First QSV HW Build - Questions

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@BlackLion

• What is the preferred OS for running Plex on a dedicated QSV transcoder?
  I would rather run Linux over Windows. I just started playing around with Arch Linux and so far I think I like it better than Ubuntu, but my initial thoughts is Ubuntu would probably be the safer direction (ease of use/stability) as of today.
• NAS OS?
  I’ve been focused on Unraid or FreeNAS for my media storage. For this scenario is one going to have a clear advantage over the other? Are there others I should be considering?
• Is there anything else I should have asked?

Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS) is the recommended OS. You can reference this thread here.

Unraid is generally our recommended NAS OS.

@BlackLion

I would like to be able to stream at least two (three would be nice) 4k files at the same time.

4K streaming does not require significant CPU horsepower or even QuickSync. The point of 4K is to watch in higher quality (possibly with HDR), so don’t transcode it.