I've had a Win10 based Plex server for years which I'd like to upgrade to be able to stream 4K locally.
Current system is i3-2120 3.3Ghz chip with 8GB of ram. Don't have a huge collection so mine fits on a 4TB drive. This will probably soon fill up once I add 4K content.
My reason for asking for advice is really down to how far do I need to go for reliable 4K streaming?
Am I looking at i7 + 16GB ram and a GPU of some description for transcoding?
Also, should I put the OS on an SSD? The PC does nothing else but serve Plex.
Current system is i3-2120 3.3Ghz chip with 8GB of ram. Don't have a huge collection so mine fits on a 4TB drive. This will probably soon fill up once I add 4K content.
My reason for asking for advice is really down to how far do I need to go for reliable 4K streaming?
Am I looking at i7 + 16GB ram and a GPU of some description for transcoding?
Also, should I put the OS on an SSD? The PC does nothing else but serve Plex.