2024-12-12, 09:27 AM
Hey,
So I want to build a mediaserver basically. The heaviest usage would be 1x 4k playback without transcoding, and 3 1080p -> 1080p/720p transcode.
My original thought was a used office PC. For instance an Optiplex 5040 with an i5 6500 + 16 GB RAM and a couple of 4 TB HDDs, plus a dedicated GPU, like a P400 or something like that.
My other idea would be the same x number of 4 TB HDDs, a dedicated GPU and an X99 build.
I assume there wouldn't really be a lot of difference because I'd use the dGPU for transcoding right?
So I want to build a mediaserver basically. The heaviest usage would be 1x 4k playback without transcoding, and 3 1080p -> 1080p/720p transcode.
My original thought was a used office PC. For instance an Optiplex 5040 with an i5 6500 + 16 GB RAM and a couple of 4 TB HDDs, plus a dedicated GPU, like a P400 or something like that.
My other idea would be the same x number of 4 TB HDDs, a dedicated GPU and an X99 build.
I assume there wouldn't really be a lot of difference because I'd use the dGPU for transcoding right?