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GPU or NOT GPU, this is the question (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm sorry if this isnt the right sub for this

I'm considering building a small rig whose primary function would be as a NAS with the capabilities for plex transcoding. On top of that i'd like to add more services like home assistant and some others.

For now the build would be:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor	€120.00
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-L9i-17xx 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler	€49.90 @ Amazon Italia
Motherboard	Asus PRIME H610I-PLUS D4-CSM Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard	€132.78 @ Amazon Italia
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	€80.25 @ Amazon Italia
Storage	Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€79.98 @ Amazon Italia
Case	Jonsbo N2 Mini ITX Desktop Case	€150.00
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS SGX 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	€106.80 @ Amazon Italia
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total	€719.71
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-28 23:43 CET+0100

Now im asking my self if it is the case to go for a bigger case so if i happen to find a good priced gpu in the future, this would double as a part time gaming rig. Would that be non-sense?Also what OS should i use in that case? Dual boot sounds like a bad idea but idk

Sorry if my english isnt perfect

Any suggestion on the rig per se are also welcome

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If you're planning to run plex and can easily fit one in the case, I would. It doesn't have to be super new or anything either.

I've gotten by without a GPU but I have 32 cores allocated to plex and it will still struggle sometimes with a high bitrate 4k video transcode. If I could find something decent that would fit into an R630, I would.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Are you living in the 90'? Hardware transcoding is a thing of the present.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to, which is why I was saying I would if I could get a GPU to fit in my 1u server chassis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You can switch to a generic desktop PC with a desktop Intel CPU. Or change your server for a generic chassis and popolate with a desktop motherboard and CPU from Intel.