Will this build work for a 4k plex server?

[CreativeXtent]

Hey guys and gals!

 

I put this together as cheap as i could ( so my wife lets me buy it lol )

Do you think this will handle 4k streams through plex ?

 

 

 

Thanks all!!

 

EDIT:  Changed processor and board

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$126.64 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$89.97 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$124.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case	Apex TX-373 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/300 W Power Supply	$52.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$394.58
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-08 11:20 EDT-0400

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by CreativeXtent

[Fasauceome]

Without a GPU, I doubt it. Maybe throw a 2200G in there.

[FruityJuice0129]

What operating system will you put on there? Windows? Linux? FreeNAS?

I'd go with FreeNAS if you like Googling, Linux if you want it to last and Windows if you don't know alot about Plex etc.

[Ezzy-525]

11 minutes ago, CreativeXtent said:

Hey guys and gals!

 

I put this together as cheap as i could ( so my wife lets me buy it lol )

Do you think this will handle 4k streams through plex ?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zqkh27

 

Thanks all!!

How many 4K streams at once are you wanting it to handle?

[CreativeXtent]

12 minutes ago, FruityJuice0129 said:

What operating system will you put on there? Windows? Linux? FreeNAS?

I'd go with FreeNAS if you like Googling, Linux if you want it to last and Windows if you don't know alot about Plex etc.

Linux preferably. but maybe freenas, i forgot about that.

[CreativeXtent]

7 minutes ago, Ezzy-525 said:

How many 4K streams at once are you wanting it to handle?

1-2 not much

[CreativeXtent]

16 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Without a GPU, I doubt it. Maybe throw a 2200G in there.

True! we can switch thta up!!

I just realized it only supports 2 x sata ports with ryzen 2nd gen and 1st gen... on the board.

[CreativeXtent]

i updated the parts, what do you think?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$129.04 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$89.97 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$124.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case	Apex TX-373 MicroATX Mid Tower Case w/300 W Power Supply	$52.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$396.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-08 16:50 EDT-0400

 

[NelizMastr]

You can't pass through the vega graphics, so you'll have to run the Plex server within the host operating system and not virtualized.

 

My two cents, get a supported Nvidia card, like the GTX1050 or Quadro P2000. They'll do what you want just fine.

Small gotcha: you need a small script to run to enable the NVDEC decoder on Linux every time you update Plex.

Easy enough to do though.

 

https://github.com/revr3nd/plex-nvdec

 

Yes, it'll cost more, but AMD support in Plex is kinda wonky. I tried an Opteron APU with Radeon R7 graphics and it kinda worked, but not ideal. That was under Windows Server 2016.