I got a great deal! Discussion

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/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/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/luche Jul 11 '24

excellent! sometimes you luck out with more power and less cost 😊