07-23-2024, 10:11 PM
Thanks, ed, for the detailed recommendations!
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Intel Xeon Silver 4110 look to be excellent CPUs, especially at the $25 used price. But neither have iGPU nor Quick Sync. Aren't these necessary for 4K transcoding? Also, will IPMI work without an iGPU?
Comparing these Xeons to a i3-9300/9300T, Xeons are slightly slower on single-threaded tasks but much better at multi-threaded tasks. Will TrueNAS work better with slower but more cores/threads?
Seems majority of my budget will be allocated to the motherboard. Ranges around $550 to $700 on ebay, Amazon, and Newegg. Any other sellers I should consider? Like the X11SPM-TF and X11SPM-TPF with 12 SATA. No HBA needed, and I can repurpose a 2.5" SSD for the OS instead of purchasing a m.2 SSD (assuming I want to maximize 8 SATA/bays for storage).
Thanks for confirming the other components! Glad the cooler, 2x16GB, and power supply will work for this build.
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Intel Xeon Silver 4110 look to be excellent CPUs, especially at the $25 used price. But neither have iGPU nor Quick Sync. Aren't these necessary for 4K transcoding? Also, will IPMI work without an iGPU?
Comparing these Xeons to a i3-9300/9300T, Xeons are slightly slower on single-threaded tasks but much better at multi-threaded tasks. Will TrueNAS work better with slower but more cores/threads?
Seems majority of my budget will be allocated to the motherboard. Ranges around $550 to $700 on ebay, Amazon, and Newegg. Any other sellers I should consider? Like the X11SPM-TF and X11SPM-TPF with 12 SATA. No HBA needed, and I can repurpose a 2.5" SSD for the OS instead of purchasing a m.2 SSD (assuming I want to maximize 8 SATA/bays for storage).
Thanks for confirming the other components! Glad the cooler, 2x16GB, and power supply will work for this build.