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Update: Purchased a Samsung EVO 850 SSD to run the OS and moved the recordings to my old HDD and the difference is night and day. The computer literally starts in 1/10th the time and applications open almost instantly. I think there is something wrong with my old HDD but I will run it to...

Really appreciate the feedback. I think I am going to pick up an SSD and go that route. To clarify, are you recording the database to your SSD and then archiving to a HDD or just keeping everything on the SSD? I'd prefer to have 2 drives to get the OS performance from an SSD but the...

Attached are bitrates from my cameras. I tried running chkdsk /r twice and it hung at 14% both times. I'll try to let it run overnight but I'm really starting to question this HDD. What evidence would I need to seek a replacement from Dell?

Using a keyboard and mouse connected directly to the machine.

mod,hd,500g,7.2k,512e,sgt-phar

I purchased an i7-4790 Dell Optiplex and currently have Blue Iris running nicely continuously recording 7 x 3 MP cameras at 10 FPS. Base CPU load is in the high teens. Unfortunately the computer is dog slow when trying to do simple multi-tasking. Attached is what happens when I launch Chrome...

I’m close to pulling the trigger on this i7-4790 for $415. Not a great warranty but seems like a good deal. I do wish it had Win10 Pro for remote login purposes but I understand you can upgrade thru Windows for ~$100 or use something like LogMeIn. Any thoughts...

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