Adding Amcrest cam causes system to crawl

Geewiz

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Greetings:

I’m having a frustrating challenge with a camera I’m trying to add to my system. My current setup is:

2 – Hikvision POE cameras
1 - IPCC-B13N-W wireless cam
1- Foscam F18918W

These are running on a dedicated Core2 Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz with 6 GB ram. With these four cameras, the CPU load is typically in the +/- 50% range.

The network router is a Asus RT-AC68U gigabit switch with internet access through a Motorola SURFboard SB6121 Gigabit cable modem. I typically enjoy +75Mbps download and +20Mbps up.

The challenge…

I purchased a Qcam/Amcrest IP3952E POE bullet cam. I can easily connect to the camera using Qcam smart client, ONVIF Device Manager, The Qcam viewer app for Android, and IE Explorer.

When I connect with BI, the system bogs down tremendously with CPU usage jumping up to 95% or more. I’ve adjusted the resolution down to 720p, and am only pushing 15 FPS on all cameras. I have all cams set for direct to drive recording and can’t figure out what’s going on.

I purchased this cam for its price because its intended purpose was to be used as a Weather Underground video feed for my weather station. Now I’m having my doubts and am hoping that someone may have some firsthand experience with these cameras.

Thank you!
 

fenderman

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@Geewiz, Does the cpu spike if you disable 1 of the hikvision cameras? Your pc is very underpowered and also a power hog. You are likely paying more in electric costs to keep that system running than if you purchased a more modern i5-ivy bridge/haswell/skylake system for 150-300 dollars...
 

Geewiz

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I am planning on upgrading the system some time in 2017, either to an I7 or a dedicated NVR, but for the time being I'm just trying to get this Amcrest cam working.

Thanks!
 

fenderman

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I am planning on upgrading the system some time in 2017, either to an I7 or a dedicated NVR, but for the time being I'm just trying to get this Amcrest cam working.

Thanks!
put that system on a killawatt meter, its likely drawing close to 200w...thats insane..you will pay more than the cost of a new system in electricity costs before this time in 2017...
 
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