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Hey,
one thing: If i wanna play a 4K movie on Plex (Direct Play) it works fine but as soon as i change the resolution to 1080p or something like that my cpu jumps to 100% (yes i know because of the transcoding…) But is there another way like gpu transcoding that works or do i need to buy a super high end 50k cpu xD
Regards,
Pascal
no.
yes. about 17000 passmarks per 4k transcode
https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/
Yes, you can enable GPU “Hardware” assisted transcode if you have a supported GPU. TeknoJunky didn’t make it to the very bottom of the link they posted. So you don’t need a 50k cpu, only a 40k GPU. 
My new system with a RTX 2070 barely touches the CPU for a single UHD blu-ray to 1080 transcode but if I disable GPU assist it works all my 3950x’s cores pretty good (with the MAKE MY CPU HURT/max quality setting on).
he does not have plex pass (required for gpu transcoding) and was asking about a NON-GPU solution, of which there is only CPU.
In other words, he was asking about a magical non-existent solution for his existing server lack of transcoding power.
as far as the required cpu, it completely depends on the number of transcodes expected or required, using cpu transcoding.
Ah, yes. I didn’t notice the lack of Plex Pass on the name. But note his question is specifically about GPU transcoding as he asks if there “is there another way like gpu transcoding”.
So I would revise the answer to be: “Yes, you can enable GPU transcoding but it requires Plex Pass subscription which is cheaper than a 50k cpu.”.
Ok well, I took his question “is there another way like gpu transcoding” to mean “is there another way like gpu transcoding (that isn’t gpu transcoding)".
But I can now also see it could be interpreted as “is there another way? like gpu transcoding?”
either way, grammar matters, and without plexpass gpu is irrelevant. 
Would’nt say irrelevant but required.
$4.99/month, $39.99 /year, or $149.99 for a lifetime subscription
Lifetime + gpu would be cheaper than throwing the money at cpu power to do multiple 4k transcodes.
Yes, a comma or period would have been helpful there.
so i bought plex pass. my cpu (i7 4790) supports quick video sync. i also have a quadro k2200 graphics card and i also activated “Use hardware-accelerated video encoding” but it won’t work. either with x264 x265 and so on
Wait at least 1 hour after buying the Plex Pass. Then stop/close/quit Plex server and restart it, so it gets notified of your Plex Pass.
For the QuickSync unit in your CPU to be usable, you need to
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