Hardware advice

[squidie]

I’m wanting some feedback on the below spec I’ve put together that I’m going to use for 4K HDR content next year. I’ve done quite a bit of studying and I think it’ll definitely provide what I’m wanting:

TV: LG G1
CPU: I3-13100F
RAM: 16GB @ 3000mhz (2x
GPU: Intel ARC A380 or GTX 1060 6GB I have spare...
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760I AORUS PRO DDR4
Chassis: JONSBO N3
O/S: Debian Stable or similar.
Storage: O/S NVME disk, 3x WD Red Pro 8TB RAIDZ5 all connected to an m.2 to SATA expansion card.

Full spec is also here: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/squidie...iew=hzrGxr

As per the TVs specs I’ll be wanting it to support 4K HDR and perhaps external streaming to mobile/iPad over the internet at some point as well but those are not 4K.

[TheDreadPirate]

For the OS, I'd opt for Ubuntu 24.04 over Debian 12 if you choose an Intel Arc GPU due to better out-of-the-box support for Intel Arc. You can get Debian 12 to work with Intel Arc with backport kernels and whatnot, but Ubuntu 24.04 just works from the get go.

If you use the GTX 1060, it doesn't matter. Having said that, if you have the budget for it, definitely get the Arc A380 for AV1 encoding support.

I'm assuming you mean RAIDZ1 and not RAIDZ5. As in 1 parity drive.

While the TV itself is fine, IMO you should get an external smart device based on Android TV or Roku. I, personally, don't care for WebOS.

[squidie]

Thanks, yes I meant RAIDZ1 with parity bit. The NV card isn't small form factor and the Intel card performs better for this so I'll be buying that. Just trying to find an in-stock PSU that isn't up to 700W (waste and more than what I need) at the moment, loads of stuff out of stock...

I've not used Jellyfin before so I'll first experiment with the WebOS app if it's any good...

[Host-in-the-Shell]

Just a heads up in case you go for one, but keep in mind with Roku devices, even their fresh new models, don't support TrueHD/Lossless audio passthrough. The highest is PCM/MAT, also passthrough. This can be a total dealbreaker depending on your audio setup.

[jellynoob1994]

in my eyes evey os is fine if the support is there.....


hardware-wise its a different game in terms how much money you want to burn..

a week back i did bite the bullet en bought the arc B580 for a lil future proofing

but your specs look fine for day tot day playback and some simple trans/encoding

to be honnest some folks here are running jellyfin an a nas in a docker container soo,,,,

everything with modern cpu an gpu is fine