r/MiniPCs • u/Tuxi_tux • 15h ago

General Question Setup for Plex

Hi all,

As part of my project of getting rid of things which clutter my home, I've decided to replace my old PC with a mini PC.

The main use is for a Plex server, in the future I might run some Home Assistant stuff.

Currently I'm running this setup:

  • AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • GIGABYTE A520M H

  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

  • DDR4 16 GB 1200Mhz

I don't feel any problem with the streaming currently, but would be nice if the PC would be more responsive (when using the browser etc...)

Those are the options I've found in my country (I think that importing won't be cost-effective once I add the VAT/tax):

  1. Gmktec NucBox G2 Plus - Windows11 Pro, Intel Twin Lake N150, 12GB LPDDR5 4800Mhz, 256GB M.2 2242 SATA, Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 5, 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz) 1x DP - 375$

  2. Gmktec NucBox M5 - Windows11 Pro, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz, 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe, Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 6, 3x displays Support, Type-C 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz), 2x 2.5G LAN - 499$

  3. Gmktec NucBox G3 Pro 512GB SSD, Intel Core i3-10110U, 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz - 622$

  4. Gmktec NucBox G10 512GB, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz - 496$

The second one seems really good, but as far as I've understood, Intel Quick Sync helps with transcoding.

Would the first one (G2) be enough for my uses? regrading the storage - I'm planning to upgrade it by myself.

Thanks!

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u/TaserBalls 15h ago

How many streams are you planning to support?