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First NAS/media server

NyDarE6
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Looking at building my first Nas/media server. Going to be using windows as that's what I'm familiar with. I have all the drives I need and I'm trying to do it with the cheapest hardware cost i can. Will something like a athlon 200ge or intel pentium gold be powerful enough to run the Nas and stream Kodi to one or 2 devices max at a time over a wired network. Also will 8gb ram be enough or would you recommend 16gb ? Many thanks 

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2 minutes ago, NyDarE6 said:

Will Kodi from the server to Kodi on the pc hooked to my main TV need transcoding . Same for streaming it to a mobile phone ?

Or can I specifically turn this off so what's on the server is exactly what plays on the receiving device 

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3 hours ago, NyDarE6 said:

Or can I specifically turn this off so what's on the server is exactly what plays on the receiving device 

If the receiving device can play the file type and codec, and the bandwidth is high enough (won’t be an issue on home LAN), it won’t need to transcode. But if there is a mismatch between what the file is and what the device can play, or if your trying to stream over the internet (to a cell phone that’s not on WiFi), it’ll have to transcode. 

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3 hours ago, LIGISTX said:

If the receiving device can play the file type and codec, and the bandwidth is high enough (won’t be an issue on home LAN), it won’t need to transcode. But if there is a mismatch between what the file is and what the device can play, or if your trying to stream over the internet (to a cell phone that’s not on WiFi), it’ll have to transcode. 

Awsome as most will go to the pc downstairs on the family TV so won't be a issue. Just mostly want all my drives stored nice in one pc. The family pc has to be a itx case so this my only solution with like 10 drives 😂

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