Thanks, appreciate it!
In the CPU compendium I see up to i7-5775C, but that’s only 5th Gen.
Is recommended minimum 8th Gen?
To clarify my question, I re-read again and see that 6th Gen is minimum recommended:
If you care about your users, get a 6th-gen or higher CPU. Image quality is great and overall they are very fast, although sometimes expensive.
So just wondering if that is still the case or if I should be looking for more.
Is Ubuntu 20.04 still the recommended version today?
You can use the latest LTS version, or 20.04. Both will work great.
Was thinking about upgrading but then I read that the first point release will be in July/August.
Going to wait until after that to see if there are any issues reported by other users.
The latest LTS version will be required if you run one of the newest intel cpus. I upgraded to an i5-12400 and had to upgrade to 22.04 LTS for the new kernel which supported the new intel video. Works ok now, but i think <10th Gen is still the most compatible.
Correct. To clarify, for a dedicated QSV box, there’s really no reason to use anything higher than 8th-10th gen right now unless you’re interested in wasting money.
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Still rocking an i5 7400.
Upgrading my NASKillers to 10th gen (already owned gear from previous pc builds) soon.
But my QSV will stay the same for now.
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I’m still using an Old Broadwell i5 5250U. Is it worth the improvement to go to 12th Gen now? Thanks.
It worth it to upgrade, but unless you have other things or future plans i’d recommend the 10th gen for less issues.
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Thanks, I guess the software is not updated yet for the new architecture? I am replacing an old Plex server.
Not to 12th gen, but definitely 7th or 8th gen.
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Great, thanks. I found a deal on a NUC. NUC8i5BEH – should be a great thing for PLEX?
I mean, it’s fine… but probably much more expensive than what you actually need to spend.
Keep an eye out for the HP 290 and HP S01.
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Thanks.
hey y’all, I have a geforce 750ti laying around. I haven’t had a chance to experiment with it yet. I was wondering if anyone had personal experience with a card of this generation.
from reading upon the nvenc and nvdec, it looks like it can decode h.264, but it can’t decode h.265. So it wouldn’t be able to decode 4k (yes, I know the advice is not to transcode 4k, but I have enough wonky clients in the house where it just sometimes happens). Does that limitation sound right?
You really should avoid using it. A dedicated QSV transcoding box can be had for under $200, and it’ll do everything you want.
This one’s overkill, but it’s a really good deal.
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yeah I hear you. in my case, I already have the 750ti on hand, so it’s free. (actually, my server currently has a 3060ti in there, and it works fine, but I may be removing it soon).
i saw a listing yesterday on facebook marketplace for a guy selling and 8th gen desktop for $50. unfortunately he sold it before I could act.
Hi guys,
I want to buy this -
HP ProDesk 600 G2 SFF #L1Q39AV
Processor: Intel ® Core ™ i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3192 MHz, 4 Core(‘S),
Intel ® HP Graphics 530
Good enough?
Thanks for the help
You’ll want 7th gen or newer if you have any H265 content. Look for 8GB of RAM as well. Still should be lots of prebuilt options that fit the bill, and don’t shy away from fewer cores either.