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I'm currently running BI on a dedicated refurb Optiplex with 2x4 GB of PC3-12800 memory (SK Hynix brand). I came into possession of 2x4 GB of PC3-10666 memory (G.Skill brand). Would BI performance increase if I ran 16GB at 10,666 vs 8GB at 12,800? I don't have performance issues on the machine...

Alright. I guess my mind is made up. Thanks for the insight guys. Now I just need to decide on which drives.

There are some space constraints but I could live without the CD-ROM and I take out the WD Blue and put it in a USB enclosure. I think that would free the sata ports too. I guess my question is how much processing power does RAID 1 require? I'm not informed on the subject but my uninformed guess...

I guess I didn't mention that the NAS isn't for the cameras. It's for my wife's photography business so she has some redundancy and not putting all her trust in an almost full 2TB external drive.

I currently have a dedicated BI Machine as follows: Dell Optiplex 9020 i7-4790 8GB RAM 250GB SSD 4TB WD Purple 4TB WD Blue 5 cameras of various specs Currently recording at approx 2040 kB/s and 170 MP/s, CPU is at 13%. I run everything thing at moderate FPS (8-13 FPS) to get more historical...

So is there a consensus on PC-based vs NVR or is it like PC vs Mac, Android vs iOS, blondes vs brunettes vs redheads?

How important is adding a surveillance hard drive like a Seagate Skyhawk over, say, the included 500GB (aside from storage capacity).

Great thread. Thank you for the insight fenderman. I'm planning a 4 camera 3 MP with good to great resolution, 5 to 15 FPS. So I've been looking on eBay and Dell outlet for Optiplex and EliteDesk i5-4590, i5-6500, and i7-4790. Any others to be on the lookout for?

I've ruled out HDCVI for a few reasons; #1 is probably limited knowledge/first impressions, #2 I have to run a new UG 60A feeder to my detached garage and already planned on burying a few Cat5e and Cat6 cables for connectivity (and redundancy), with HDCVI I'd need to run 2-4 BNC cables also or...

I've been researching surveillance systems on and off for years and really picked up the pace the last few months. I've stumbled on many forum threads looking for information and an Amazon review I read pointed me here. A little bit on me: I live in a small town about an hour north of...