Which nuc for plex?

jasonf12014 · 12 Mar 2015 at 09:28

So I have been back and forward with various options for running plex server. Between running it on a nas or running rasplex on a raspberry pi, I've come to the conclusion my best option is to run it on a nuc. This is because I don't want my pc running all the time. So what is the best option for a low noise, lower power nuc for this?

Thanks

Ch3m1c4L · 12 Mar 2015 at 21:18

Do you need it to be encoding high res streams etc? Or just direct play to another nuc on your TV or something?

jasonf12014 · 13 Mar 2015 at 10:01

Hi, yeah I want to stream iptv with it, I'll have some local media on the device too. So from what I'm reading I'll need it to be able to do transcoding. Forgot to say that my client will be on a roku 3 box.

Genoma · 13 Mar 2015 at 14:08

The i3 should be more than enought for a single transcode client. Have a look at this thread

https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/95755-intel-nuc-for-pms-with-transcoding/

jasonf12014 · 13 Mar 2015 at 15:00

Ok thanks I'll take a good look later. Just one more thing for now, am I right in thinking that transcoding is reliant on processing power? So if the nuc is just running windows 7 and the plex server software I'd be ok with just 4gb ram, or even get away with 2gb??

Genoma · 24 Mar 2015 at 19:59

I would say transcoding should work with 4GB as it's mainly CPU intensive but worth checking the Plex recommendations.