Dedicated DIY NVR Server vs home PC

[CheckBaby123]

I want to build a Dedicated NVR. I want to capture several 1080P cameras 24/7.
I plan on using Genius Vision software.
Can Genius Vision benefit from a 8 or 16 core system?
I have a lot of experience building and configuring home PCs. I am a Comptia A+ certified.
I have ZERO experience working with rackmount xeon based servers.

Cost wise speaking, I see where I could pick up a used dual cpu E5 xeon quad core server. It seems to be a more powerful solution than a AMD Phenom II X4 965 home PC that I am more familiar with.

Is there anything I should know about jumping into xeon based servers that I should know? I am more confident working in Windows than Linux.

 

[fenderman]

I want to build a Dedicated NVR. I want to capture several 1080P cameras 24/7.
I plan on using Genius Vision software.
Can Genius Vision benefit from a 8 or 16 core system?
I have a lot of experience building and configuring home PCs. I am a Comptia A+ certified.
I have ZERO experience working with rackmount xeon based servers.

Cost wise speaking, I see where I could pick up a used dual cpu E5 xeon quad core server. It seems to be a more powerful solution than a AMD Phenom II X4 965 home PC that I am more familiar with.

Is there anything I should know about jumping into xeon based servers that I should know? I am more confident working in Windows than Linux.

If you are just running a couple of 1080p cameras then that system is complete overkill and will be a power hog....buy an i5-6500 skylake optiplex or elitedesk and be done with it...

 

[nayr]

Why Genius Vision? check out Milestone if you are so cheap that free is your budget: https://www.milestonesys.com/our-products/video-management-software/xprotect-essential/

powerfull means almost nothing; power usage is king.. its basically just saving video streams to disk; no reason to throw 300W at it; most of us have systems running under 50W.. Battery Backup is pretty important for video surveillance, so dont build a server that can only run for 10mins tops on the biggest UPS's you can afford.. build one that will run for an hour or more.