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I believe the nvidia GTX/RTX have a limit of two transcodes (driver limitation). You have to hack the driver to unlock the card. Some people may not want to.
The nvidia quadro cards don't have...
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Or get an nVidia GPU (or the Intel iGPU) to handle the load.
Benchmarks / expectation setters:
https://www.elpamsoft.com/?p=Plex-Hardware-Transcoding
Hint: Pick what you want to transcode...
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Thank you! RDIMMs I would've thought are more expensive, but they're actually cheaper especially on the used market.
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Is it unbuffered ECC or registered ECC memory that comes with T40? And I assume they can't be mixed together?
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PM me if anyone is wanting to sell the 8GB that came with their T40.
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Why? The cpu can only draw 70 watts before it melts, odds are only 55-60% at 100% in most cases. Unless you are putting a video card in it, it will only be using 100-150 watts tops.
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Looking to get a plex server. I have an rpi4, a 2009 iMac, and a 2010 Asus laptop. Are any of those better than getting something like this? Gonna have at most a couple of people streaming. Idk if I...
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Its a workstation mother board with the server bios image. Other than m2 disabled and sleep disabled, its 100% a workstation, all usb etc will work fine. So will PCI-E video cards.
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1. What about 4k?i assume only 1 or two? 2. When would I need transcoding?
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Can you switch the HDD for a SSD?
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Upgrade the PSU and slap a gpu upto 1660 super on this and you can game (for those uncomfortable building from ground up). Not too shabby. Did anyone get a better deal?
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Need to go the lenovo route were they just have "a board" and you just flash whatever you want on it. They dont have a server board and a workstation board, they just have dsgdsghsdfgsd123 fits...
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I’d like to run a three-disk raid array. Has anyone put an nvme drive in a pcie slot and booted from it? I’d prefer not to run outdated firmware to access the nvme slot. And if it is bootable, can...
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I am getting coupon invalid. :-(
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Lots of discussion here about using the T40 as a Plex media server. Yes, the T40 would make a great PMS, but honestly it's overkill if you are only using it for Plex. If you want a dedicated Plex...
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yes. you can
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Get an hp 290 for $110. Much more capable for plex, but fewer storage slots.
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Would this be a good Plex server? I tried using my QNAP NAS but it lags too much.
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it has Quicksync...it'll handle way more than 4 streams
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The existing power supply can handle an additional 100 watt load no problem. Most beefy hd's use 3 watts at idle and 6 watts working hard, and 9 watts spinning up (this is why some bios in servers...
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Thanks bud!
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1 coupon you applied is no longer valid:
Coupon PD349SERVER Save an extra $300 on this PowerEdge T40 Tower Server.
Dell has been super sketchy for me. They cancelled my last order in...
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This has very few 3.5" drives, there are much better options.
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Yep. It’s a normal x64 box.
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Would the existing power supply be efficient if I’m running 8 hard drives in it by using a sata power extension cable that has 4 more sata power plugs? 4 to the mother board 4 to pcie sata card.
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What would be the cheapest way to have 16 GB of ram? Any suggestions? Cheapest way.. Thanks!
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To stop wasting your money on ECC.
Nobody running hardware in their house needs it. If anyone says they do, ask for proof. You'll never see anyone who actually has the I/O to ever experience the...
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That and one of the nice features of ddr4 is it has build in error detection, just not correction. So who cares it will just ask for the data again.
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Dead, coupon is no longer valid due to limited availability it says.
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that is different purpose. detection versus correction.....
ecc is useful when running 24/7. the OS will got notified with ecc warning and the system still running "normally"
I do have one...
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tempted to buy this. I dont really need another server. Currently running a Dell server, I dont remeber the model but its similar, has a Intel Xenon, upgraded the RAM from 16GB to 48GB and upgraded...
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I think this is just for a last ditch effort. Like i said, if OP only has 10mbs up, and is in a hotel 500 miles a way, and reaaaaaally wants to watch that one movie that they only have in 4k.
And...
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I am as well
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Can i upgrade ram or video card for it ?
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One thing's for sure... its no 400sc.
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I have one of those sitting around. Are you saying the 400sc is the bomb or a POS? Unsure if I should snag this another T30 or use the 400sc for a Server, a firewall, or NAS server. Do tell...
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Da Bomb. Served me 10 years of hard labor before I put it into semi-retirement and let it serve out its remaining years... grazing on tasty grass as a simple torrent box.
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Thanks for the info. this is different than t30 which have all the cables and caddy
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Yes, I have this in my T40. I used a Startech NVMe to PCIe adapter. I have not tried booting from it so can't say if it will boot from NVMe or not. I have an IBM P3700 series NVMe. Make sure that...
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You can transcode 4 1080p streams with this cpu.
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