Killer Professional Media Server

[SuperOwnJK]

Building a media server for video playback for a nightclub. 

 

It needs to do the following:

- LED Video Wall @ 1080p

- Control screen @ 1080p

- Projection map @ 5,760 x 1080

- Standard screen @ 1080p 

- Run Resolume Arena 6 

 

I've gone through a few iterations and below is what I think is the best option. What are your guys thoughts? 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xk6Jw6

Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/xk6Jw6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£303.59 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U9S 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£52.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£158.98 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£286.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£77.94 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Pro 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£167.94 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Pro 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£167.94 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£73.19 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING X Video Card  (£746.31 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£117.04 @ Amazon UK) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit  (£184.97 @ Ebuyer) 
Wired Network Adapter: Intel - E1G42ETBLK PCI-Express x4 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Adapter  (£95.97 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM  120mm Fan  (£16.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM 31.4 CFM  80mm Fan  (£9.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Noctua - NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM 31.4 CFM  80mm Fan  (£9.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Other: Codegen 4U Rackmount 600mm Deep Server Case (£84.98)
Other: Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2 (£387.60)
Other: 120mm Fan Filter (£3.49)
Other: 80mm Fan Filter (£3.49)
Other: 80mm Fan Filter (£3.49)
Other: Backlit Keyboard (£12.99)
Total: £2966.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[wojtepanik]

Are those requierments really so demanding? On the first glance it seems a bit overkill 

[SuperOwnJK]

1 hour ago, wojtepanik said:

Are those requierments really so demanding? On the first glance it seems a bit overkill 

The video processing is very demanding. Capturing up to 4x 1080p inputs, outputting a little over more than 4k over a couple outputs

[wojtepanik]

32 minutes ago, SuperOwnJK said:

The video processing is very demanding. Capturing up to 4x 1080p inputs, outputting a little over more than 4k over a couple outputs

ok, I haven't noticed the capture card  It looks really good as a whole, I think you can get oem windows for cheaper, btw do you really need pro version ?

 

[brob]

Why three relatively small ssd?

 

Did you consider an i7-8700 with a B360 or H370 motherboard? The cpu is only 100 MHz slower than the i7-8700K with any load. 

 

Coffee Lake i7 stock memory speed is DDR4-2666. 

 

[SuperOwnJK]

1 hour ago, brob said:

Why three relatively small ssd?

 

Did you consider an i7-8700 with a B360 or H370 motherboard? The cpu is only 100 MHz slower than the i7-8700K with any load. 

 

Coffee Lake i7 stock memory speed is DDR4-2666. 

 

M.2 is for boot. SSD's are going to be in RAID for active content. 3TB HDD is for storing content that isn't in use at the time.

I haven't considered the locked CPUs as it's kind of in budget but I will take a look at other motherboard offerings and locked CPUs.

By saying that do you think I should be looking at the 2666 version of the LPX?

 

Cheers man!

 

[brob]

You might consider two 1TB ssd in RAID 1 for boot and active content. Eliminate the M.2 drive as it really isn't going to make more than a few seconds difference in booting. Having active content in a RAID 1 array is good, but without the system volume being similarly protected, a failure will on it will halt the system.

 

Yes, the Vengeance LPX DDR4-2666 would be my choice.