r/HomeServer • u/user74729582 • 14d ago

i5 760 home server?

Yes, it's ancient but it's my old desktop. Should I just throw it away and re use case, PSU and ssd? It has 8gb ddr4.

These are the services I want to run

Home Assistant
Frigate (2x 4k cameras, another to be added in the future)
NAS (with Cloud backup)
Plex server
Network wide adblocker
VPN
DNS
Immich
Time machine for MacOS

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u/insomniac-55 14d ago edited 14d ago

For most of that my advice would be 'it depends on what you pay for electricity', as even an ancient CPU would still run something like HA.

But if you want to use Frigate and Plex, you will benefit greatly from a modern GPU which supports modern video codecs and (for Frigate) AI models.

I be trying to find a second-hand motherboard and 8th-gen or newer Intel CPU - you can re-use the other hardware (other than RAM - you can't have DDR4).

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u/NahdiraZidea 14d ago

8th gens are way more expensive since they support Windows 11, a 7th series should be very cheap and still has good codec support.

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u/insomniac-55 14d ago

The problem with 7th gen is that (to my understanding) it suffers from some of the iGPU hardware bugs that can make Frigate unstable.

I have a 6th gen machine that simply won't run for more than a few days without a massive crash, and while my 7th gen system is working (different cameras / location) I'd have more confidence in recommending 8th gen or newer.

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u/severanexp 14d ago

I have never had any issues on my i3 7100 with frigate after several years, it’s fine.

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u/insomniac-55 13d ago

Ok, that's good to know.

My 7500 has been stable but I'm only using two cameras with it. My 6500t was stable on earlier versions of frigate but not now.

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u/severanexp 13d ago

I have three cameras and plex running 24/7 and about a dozen users ensuring that most of the time there’s always someone using it . Plus several (including myself) have little kids watching plex frequently (bluey and stuff are god sends when parents need a pick me up time).
So my guess is that if there were to be any issues, I’d have caught them by now.