Posted November 21, 2019 I just pulled the trigger on a Ryzen 7 2770x, gtx1660, 16g Ram and other misc crap for a new system to be used for a Blue Iris server to run 8 cameras at 1080p. Its above recommended specs so I figure it should be just fine as a dedicated BI server. Any idea how much extra overhead there might be? Can I drop a Plex server on there as well? There is only 1 or 2 streams that will ever really be served and I don't share my library outside my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, GuruOfNothing said: gtx1660 I am very confused why a security camera server would need a GPU. It is doing encoding on the GPU rather than the CPU? ask me about my homelab on a personal quest convincing the general public to return to the glory that is 12" laptops. cheap and easy cable management is my fetish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 21, 2019 37 minutes ago, Skipple said: I am very confused why a security camera server would need a GPU. It is doing encoding on the GPU rather than the CPU? Yeah, I have BI and Plex running on a server with no GPU at all, but 22 cores. Workstation: 14700nonK || Asus Z790 ProArt Creator || MSI Gaming Trio 4090 Shunt || Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB @ 5600 || Corsair AX1600i@240V || whole-house loop. LANRig/GuestGamingBox: 13700K @ Stock || MSI Z690 DDR4 || ASUS TUF 3090 650W shunt || Corsair SF600 || CPU+GPU watercooled 280 rad pull only || whole-house loop. Server Router (Untangle): 13600k @ Stock || ASRock Z690 ITX || All 10Gbe || 2x8GB 3200 || PicoPSU 150W 24pin + AX1200i on CPU|| whole-house loop Server Compute/Storage: 10850K @ 5.1Ghz || Gigabyte Z490 Ultra || EVGA FTW3 3090 1000W || LSI 9280i-24 port || 4TB Samsung 860 Evo, 5x10TB Seagate Enterprise Raid 6, 4x8TB Seagate Archive Backup || whole-house loop. Laptop: HP Elitebook 840 G8 (Intel 1185G7) + 3060 RTX Thunderbolt Dock, Razer Blade Stealth 13" 2017 (Intel 8550U) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 21, 2019 Author Mostly because I have no clue as to WTF I am doing. HOWEVER... I didn't start out this build with the idea of it becoming a BI server. It was going to be a video edit box. Then I tried grabbing some video from my NVR and realized that stuff was.going south in a big way and I was going to be replacing it really soon. That changed the need to... something different. I was half tempted to put both the BI server and the editing box on the same hardware but I know that BI server is pretty CPU intensive and didn't want to Jack up my camera operations with my editing activity. Then came the idea of swapping out my Plex box to the BI server since I didn't figure I was adding much more pop to the party. So do I need the GPU? F IF I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpeg.9babd505c85c11addf31a285a02547cc.jpeg)
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now