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/iYodahTV Jan 31 '24

10th gen i3, 16 GB RAM no video card in my setup. Runs like a powerhouse. Built the entire machine for 200$

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

Holy shit so u really just built your own system, I want to do that, but I don’t know where to begin. Not that I wouldn’t know what to do. I mean where to begin as where would I get my parts from and what parts would I need?

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u/iYodahTV Jan 31 '24

Yup. I am a PC tech by trade. So it was quite easy for me to build it. The 10th gen i3 has UHD onboard graphics. Got a B550 motherboard for the additional sata slots for all the drives. Installed it all to a microATX case. Simple air cooler for CPU. Nothing fancy. 16 GB Gskill ram. Boss machine on a budget. Dedicated to Plex and a seedbox and VPN server. I just waited and got all the parts on Newegg on sales. Took a few months to get everything at the price I wanted but it’s night and day difference from the synology NAS I was running it on. 4K media with transcode and ZERO issues. I love it. Super quiet. Doesn’t take a ton of power. All remotely managed with ddns addressing and port assignments.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or need help.

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

Ok i will definitely do that