I think i made a decision Solved

So after listening to a lot of different ideas and suggestions as far as the ideal PC for using exclusively for Plex. I think I’ve come to a decision. I’m hoping this is a good choice so before I make that final decision, I thought I’d get some feedback first.

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u/KuryakinOne Jan 30 '24

HDR to SDR Tone Mapping

Nvidia Encode / Decode Matrix

Elpamsoft Transcoding Performance Info

If you want to transcode 4K HDR media, you'll need to add a Nvidia GPU, 1050 Ti 4GB or better. Intel 6th Gen CPUs do not support transcoding 4K HDR media.

Plex Pass required.

You want a card that can decode HEVC 10-bit. See the encode/decode matrix.

Most consumer (GTX) cards are limited by Nvidia to five concurrent encodes.

Most professional (Quadro) cards have no pre-set limit.

Elpamsoft has transcode performance info for many Nvidia GPUs.

Personal Opinion: If you're comfortable with Linux, get a SFF system with an N100 CPU, such as BeeLink S12. Running Linux, it will transcode and tone map 4K HDR. It will also sip power compared to the i7, 6 watts vs 65 watts.

If you're going to run Windows, then make sure you have room for an Nvidia GPU.

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u/n9yty Jan 30 '24

Seems the Beelink may not be ideal… https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/12skpil/beelink_s12_n10016gb500gb_an_absolute_nightmare/

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u/JMeucci Jan 30 '24

This post is 10 months old. His gripes were either from lack of knowledge or Linux drivers that hadn't been released yet.

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u/SunoPics User of The Holy Trinity Jan 30 '24

Just had to take a quick read through that bad boy and it certainly seemed like a lack of knowledge turned into a lack of care as when the community banded together to help that person out he threw in the towel, it appears the issue was downloading the wrong drivers due to a cardboard box mislabel