Upgrading my PC/server with new CPU/MB/RAM. Looking for suggestions on processor. Use cases include transcoding (I moved all my UHD disks to my server and stream to devices/TVs in my house). Clients are either Roku TVs or my main media room which has a Shield Pro 2019. I haven’t had many issues …

I hear ya… I already have too many computers. While making a new Plex server would be kind of fun I would prefer not to spend the dough or have another machine to maintain. First world problems!

Learned something else about CPUs and transcoding… Intel Quick Sync requires a CPU with a GPU! I had assumed Quick Sync was NOT in the GPU… like, the CPU would decode video and hand it off to whatever frame buffer was in use. But that is not the case. So, my poor high bitrate 4k tone mapping is pr…

[image] BanzaiInstitute: Intel CPU can handle high bit rate 4k transcoding/tone mapping like we are looking for. I do this via QuickSync an an I5-10400 without issue with 4K HDR remuxes. It’s not something that happens often as mostly my users have clients/speeds to allow direct play. But it…

Good to know, thanks! What server OS? Someday I will have 4k HDR displays so I can direct play everything… but not today! (I’ve never even seen 4k or HDR, haha.)

Windows 10. 4K in itself is kinda meh… Many 4K clients and TV’s can do their own upscaling from 1080p. I do like my HDR though. Come the time when you have a HDR capable TV there is a lot of stuff available in 1080p with HDR nowadays. Factor in the upscaling and decide if 10GB 1080p HDR, 25GB 4K H…

I agree that HDR is a much more apparent impact than 4k (don’t get me started on the stupidity of 8k!). In my case, I have almost all 4k HDR TVs in the house and my Shield handles pretty much anything I throw at it. It even upscales 1080p content better than any TV. My main use case for transcodi…

So, I have been doing comparisons of the Intel i9 10900k and 11900k as well as AMD Ryzen 5950x and 5900x. From what I am seeing, the AMD chips are much more powerful for the cost compared to the Intel chips. BUT, Plex does not care. I am assuming for Plex what matters is the integrated Intel GPU. …

what OS did you use? linux/unraid or windows?

I use Windows as I also use this system for gaming, work and the wife does as well. I do have a dual boot setup for Ubuntu but not practical for Plex. For storage, I currently just have an 8TB Western Digital black drive which works great. I have a mirrored array but not for that storage disk. I…

well on windows not much… see my post here: [image] Performance difference windows and unraid? Plex Media Server Server Version#: latest Player Version#: web-latest So i decided to use my old intel nuc8i3 to try and see what unraid could do vs my windows 10 server. I’m…

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furian88 August 22, 2021, 4:00pm 21

well on windows not much…

see my post here:

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