0Neji
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Hi,
New to the forums so go easy :)
I'm looking to build a home NAS to hold my media files and transcode to various devices through the house. I've been researching this and it's a minefield - very overwhelming for a noob like myself.
So today I've been looking at CPUs - my needs are as follows:
1) Transcode/stream two or three 1080p videos at once
2) As low power as possible to achieve the above
3) As low price as possible to meet the above
I don't mind spending the extra to get what I'm after - the most important thing really is it being as low power as possible to transcode. This will be running 24/7 and I'm not the only one paying the bills so that's where the need comes from.
I've checked out the stickies and fairly happy that the suggested Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 will do what I need. I've also noticed a Intel Xeon E3-1220-V2 for around £20 cheaper. Not a lot of money, granted but is it worth forking out the extra for the E3-1230-V2 or will the slightly cheaper version do? Also suggested in the hardware sticky is the slightly more expensive E3-1230-V3. Again, same question really, that's an extra £20 - is it work going the extra for this?
EDIT: Just been doing some more reading around this and it appears that the i3s could also be an option - something like the i3-4330. Now that processor is at a very agreeable pricepoint, a good £50-60 cheaper than the others I was considering. question is, will it meet my requirements?
Obviously, any other cheaper options that I may have missed that meet my requirements would be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance for any help!
New to the forums so go easy :)
I'm looking to build a home NAS to hold my media files and transcode to various devices through the house. I've been researching this and it's a minefield - very overwhelming for a noob like myself.
So today I've been looking at CPUs - my needs are as follows:
1) Transcode/stream two or three 1080p videos at once
2) As low power as possible to achieve the above
3) As low price as possible to meet the above
I don't mind spending the extra to get what I'm after - the most important thing really is it being as low power as possible to transcode. This will be running 24/7 and I'm not the only one paying the bills so that's where the need comes from.
I've checked out the stickies and fairly happy that the suggested Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 will do what I need. I've also noticed a Intel Xeon E3-1220-V2 for around £20 cheaper. Not a lot of money, granted but is it worth forking out the extra for the E3-1230-V2 or will the slightly cheaper version do? Also suggested in the hardware sticky is the slightly more expensive E3-1230-V3. Again, same question really, that's an extra £20 - is it work going the extra for this?
EDIT: Just been doing some more reading around this and it appears that the i3s could also be an option - something like the i3-4330. Now that processor is at a very agreeable pricepoint, a good £50-60 cheaper than the others I was considering. question is, will it meet my requirements?
Obviously, any other cheaper options that I may have missed that meet my requirements would be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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