Hello Community
I am building a new server and I am looking for a motherboard with IPMI, but all the motherboard with IPMI has an ASPEED management controller with 2D VGA for display capabilities and no output for the iGPU should the CPU have one.
My Question is, “will Plex be able to use the iGPU on the processor for transcoding? even though there is no output for the CPU iGPU”
These are the boards I am considering
I plan on using Windows server 2019 Standard probably Virtualized in ESXi
good question, I think I’ve read somewhere that it is not working - but can not find it back.
I wonder if Gigabyte C246-WU4 utilize the iGPU?
Looking also for equipment like that to run FreeNAS or unRaid.
I think you are right that it does not. I just finished upgrading my Plex server after my 2GB Nvidia card had both fans crap out at the same time and became so how it was smoking so bad I was sure it was on fire. I am happy with result :
TL;DR answer: No, Plex probably won’t be able to use the iGPU on the processor with those boards, assuming the CPU has one at all.
Longer answer: I don’t think the C242 or C246 chipsets supports integrated graphics; the Intel ARK entries for them do not mention integrated graphics support. These are server-class chipsets, rather than desktop. As that many servers either run headless, or need a lot more GPU power than the integrated solutions can provide, server chipsets don’t emphasize built-in graphics. (This is why you often see the low-end, on-board graphics adapters included on some server boards.)
That same generally goes for the class of CPUs those chipsets; those particular chipsets are really intended for pairing with Xeon E3 processors, which don’t usually have built-in GPUs. You can side-step the issue using a Core i3 processor (or, sometimes, other Core variants), but the built-in GPU will probably be disabled on those boards. You should also take special care to ensure your chosen CPU is specifically supported AND that you choose memory (ECC vs non-ECC) that is supported by the chipset AND the CPU.
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