[ale] New Build - Plex Server Transcoding - NAS

[Boris Borisov]

So the Intel CPU supports Intel quick sync technology and there is ffmpeg
fork in existence that use the same ...

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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