[ale] New Build - Plex Server Transcoding - NAS

[Boris Borisov]

How much this trans-coder rely on GPU or just CPU instructions set?
I've read something recently but forgot most of it. In general all nowdays
GPU supports video transcoding of some type but is that used in Plex server
. As far I remember Intel GPU was faster on tests but quality suffer ...

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:14 AM, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:

> So I'm replacing some components in my Plex Server / NAS to better support
> the
> mandatory on-the-fly transcoding that a chromecast demands - why they don't
> support AC3 audio, I don't know.  Plus the current AMD E-350 will be
> repurposed
> as a pfSense machine.
>
> So I'm looking at 2 different systems and would love some comments.
>
> a) AMD-based $91 - passmark 2604
>    GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
>    AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor
>
> b) Intel-based $126 - passmark 4028
>    Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
>    Pentium G3258 Processor - Haswell
>
> For just a little more money, the Haswell CPU on the Intel is impressive.
> That
> MB has display-port/TosLink too (it was more money) - but the AMD has a
> better
> GPU. I don't game on PCs, so that isn't important to me.
>
> A comparison site:
>    http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-AMD-Athlon-5350
> Not really fair - but the Intel CPU is only $7 more cost, so it isn't THAT
> unfair.
>
> There are some newegg combos that are amazing with the AMD board and
> AMD-5350:
> * with 4G of RAM added for $117
> * with Case $128
> * w/ 1T WD-Blue $138
>
> Didn't see any great combo deals on the Intel CPU, tho a few with SSDs and
> PC
> games/AV were offered. BTW, I was initially looking at the G3220 GPU, but
> the
> G3258 was a no-brainer.
>
> Didn't want all the Raspberry Pi 2 people having all the cheap fun here.
> These
> cheap machines (especially the AMDs!) are really impressive for many home
> uses.
>
> I'm still checking on reported Linux issues with these ...
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