2023-09-05, 07:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 2023-09-05, 07:20 PM by JonnyBrate. Edited 1 time in total.)
(2023-09-05, 05:54 PM)Efficient_Good_5784 Wrote: Just make sure to use HWA. My 5600G uses around an extra 30 watts of power when HW transcoding.
I don't remember exactly, but with software transcoding, it uses around an extra ~50 watts of power.
If you're curious about your server's power consumption, buy a watt meter off of the internet so that you can see how much your entire server uses when idle and when transcoding.
I would say you don't need to buy a GPU. Go ahead and set Jellyfin up with your current equipment and see how it works.
You would only need to buy a dedicated GPU if the CPU's iGPU doesn't handle your workload or some new file type doesn't work well with the iGPU.
Just so you know, in terms of power consumption, a dedicated GPU will still use power even when it's not being used. It's not a lot of power, but it's still a few watts which adds up over long periods of time.
Right. I will set up and see if I need a dedicated GPU and might get one down the line. Thanks again!