2000 5gb GDDR5 (based on GTX 1060, and is 13% slower)
- 32gb RAM
- 512gb SSD
Seems like a legit computer for $300 bucks.
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For $300, the best Plex upgrade IMO would be a 4060. I just picked up a 4060 8GB for $250 used. With the modified drivers, there's no stream limitations. HDR to SDR, 8K, AV1, it's a total monster.
Edit: there are a lot of caveats to my comment. The 4060 was the best upgrade option for my server since I'm running Windows and have lots of Windows-only software and services that I can't give up at this time. I'd like to switch to unraid someday...
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The built in Intel GPU of any Intel CPU 8th gen or higher is far superior. It can do 4x 4k or 28x 1080p streams easily. Also it'll draw no addition wattage compared to the Nvidia 8w-80w. Seems small but in my area, that'll cost an extra $8-$80/year and adds up over the 3-5 years you'll plan to use the server.
The built in Intel GPU of any Intel CPU 8th gen or higher is far superior. It can do 4x 4k or 28x 1080p streams easily. Also it'll draw no addition wattage compared to the Nvidia 8w-80w. Seems small but in my area, that'll cost an extra $8-$80/year and adds up over the 3-5 years you'll plan to use the server.
It's a real shame that we can't achieve feature parity across all operating systems and hardware... but here we are...
The built in Intel GPU of any Intel CPU 8th gen or higher is far superior. It can do 4x 4k or 28x 1080p streams easily. Also it'll draw no addition wattage compared to the Nvidia 8w-80w. Seems small but in my area, that'll cost an extra $8-$80/year and adds up over the 3-5 years you'll plan to use the server.
In my case, I'm running 2x Dell T640 servers (18x 3.5" drives in one, 32x 2.5" drives in the other), 2x Lenovo P620 workstations (Threadripper Pro 5xxx series, 2 custom/self-built desktops, one 13900k w\nVidia 4090, and the other an AMD 7950x3d w\AMD 7900XTX), 4 windows laptops (1 a Lenovo P16G2 workstation) a Mac mini, and an M2 Pro laptop, and 1 or 2 external monitors for each, a QNAP 1688x w\nvidia P2000 (and 18x drives), and a QNAP TVS 871T w\26 drives.
I run my own business, work in IT, and game a decent bit. All to say my definition of power consumption may be ever so slightly skewed from what would be "normal". I honestly didn't even consider power when making my comment, but I think your comment is great from a power perspective and could render noticeable savings.
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