NAS vs i7 6700 for plex media server

[can_of_lit]

Ok, so I'm making a big plex server for a bunch of my movies, and I have this old NAS server that's more than 10 years old. Which one should I use. Btw the NAS has a single core 2 ghz processor and the computer has 16 gb ddr4 i7 6700 and 2 TB hdd, the only thing bad abt the computer is that the gpu and the psu aren't the best.

[Founders]

Running old gear for a Plex server is not a problem. Running a dual core definitely could be if that's what you have to work with. That being said you don't need to use an i7 if you don't already have it ready to go. This is a box you're going to run 27/7 so don't use old server equipment just because it was deployed as such (they use quite a bit more power). Plex can be made to run on very low cost low energy machines. Do you have a budget or are you trying to use parts around the house? What is the model of the NAS? You could use both actually. Install your drives in the NAS, map the drives to the computer you're using, then add those mapped drives in Plex.   

[Spotty]

26 minutes ago, can_of_lit said:

Btw the NAS has a single core 2 ghz processor and the computer has 16 gb ddr4 i7 6700 and 2 TB hdd, the only thing bad abt the computer is that the gpu and the psu aren't the best.

You don't need the GPU to use it as a NAS. You can remove it and use the integrated Intel graphics. You could always replace the power supply.

[Salacious B Crum]

59 minutes ago, can_of_lit said:

Ok, so I'm making a big plex server for a bunch of my movies, and I have this old NAS server that's more than 10 years old. Which one should I use. Btw the NAS has a single core 2 ghz processor and the computer has 16 gb ddr4 i7 6700 and 2 TB hdd, the only thing bad abt the computer is that the gpu and the psu aren't the best.

see my sig I have an I7 6700 system running unRAID and plex and it rocks I can't complain with just the igpu running plex runs fine have had 8 direct streams running at once I transcode to an ssd when needed this was based off of a hp pre-built

[can_of_lit]

1 hour ago, Founders said:

Running old gear for a Plex server is not a problem. Running a dual core definitely could be if that's what you have to work with. That being said you don't need to use an i7 if you don't already have it ready to go. This is a box you're going to run 27/7 so don't use old server equipment just because it was deployed as such (they use quite a bit more power). Plex can be made to run on very low cost low energy machines. Do you have a budget or are you trying to use parts around the house? What is the model of the NAS? You could use both actually. Install your drives in the NAS, map the drives to the computer you're using, then add those mapped drives in Plex.   

I actually have the i7 ready to go it's already built and i have it in my basement. I dont really want to use the NAS though since like I said, it's a single core 2.4 ghz and probably cant transcode 4K, or maybe even 1080p smoothly

 

[can_of_lit]

40 minutes ago, mrbilky said:

see my sig I have an I7 6700 system running unRAID and plex and it rocks I can't complain with just the igpu running plex runs fine have had 8 direct streams running at once I transcode to an ssd when needed this was based off of a hp pre-built

Got it

[NelizMastr]

13 hours ago, can_of_lit said:

I actually have the i7 ready to go it's already built and i have it in my basement. I dont really want to use the NAS though since like I said, it's a single core 2.4 ghz and probably cant transcode 4K, or maybe even 1080p smoothly

 

Probably won't transcode anything, just host the files. I'd just run it for storage, run the actual server somewhere else. It's not required to have local storage for Plex, just make sure it can access the shares.