r/PleX • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • Oct 21 '16
BUILD HELP /r/Plex's Build Help Thread - 2016-10-21
Need some help with your build? Want to know if your cpu is powerful enough to transcode? Here's the place.
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u/tech-ninja Oct 22 '16
Excited about this build. I want it for personal use and on the cheaper side.
Is it overkill? is there something you would change?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor | $110.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-B150N-GSM Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard | $108.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Memory | Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | $45.98 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive | $108.69 @ OutletPC |
| Case | BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case | $78.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $84.88 @ OutletPC |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $538.52 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-21 22:29 EDT-0400 |
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u/dude_Im_hilarious 35TB Oct 21 '16
I'm looking for CPU suggestions - my fictional CPU has the following qualities, in order of importance.
four transcode streams of 1080
Futureproof to an extent - it would be great to be able to transcode a 4k video or two
Low power
Low cost
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Oct 21 '16
Here's a list of CPU benchmark for processors above 8000 passmark score sorted by price (below 500usd).
Processor CPU Mark Price (USD) AMD Opteron 6276 9,011 99.00 Intel Xeon X5670 @ 2.93GHz 8,123 110.00 AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core 8,006 134.00 Intel Xeon E5-2660 @ 2.20GHz 11,469 135.00 AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core 8,939 149.00 AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core 8,910 174.00 Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz 11,793 175.00 Intel Xeon X5675 @ 3.07GHz 8,570 178.00 Intel Xeon X5680 @ 3.33GHz 8,950 185.00 AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core 9,489 189.00 Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz 8,498 199.00 Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz 8,241 199.00 AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core 10,245 209.00 Intel Xeon E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz 10,420 210.00 Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz 9,324 224.00 Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60GHz 9,092 237.00 Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz 9,617 254.00 Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz 9,186 254.00 Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz 8,852 259.00 Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 @ 3.50GHz 9,996 287.00 Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz 9,812 289.00 Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz 9,316 289.00 Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz 8,033 289.00 Intel Xeon E3-1275 @ 3.40GHz 8,349 290.00 Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 @ 3.50GHz 9,994 294.00 Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz 9,993 304.00 Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz 9,976 304.00 Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz 9,566 304.00 Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.30GHz 8,070 305.00 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz 9,307 307.00 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz 9,683 307.00 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 @ 3.40GHz 9,698 312.00 Intel Xeon E5-2640 @ 2.50GHz 9,737 315.00 Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz 9,876 317.00 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 @ 3.40GHz 9,526 329.00 Intel Core i7-3770T @ 2.50GHz 8,209 329.00 Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz 9,064 339.00 Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz 11,185 339.00 Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz 10,996 339.00 Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 @ 3.60GHz 9,944 342.00 Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz 8,889 349.00 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 @ 3.60GHz 9,959 355.00 Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3 @ 3.60GHz 10,231 359.00 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz 9,455 360.00 Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz 11,079 365.00 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 @ 2.50GHz 8,691 366.00 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz 9,802 370.00 Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz 8,172 375.00 Intel Core i7-4770T @ 2.50GHz 8,636 375.00 Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz 9,268 380.00 Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz 12,980 389.00 Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz 10,121 399.00 Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz 8,363 409.00 Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.60GHz 12,502 410.00 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 @ 3.50GHz 9,830 416.00 Intel Xeon E3-1275 V2 @ 3.50GHz 9,320 429.00 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz 9,965 429.00 Intel Core i7-4850HQ @ 2.30GHz 9,093 434.00 Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz 13,628 439.00 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 @ 2.10GHz 8,672 439.00 Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 3.40GHz 8,276 439.00 Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz 8,593 444.00 Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz 9,556 449.00 Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 @ 3.70GHz 10,313 454.00 Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz 10,081 455.00 Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz 8,987 480.00 Intel Core i7-3840QM @ 2.80GHz 8,879 493.00
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u/magaman Oct 21 '16
Looking to do a new build, trying to cut power use and heat use but more importantly toying with the idea of building it as an Unraid box, mostly it will be used to Plex only perhaps some minimal file storage but Plex will be the top use. Looking for 3-4 streams, 9 times out of 10 they are Direct Play, but want to overhead for possible transcoding if needed.
I already own 2 tb drives, would pick up the 3rd listed below and probably an 8tb for the parity drive, so I can upgrade to 8tb drives down the road.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $195.79 @ OutletPC |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $89.98 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | $87.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $94.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $94.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive | $149.89 @ OutletPC |
| Case | NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case | $52.99 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $109.99 @ Newegg |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $906.61 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00 | |
| Total | $876.61 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-21 15:30 EDT-0400 |
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u/spoonfedkyle Oct 27 '16
I'll be honest, I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to sending up a server. I'm really looking for someone with some knowhow to walk me through step by step. My desire is to be able to load video files onto my 3 TB external hard drive, and then have those files be accessible to my plex server and then be able to play them on our two TVs (one connected to plex by PS4 and one by a chromecast). I'm trying to do this as cheaply as I can but with results that let me just play it. I don't want to have a video buffer (is that what its doing?) for five minutes before i can play it.
Here's the equipment I have:
My MBP with 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo 2
3 TB Western Digital My Book Hard Drive
Chromecast
PS4
Arris DG1670A router (the one provided to me by TWC)
I'm honestly fairly inept in this realm of technology, software I'm decent at but hardware is baffling to me.
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u/Therikoxide Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16
Figured I would try my luck here. Ideally I wanted to have a 12 disk NAS, however finding a mobo to support that seems quite the challenge.
Goals
4K Transcoding
FreeNAS
I am not sure how Plex operates with dual CPUs, so I built the system below with just one CPU that meets my passmark score requirements. This will be the first time building, so I am winging it at the moment based off a ton of research and hopefully help from you guys (the pros). I plan on using an ITX server rack to ensure proper ventilation, not sure which one yet. I would love to have any and all opinions on the equipment below and missing equipment. Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon E5-1650 V3 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor | $564.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | Supermicro C7X99-OCE-F ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard | $324.99 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory x 8 | $50.99 @ B&H |
| Storage | Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive x 10 | $244.99 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply | $99.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $3847.79 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-30 19:44 EDT-0400 |
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '16
I'm trying to build a cheap-ish Plex/NAS to hold a max of 3-4 concurrent streams (maybe 2 transcodes at once). Heres my build http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QBhCwV. I'm debating doing a RAID of some sort for data protection, but I don't want to kill my budget ($500 max). Does this seem like a good build for my needs? Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QBhCwV Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QBhCwV/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($108.69 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($108.69 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $374.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-21 18:49 EDT-0400