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Low Power Mini ITX Xeon Transcoding Build?

tsegreto
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I want to build a Xeon NAS that can do Plex transcoding with a Mini ITX form factor. I really like the Lian Li PC-Q25 case. What motherboard and processor should I go with?

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Why go xeon? Depending on the power you need, why not go with a Pentium G4560 or an i3 8100? Maybe even Ryzen? 

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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I checked those out but then I came across the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 with a 25W TDP. It beats the others out in terms of performance and TDP, am I correct?

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Here's my part list for a low power Xeon NAS build (no HDDs yet), please critique it:

 

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 - $311
Motherboard: ASRock E3C236D2I - $240
Case: Lian Li PC-Q25 - $110
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4 2133 KVR21E15D8/16I - $196
Power Supply: CORSAIR RMi Series RM650i 650W 80 PLUS GOLD - $120
Heatsink: Noctua NH-L9i 92mm SSO2 - $40
 

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If this is for plex then get a chip that supports quicksync.  6700t / 7700t (8700t when available).

 

ASRock H270M-ITX/ac - $100

7700T - $300

Corsair LPX 3000mhz 16GB kit - $200  (pick whichever ram you want)

 

This would serve Plex much better than an E3 xeon.

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