Sorry to start another “what PC” thread, but didn’t want to hijack someone else’s or dig up an obsolete one.
ive read a lot of info here regarding what computer to use for BI. There always seems to be a sweet spot for price vs. performance.
Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris | IP Cam Talk
I’d like a PC that will support h.265, as my cams all support this.
I’ve got, for now, 8 x 2MP IPC-HDW5231R-ZE AND 1 x 8MP IPC-HDW5831R-ZE cams. I might add up to 4 more cams. That is a total of 24 MP in service and another 8-32 MP future.
I would like Win10Pro for the OS and a SSD for the OS/BI. Is a 250 ssd good enough?
Low energy consumption is desirable.
Reading the above wiki and also many threads here, it sounds like a 6 core cpu is the way to go.
Is the number of threads important?
It also sounds like an i7 is the way to go.
What is the difference between an i7-8700 and a i7-8700K?
How much mem? Is 8GB really enough or would there be a benefit to more?
I would tend to prefer a more powerful machine over one that is merely good enough. Overhead is desirable.
Looking at Dell, it sounds like this spec machine (i7-8700, ssd, win10pro,16GB) is starting around $850 usd. Is this about right?
Is there a less powerful machine that would offer me plenty of power and headroom for my system that can be found at a better price point?
ive read a lot of info here regarding what computer to use for BI. There always seems to be a sweet spot for price vs. performance.
Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris | IP Cam Talk
I’d like a PC that will support h.265, as my cams all support this.
I’ve got, for now, 8 x 2MP IPC-HDW5231R-ZE AND 1 x 8MP IPC-HDW5831R-ZE cams. I might add up to 4 more cams. That is a total of 24 MP in service and another 8-32 MP future.
I would like Win10Pro for the OS and a SSD for the OS/BI. Is a 250 ssd good enough?
Low energy consumption is desirable.
Reading the above wiki and also many threads here, it sounds like a 6 core cpu is the way to go.
Is the number of threads important?
It also sounds like an i7 is the way to go.
What is the difference between an i7-8700 and a i7-8700K?
How much mem? Is 8GB really enough or would there be a benefit to more?
I would tend to prefer a more powerful machine over one that is merely good enough. Overhead is desirable.
Looking at Dell, it sounds like this spec machine (i7-8700, ssd, win10pro,16GB) is starting around $850 usd. Is this about right?
Is there a less powerful machine that would offer me plenty of power and headroom for my system that can be found at a better price point?