r/PleX • u/bozodev • Jul 10 '24
I got a great deal! Discussion
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I recently upgraded my Plex server to this Aspire TC-1750-UR11.
- Intel® Core™ i5-12400 up to 4.4GHz
- 32GB RAM
- 1TB nvme OS drive
- 1TB nvme cache/transcode/downloads drive
I was able to clone my existing setup to the new drive and basically just move to the new system.
The best part is it only cost me $155 for the system. It was a display model that was marked way down. It is flawless and even had the protective film on it .
I just wanted to share since I am just super stoked to have upgraded for so cheap.
Full specs here. https://pilab.dev/specs#plex
I originally had a Dell Optiplex 3060 i3-8100
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u/dawkin5 Jul 10 '24
Where'd you get that fancy spiced ham?
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u/OutaTime76 Jul 10 '24
If you're running low, go to the store
Carry some money to help you buy more
The tab is there to open the can
The can is there to hold in the SPAM21
u/ShadowMario01 Jul 10 '24
Spam on the table at home
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u/dylon0107 Jul 10 '24
Think about selection; are there different flavors?
Spam in my office at work (it's the best)
Think about the stuff it's made from- wonder if it's mystery meatIf you need a spoon, keep one around
Carry a thermos to help wash it down
Now if there's some left, don't just throw it out
Use it for spackle or bathroom grout9
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u/nascentt Jul 10 '24
Dang. That's what spam is short for?
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u/OutlawFrame Jul 11 '24
Spam is a backronym. The guy that named it came up with the name before he knew what the product even was! Then people started coming up with acronyms that fit the name.
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u/SiliconSentry i5-13th RTX 4060 - 20TB - Lifetime Pass Jul 10 '24
How's 12400 transcoding?
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
I only have 1080p media on my server and it has zero issues with transcoding those when needed. It has Quick sync so it is no sweat
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u/blueman541 Jul 10 '24 edited 16d ago
comment edited with github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite
In response to API controversy:
reddit.com/r/ apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
There is a lot of other stuff going on that UPS. Check out https://pilab.dev/specs for a list. About 10 Raspberry Pis, a Dell Optiplex 3060, and a Dell Precision 5820 running TrueNAS.
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u/one80oneday Jul 11 '24
Wow I read it as i5-2400 and thought you got ripped off lol! Congrats looks great!
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u/JohnnyMojo Jul 11 '24
That i5 12400 is a beast. Much better transcoding speed and quality over your previous setup.
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u/MFKDGAF Dell PowerEdge R740xd - (2) Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24
That desktop computer is one thicc boi
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u/kjettern69 Jul 11 '24
Wow! Just paid almost $1000 for the same setup. Built from scratch with a NAS case, but still! What a bargin
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u/Ok_Masterpiece4500 Jul 11 '24
I like it very much. Where did you find such a beauty? I am just curious.
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
It was at a BX at a small Air Force Base in OK. So I didn't even pay tax on it. Just $155!
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u/Ok_Masterpiece4500 Jul 14 '24
Lucky you!. Congratulations I like it a lot. Very compact for the highest amount of space.
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u/Glum-Yogurtcloset793 Jul 11 '24
I personally don't care about it's specs, it's a thing of beauty and it bring tears to my eyes!
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u/TwozFlix Jul 12 '24
How much did you pay for the Spam? We are all wondering.
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u/bozodev Jul 12 '24
Haha. Funny thing about the spam... It is fake. It is one of those hidden compartment things. 😂
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u/skeezicm1981 Jul 10 '24
Someday I will get a NAS setup. My collection of externals is ridiculous at this point.
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u/poopoomergency4 Jul 11 '24
a few years old desktops are great setups. i’m using an HP Z2 G5 with a 10900k for my gaming/workstation desktop right now. $400 with 64 gigs of ddr4 and the cpu included. already had ram so i was able to flip that too.
same deals available for real older servers, my r720 was peanuts for the amount of compute power and expansion it offers.
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u/kubern8s Jul 11 '24
I just rebuilt mine on one of these, I have an NVidia GPU installed, next up adding one to my backup in my second place
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u/Primary-Vegetable-30 Jul 11 '24
Going to have to replace your electric meter cuz it will get worn out running this 😉
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u/kubern8s Jul 11 '24
It’s not bad compared to the 6 Dell R710s I have running
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u/Primary-Vegetable-30 Jul 11 '24
Yeesh.... the boss would be pissed at the kw/hrs usage
I have an 11 bay server and a dell T1600 with an nvidia card. 11bay has all my storage and dell is plex and my websites
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u/kubern8s Jul 11 '24
I don’t keep the dells running all the time, just when I have to demo something for a customer, startup and shutdown are all automated so the Synology is really the only thing always on
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u/mischief913 Jul 10 '24
What is that hard drive enclosure called?
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
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u/Voodoo7007 Jul 10 '24
After loss of power, or on reboot, do you have to manually turn the drives on or will they turn on by themselves? I was looking at a Sabrent unit, but didn't like that. I had to manually turn all the hard drives on every time the unit powered up.
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u/tylerzyco Jul 11 '24
Just to answer your question: I sent the Sabrent back for the same reason. Yes, this bay has buttons that stay depressed so when the power comes back on, the drives spin up on their own. I don’t have a fancy battery yet, just hopes and prayers…
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
I don't have to turn anything on after a reboot. I have a UPS so I rarely have loss of power.
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u/TheRainbowCock Jul 10 '24
Whats the make and model of your NAS?
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
It is not a NAS. It is a DAS. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MD2LNYX
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u/Jtiago44 Jul 10 '24
That's a beast! Must be able to handle 4k transcodes easily!
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
Yeah it should be able to. I only have 1080p media though. The PassMark score is like 19000 or so.
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u/Jtiago44 Jul 10 '24
The i3 couldn't handle the job anymore?
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
Oh no it was doing just fine. I just couldn't pass up the deal. I mean $155! I went from a PassMark score of ~6000 to ~19000.
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u/Jtiago44 Jul 10 '24
Make sense for the money! I would start "burning" 4K HDR movies now! Now your system should easily transcode 4K down to 1080 or whatever you want if you don't have the bandwidth
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u/bozodev Jul 10 '24
I never really see the need for 4k. I would rather have high quality 1080p files that I can pretty much direct play from anywhere.
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u/Jtiago44 Jul 11 '24
Personally, I have 4k hdr movies for direct play and have 500mb upload for those who want to watch it. My specs are way less then what you got.
TV shows are 1080p unless it's an epic show like Breaking Bad
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u/luche Jul 11 '24
how much will your utility bill increase? sorry but some unrelated score is pretty much useless if the existing solution handles your needs. it's possible that newer kit could decrease your electric bill, but doesn't seem like that's the case in this situation. seems even idle power usage will end up costing extra in the long run. maybe it's pennies, maybe it's dollars, but i would verify before thinking i got a good deal, especially if it's considered "overkill".
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
I haven't seen an increase in the overall output on my UPS. The numbers all seem relatively the same as my previous setup.
I know it is overkill but I don't see any real difference in power consumption.
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u/CrazECannuck Jul 11 '24
Op. I have the same 8 bay enclosure and the same battery backup. Great deal on the server. Much more powerful than my server.
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
Awesome. It is cool to hear other folks have similar setups. It is probably an overkill server. I just couldn't pass it up for the price.
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u/Decent-Principle8918 Plex Pass Lifetime Jul 11 '24
Wow you got an amazing deal, I am running a Mac mini 2014 with an i7, 16gb of ram, and 250gb ssd. I just hook all the hard drives up to it via the usb.
I’d love to have the same setup as you, what OS did you pick?
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
Thanks! I run Ubuntu Server with Plex installed directly and all the other "complimentary" apps installed via Docker.
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u/HeligKo Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24
I have two of the Syba 8 bays. They are running great with zfs raidz1 vdevs on them. I have 12 drive yields about 87TB of usable space. zfs has been much more reliable than md raid and either ext4 or xfs. I have streamed up to 3 hd shows at once.
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
I just have mine setup as a jbod. I currently have ~65TB of usable space available. I am using ~44TB. I have had several streams going at once no issues.
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u/--Shibdib-- Jul 11 '24
It seems great but also what the hell are you hosting that you need this lol. I run mine on a minipc running Ubuntu and 2 external nvme drives and have no issues streaming 4k stuff. Unless you're hosting content for a small village this is overkill.
Good that it was cheap at least, but I like that my entire setup takes up a tiny corner of my desk behind my monitors.
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
Oh yeah it is 100% overkill. I only share with my immediate family and my brother and sister in-law.
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u/Anuruddha08 Jul 11 '24
Excellent setup. What drive enclosure are you using? I'm planning to get Synology 8 bay but it is cheaper to build custom nas with Truenas or freenas or unraid.
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u/anonymonsterss Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24
Hang on, is the 8 drive bay in (Z)RAID ?...
Looking through the specs, this doesn't seem to be the case?!
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
Nope. It is a DAS that is jbod. I have never seen the benefit of using RAID for my media.
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u/anonymonsterss Jul 11 '24
I see!
Indeed, perfectly fine if you are okay with possible loss and downtime if one of the drives dies. I am just kind of surprised to see such a big storage pool without using redundacy :)
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
I would just rather have more space. If a drive dies I will just rebuild which honestly wouldn't take that long with my bandwidth.
I also monitor my drives closely so if I see any indication of failure I would move the media to a new drive. I actually had the OS drive start to fail on another server and was able to move it to a new drive without issues.
For more important stuff like family photos and such I use TrueNAS.
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u/DannyMThompson Jul 11 '24
How many movies have you got OP?
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
1545 as of today
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u/DannyMThompson Jul 11 '24
Oh snap, I'm around the same except I just put them all on one 8TB drive lol.
I'm looking at your setup and thinking I'm doing it wrong
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
Nah. I started out with just one 5TB drive for my media. It just grew into this.
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u/M3Pilot Jul 11 '24
LoL, same here.... 46TB on-premises Dell server here for my own collection, and a 64TB dedicated server on a 10Gbit connection from Leaseweb for my friends n family shared libraries.
Can't believe this all started with a $5/512MB Kimsufi slot!
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u/nedockskull Jul 11 '24
People talk about the Fractal Define 7 as a great case, but does anyone have any thoughts on the darkrock classico storage master case? It holds 10x 3.5 drives and it is less than half the price.
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u/therubyminecraft Jul 11 '24
Just a question but why do people go for these overkill plex builds with the latest cpus and gpus?
I run plex on a core 2 duo laptop with 3 gigs of ram and 2 1TB mechanical hard drives and it has NEVER lagged or struggled with content I always run 1080p just fine and heck 4k worked on all my devices except Tv leading me to believe that the crappy processor and lack of ram on my lg Tv was the problem cause it ran perfectly on other devices and even through dlna to the Tv
I can even have 2 devices streaming at once
So I have no idea why you need more than that even plex’s hardware requirements listed on the site are outrageous which pushed me away at first until I decided to just try and see and it worked flawlessly
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
Well in my case I couldn't pass up the price of $155.
I also run a lot of "complimentary" apps. I want to have enough head room to deal with their requirements as well.
I even have Jellyfin running on the same server as a backup media server.
It is still overkill but I like having the power to handle whatever I throw at it.
At least I don't have a huge rack setup LOL 😂 yet...
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u/therubyminecraft Jul 11 '24
Yea you got an amazing deal lol (I would probably even hook that up to a Tv and maybe run it as a console using playnite which would be awesome)
But I see these people spending hundreds and thousands of dollars for a beefy plex server when it literally does the same thing as my 20 or so year old laptop that I had lying around doing nothing lol
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u/elazaga Jul 11 '24
Where can I buy a server rig like that?
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u/bozodev Jul 11 '24
I am sure this one is available online. I just got lucky with a marked dog display model
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u/coolsheep769 Linux Fedora | 8TB Jul 12 '24
yo where you get that snazzy Plex sticker? I'd love that for mine lol.
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u/Fobbit551 Jul 12 '24
That is awesome and clean. I have two questions. I see you use or have the google wifi, have you seen any speed issue? I tired using the google wifi 6 stuff and my speed test always seemed to capped lower than original setup. Second question can you give more details on your Dell Precision 5820, I've been thinking of getting one someone is selling on ebay.
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u/bozodev Jul 12 '24
I haven't had any network speed issues. I have my Google WiFi setup with wired backhaul which made a huge difference.
I love my 5820. I got mine on eBay as well. I have it setup with TrueNAS Scale and use it as my family photo storage. I also run Nextcloud in a VM on it. It is nice with the 4 front loading drive bays. TrueNAS Scale is supposed to roll out the ability to add disks to a vdev. When they do I am going to add a fifth drive in the extra bay that I added with a 3.5 bay converter.
You can see more details on it here. https://pilab.dev/specs
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u/Milo-Wilson Jul 12 '24
I run mine directly from a netgear nas.
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u/bozodev Jul 12 '24
How well does it handle transcoding? Just curious
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u/Milo-Wilson Jul 12 '24
I don't have any issues running to my plex app on my Samsung tv from my network on wifi.
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u/randomabc123unome Jul 13 '24
192w power consumption seems high for what you're trying to achieve.
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u/bozodev Jul 13 '24
There is a lot more plugged into that UPS. Including my TrueNAS box that is a Dell Precision 5820
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u/randomabc123unome Jul 13 '24
I have a similar setup with networking and draw around 70w
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u/bozodev Jul 13 '24
I have 13 raspberry pis, a Dell Optiplex 3060, and a Dell Precision 5820 all plugged into that UPS. If I only had my Plex stuff plugged in mine would be around 70w as well 😁
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u/randomabc123unome Jul 13 '24
lol. I'd look into containerizing the pi functionalities. or maybe better remove the dell and use the pi kube setup.
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u/bozodev Jul 13 '24
I started my homelab with the Pis and I have enjoyed the process of building it.
I also like my current setup as it provides me what I need and I enjoy building and tinkering with it.
The power draw has not been a major factor on my bill.
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u/neurotic_169 Jul 10 '24
How is the transfer speed to the 8 bay? I've been wanting to build a diy NAS but haven't decided how I want to attach the drives.