Computer for Blue Iris

[bp2008]

With any of those, you'd want to create Win10 installation media on USB (using the official Windows 10 media creation tool from Microsoft) to format and install fresh Win10 on the system. Last I tried (about a week ago) you can still activate Win10 with a Win7 key because MS wants people on the latest version of the OS.

 

[fenderman]

Here are a few that caught my eye under $100

HP 8300 Elite USDT (MXL31306L4) | i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz | 4GB | 250GB | COA | No OS | eBay
HP 8300 Elite Intel Core i3 3.3GHz SFF / 4GB / 500GB / DVD-RW / Win 7 / 1 YR WTY | eBay
HP Elite 8300 Ultra Slim Windows 7 Pro Core i3 3220 3.3Ghz PC 500GB 8GB RAM 740030218234 | eBay

I would avoid the usdt because there is only room for a single 2.5 drive....SFF or tower...

 

[fenderman]

Thanks! Asked about that bec with a coupon it’s about 70 shipped and includes os. Ebay seems more with shipping etc. other models to hunt for at the 100 shipped price? Thanks!

its a raw deal at 70...i3 second gen and only 2gb of memory...youll have to add memory anyway...

 

[CanDoThis]

Thanks everyone! So third gen i3 also works?

 

[fenderman]

Thanks everyone! So third gen i3 also works?

get the i5, the cost difference is negligible

 

[CanDoThis]

get the i5, the cost difference is negligible

Thanks. And 3570 over 3470. (Is is the multi threading?)

 

[Madan Sudhindra]

As others in this thread have mentioned, I am just about taking the plunge into Blue Iris.
I have three 3MP cameras, with the option of adding upto 2 more

That said, would a workstation like this work to run Blue Iris ?
Lenovo ThinkCentre M93P Desktop i7-4770 3.40GHz 16GB DDR3 1TB HDD Win10 Pro | eBay

Thanks in advance
Madan

 

[fenderman]

As others in this thread have mentioned, I am just about taking the plunge into Blue Iris.
I have three 3MP cameras, with the option of adding upto 2 more

That said, would a workstation like this work to run Blue Iris ?
Lenovo ThinkCentre M93P Desktop i7-4770 3.40GHz 16GB DDR3 1TB HDD Win10 Pro | eBay

Thanks in advance
Madan

easily, but overpriced...you can run it on a 100 dollar i5-3570

 

[Madan Sudhindra]

easily, but overpriced...you can run it on a 100 dollar i5-3570

Thanks @fenderman

 

[emersonvier]

I am looking for used SFF computer, I read this posts and Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris | IP Cam Talk I saw one comment from @fenderman about "first or second gens" so I am looking 3/4/6 gen, my question is about "support quicksync" all i3/i5/i7 support this?

 

[bp2008]

my question is about "support quicksync" all i3/i5/i7 support this

Most of them. If you google search for the part number (e.g. "i3-3220") then one of the first hits should be Intel's product information page where you can find "Intel® Quick Sync Video" listed.

Get at least 6th generation if you want a chance at H.265 hardware acceleration eventually working, though at this point, no promises.

 

[emersonvier]

Hi folk do you think this is a good machine/$? I wiil add SSD and other HDD.

HP Elitedesk 800 G2 SFF PC Core i7 6700 3.4ghz 8GB 500GB DVDRW

HP Elitedesk 800 G2 SFF PC Core i7 6700 3.4ghz 8GB 500GB DVDRW *59 | eBay

 

[bp2008]

Nah, I wouldn't buy that one. It doesn't mention having Windows on it and you really don't want to have to add on a $100 license to that.

 

[emersonvier]

More options here:

HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF Desktop PC i5-6500 3.2Ghz 8GB 1TB Windows 10 Pro | eBay

HP ProDesk 600 G2 Desktop Quad Core i5-6500 3.2GHz 8GB 256GB SSD w/ WiFi Win 10 | eBay

HP ENVY 750-124 Desktop Intel i7-6700 3.4GHz 16GB 2TB Windows 10 Pro | eBay

 

[bp2008]

None of those are really great deals in my opinion, though any of them would work. The first one with the 1 TB drive is the most cost-effective.

If you don't mind going back a generation and losing the possibility of H.265 acceleration in the future, you can get an i7 box for less money.

HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF, i7-4790, 3.6ghz 4core 8GB, 500gb , Win10Pro , E0E08UP 888793558973 | eBay

 

[emersonvier]

None of those are really great deals in my opinion, though any of them would work. The first one with the 1 TB drive is the most cost-effective.

If you don't mind going back a generation and losing the possibility of H.265 acceleration in the future, you can get an i7 box for less money.

HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF, i7-4790, 3.6ghz 4core 8GB, 500gb , Win10Pro , E0E08UP 888793558973 | eBay

Thank you, only from 6 gen I have capacity of h.265?

 

[bp2008]

Thank you, only from 6 gen I have capacity of h.265?

That is when Intel started supporting full H.265 acceleration, so it is likely that when Blue Iris gets it working, it will only work with 6th generation and newer.

 

[deli]

Would a Intel NUC with a Intel Pentium N3700 work for Blue Iris? Or do you guys have any other suggestion for a fanless computer that works?

 

[fenderman]

Would a Intel NUC with a Intel Pentium N3700 work for Blue Iris? Or do you guys have any other suggestion for a fanless computer that works?

That is a very weak processor. Whether it will work will depend on the load. See wiki for choosing bi hardware.
Avoid nucs...no reason to go fanless, you cannot hear the fans on a modern pc.

 

[IAmATeaf]

Don’t get too hung up on finding the exact spec in terms of disks and ram as you can add them as an extra. When I was looking I concentrated on the form factor and the CPU and price, I added the hard disks and ram later. Doing this allowed me more choice and therefore get a much better price.