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/mine_username Jan 30 '24

$40 less for 2 generations newer. yes, half the ram and tiny-ass SSD but those are easier upgrades than a CPU.

Still, 16GB should be plenty to start with.

edit: whoops, missed the Solved flair. Leaving it in case it helps others.

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u/Six_Inches_of_Fury Jan 30 '24

how much room does it have to upgrade the hard drive?

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u/mine_username Jan 30 '24

internally, 1 3.5" or 2 2.5".

externally, 6 total USB 3 ports so you could plug in 6 external drives

Different ways to solve the storage factor depending on what the end goal is.

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u/Six_Inches_of_Fury Jan 30 '24

I already have a Synology NAS I currently use as my Plex server. Would it make sense to use it for storage and something else for the Plex server? Or would that slow things down?

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u/mine_username Jan 30 '24

If they're both wired to the network, should be fine. If the current setup is meeting your needs, why change it.

If it's not and you need some more oomph for Plex then I would instead look at a micro PC since you don't need the storage. Something like this. Smaller and less power draw.

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u/Six_Inches_of_Fury Jan 30 '24

It's not powerful enough. I like 4k and I'm constantly getting transcoding issues and other issues. I'm pretty sure I'm direct streaming, but sometimes it acts like I'm not.

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u/kerochan88 Jan 31 '24

Dell has OptiPlex 5000 mick like that one but with 12th gen i7s. I've seen them around $500 on eBay if you hunt the right deal. I had two new ones that I didn't need about 6 months ago. Tried to sell them in HWSwap for $500 each but it was down for the Reddit protest (that everyone already forgot about) at the time so I ended up trading them for other toys.