# best setup? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [May 29, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383 "2016-05-29T14:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cicciogdg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@cicciogdg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cicciogdg)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383/1 "2016-05-29T14:10:52Z")
Hi all, i’m looking at building a nas server, no synology, qnap etc; i would like to be able to transcode h265 1080p or a 4k without any problem. i need help on deciding which setup is the best and what i could improve. budget 300€. first setup with intel: CPU-intel i3 6100 MB-Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr4 SSD adata premier pro sp600 PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W other setup: CPU-AMD FX6300 MB- ASUS M5A78L-3/USB3 RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr3 SSD adata premier pro sp600 PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W as OS i think i will install ubuntu, and obviously i will use plex for transcoding the movies. which is the best setup for transcode h265 and 4k? thanks a lot. if you have suggestions i will appreciate them ---
**Author:** ![starbetrayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/starbetrayer/32/11335_2.png) [@starbetrayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/starbetrayer)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383/2 "2016-05-31T17:25:01Z")
> @cicciogdg said: > Hi all, > i’m looking at building a nas server, no synology, qnap etc; i would like to be able to transcode h265 1080p or a 4k without any problem. > i need help on deciding which setup is the best and what i could improve. budget 300€. > first setup with intel: > CPU-intel i3 6100 > MB-Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr4 > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > other setup: > CPU-AMD FX6300 > MB- ASUS M5A78L-3/USB3 > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr3 > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > as OS i think i will install ubuntu, and obviously i will use plex for transcoding the movies. > which is the best setup for transcode h265 and 4k? > thanks a lot. if you have suggestions i will appreciate them you will not be able to transcode h265 unless you go for a very high price CPU. In order to transcode an x265 1080p, you need a passmark of 8000 for one stream. The CPU you selected will not work for x265 transcode. For 4k, it depends on the video codec, which one would you consider ? How many streams at once do you expect ? ---
**Author:** ![cicciogdg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@cicciogdg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cicciogdg)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383/3 "2016-06-03T09:03:34Z")
> @starbetrayer said: > > > @cicciogdg said: > > Hi all, > > i’m looking at building a nas server, no synology, qnap etc; i would like to be able to transcode h265 1080p or a 4k without any problem. > > i need help on deciding which setup is the best and what i could improve. budget 300€. > > first setup with intel: > > CPU-intel i3 6100 > > MB-Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H > > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr4 > > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > > > other setup: > > CPU-AMD FX6300 > > MB- ASUS M5A78L-3/USB3 > > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr3 > > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > > > as OS i think i will install ubuntu, and obviously i will use plex for transcoding the movies. > > which is the best setup for transcode h265 and 4k? > > thanks a lot. if you have suggestions i will appreciate them > > you will not be able to transcode h265 unless you go for a very high price CPU. > In order to transcode an x265 1080p, you need a passmark of 8000 for one stream. > The CPU you selected will not work for x265 transcode. > For 4k, it depends on the video codec, which one would you consider ? > > How many streams at once do you expect ? idk about the 4k, i thought that, in future, i might need that, but i really don’t know. about the cpu, are you sure that the fx6300 can’t handle a x265, because i read online that someone with the fx6300 can trancode h265 fine. btw will be the fx8300 able to transcode x265? ---
**Author:** ![starbetrayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/starbetrayer/32/11335_2.png) [@starbetrayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/starbetrayer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383/4 "2016-06-03T18:35:33Z")
> @cicciogdg said: > > > @starbetrayer said: > > > > > @cicciogdg said: > > > Hi all, > > > i’m looking at building a nas server, no synology, qnap etc; i would like to be able to transcode h265 1080p or a 4k without any problem. > > > i need help on deciding which setup is the best and what i could improve. budget 300€. > > > first setup with intel: > > > CPU-intel i3 6100 > > > MB-Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H > > > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr4 > > > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > > > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > > > > > other setup: > > > CPU-AMD FX6300 > > > MB- ASUS M5A78L-3/USB3 > > > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr3 > > > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > > > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > > > > > as OS i think i will install ubuntu, and obviously i will use plex for transcoding the movies. > > > which is the best setup for transcode h265 and 4k? > > > thanks a lot. if you have suggestions i will appreciate them > > > > you will not be able to transcode h265 unless you go for a very high price CPU. > > In order to transcode an x265 1080p, you need a passmark of 8000 for one stream. > > The CPU you selected will not work for x265 transcode. > > For 4k, it depends on the video codec, which one would you consider ? > > > > How many streams at once do you expect ? > > idk about the 4k, i thought that, in future, i might need that, but i really don’t know. > about the cpu, are you sure that the fx6300 can’t handle a x265, because i read online that someone with the fx6300 can trancode h265 fine. > btw will be the fx8300 able to transcode x265? 4K you shouldnt worry about that yet. for the fx, no [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-6300+Six-Core](https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-6300+Six-Core) ---
**Author:** ![starbetrayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/starbetrayer/32/11335_2.png) [@starbetrayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/starbetrayer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383/5 "2016-06-03T18:36:38Z")
> @cicciogdg said: > > > @starbetrayer said: > > > > > @cicciogdg said: > > > Hi all, > > > i’m looking at building a nas server, no synology, qnap etc; i would like to be able to transcode h265 1080p or a 4k without any problem. > > > i need help on deciding which setup is the best and what i could improve. budget 300€. > > > first setup with intel: > > > CPU-intel i3 6100 > > > MB-Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H > > > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr4 > > > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > > > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > > > > > other setup: > > > CPU-AMD FX6300 > > > MB- ASUS M5A78L-3/USB3 > > > RAM- HyperX Fury 2x4Gb ddr3 > > > SSD adata premier pro sp600 > > > PSU- be quiet BN220 schwarz 300W > > > > > > as OS i think i will install ubuntu, and obviously i will use plex for transcoding the movies. > > > which is the best setup for transcode h265 and 4k? > > > thanks a lot. if you have suggestions i will appreciate them > > > > you will not be able to transcode h265 unless you go for a very high price CPU. > > In order to transcode an x265 1080p, you need a passmark of 8000 for one stream. > > The CPU you selected will not work for x265 transcode. > > For 4k, it depends on the video codec, which one would you consider ? > > > > How many streams at once do you expect ? > > idk about the 4k, i thought that, in future, i might need that, but i really don’t know. > about the cpu, are you sure that the fx6300 can’t handle a x265, because i read online that someone with the fx6300 can trancode h265 fine. > btw will be the fx8300 able to transcode x265? side comment, if your client does not have the capability to red natively x265, plex will transcode that stream in x264. this is why I am mentioning that number of 8000. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/best-setup/146383/6 "2020-01-07T21:25:43Z")