Monkey_Man Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hi All! I'm still new to the idea of all this but spending lots of time researching before making any decisions. I was considering buying a Synology 920+ but like building PC's so exploring that option now but have a few questions. I think my main use will be file storage and streaming mainly high quality 4k video with Plex which leads me to transcoding and potential issues. It seems you go all in with raw CPU power or get Plex pass and use a GPU to do it more efficiently. I have a 8600k, would this be adequate for say 3 4k transcodes at the same time when using the iGPU? I'm sure most of my use will be direct 4k playback but trying to plan ahead. I also have a spare gtx 960, would this pared with a older or more power efficient CPU be a better choose? Thank you for any input! Quote Link to comment
Michael_P Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 The iGPU should be fine, the 960 is capped to 3 streams anyway so your use case would be right at its limit while the iGPU might be able to squeeze in another Quote Link to comment
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