Please help choose a CPU/Mobo/Ram for my Plex Server

[Goose]

My current server is about 7 years old now and was built on hardware that was low end at the time and as such is now pretty useless.

I'd like to upgrade my server (Unraid) hardware to something that can handle a single 4k transcode and I was thinking the best solution would be an Intel CPU that has IGPU so I can use hardware transcoding without the need for a dedicated GPU. I'd like to keep costs as reasonable possible, i'm not looking for anything overkill.

If anyone could help me pick a CPU along with a suitable motherboard i'd really appreciate it. I dont know if my 8gb DDR3 RAM from my current setup would be good enough, if not then i'll need some suggestions there too.

Thanks

 

[Chris Beard]

If anyone could help me pick a CPU along with a suitable motherboard i'd really appreciate it. I dont know if my 8gb DDR3 RAM from my current setup would be good enough, if not then i'll need some suggestions there too.

So - not sure what kind of encoding you're doing, but this is the most current gen of Intel CPU, the cheapest mobo I could pair with it and some DDR4 as DDR3 isn't supported in current gen hardware.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-K D4 - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6HW-AS) = £82.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AK-IN) = £134.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99

Total: £267.97 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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[martin363]

You don't need much, an i3 will be fine, though overkill.

I suggest a Celeron or similar, a 6900 would be ideal, for about £46, then pair it with a low cost LGA1700 motherboard, such as the motherboard and memory mentioned above.

 

[JollyJamma]

You don't need much, an i3 will be fine, though overkill.

I suggest a Celeron or similar, a 6900 would be ideal, for about £46, then pair it with a low cost LGA1700 motherboard, such as the motherboard and memory mentioned above.

Agreed.