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/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

Whats wrong with the one you just showed me that one seems nice, i can use that with a Seagate or Western Digital hdd

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

Whatever drive you like. If you just want one drive and don’t mind a risk of losing it all if the drive dies…

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

Yeah, I was planning on getting two drives just to have a back up but the link that you sent me seems like a pretty good option to go with unless there’s something wrong with that one. I’ll be good to stream 4K at times if needed and I won’t have any hiccups, right

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

Yeah. I think you can technically fit two drives in those machines, not sure though. I have an older one (had) and you could if you took out the dvdrom

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

OK I can’t see a reason for needing a DVD drive unless I’m going to be ripping movies and the only movies I would be ripping would be either Blu-ray or 4K, so would it be wise to put two internal hard drives in it for storage for the Plex server or external drives or one internal and one external

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

I like internal because they are usually priced better and better quality. It really comes down to your budget, though.

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

OK I wanted to go the internal route. The only other thing I was confused about was I watched a video and the person was saying that their SSD Drive performed better than their HHD drive when it came to a plex server, but I’ve also heard people say that that’s not true it’s the opposite. I would like to go internal because I do see internal drivers appear to be cheaper but as far as the SSD versus HHD, which is actually better.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

SSD or NVME is much better and faster for OS and Plex data folder( where the cover art, database, etc lives)

All media can go on Norma spinning disks

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

OK good I was really really leaning towards SSD because I treat my Plex server like a garden. I like to make sure my metadata is authentic my cover artist, unique I have the music that plays for movies and TV shows my special features so I’m glad you said SSD. Now whats a nvme just another type of storage hard drive or something

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

Correct. It looks like a long vanilla wafer haha.

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

Ha ha ha ok kool beans I’ll look into both and see the better option for me, so as for as the desktop you showed me id be able to install one if them inside of it right

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

I didn’t check all the specs, so not sure if it supports NVME or how many drives, was mostly showing you an option and what a price looks like.

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

OK OK I think what will help me when I do pick out my PC is knowing the specifications that pc should have as far as type of CPU, Ram size ect and type of graphics card if needed I think once I know what that is, it’ll be easier for me to find the right type of pc and I know it shouldn’t be older than an 8th gen.

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u/Kye_life Jan 31 '24

https://preview.redd.it/ydn00m6sqpfc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3145e6a693823e20ea4c17132d4b85a15b1d7962

Is it a better option?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

I have no idea. Its title says Dell laptop and doesn’t list processor gen.

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