Machine for upto 7 cams

[Mp3duck]

Hi,

I am looking for a suitable machine for my IP cam setup. I’ll will be running Blue Iris.. I’ll eventually have 7 cams, at least 3 of which will be 4k, but likely all..

I am looking at the following machine ..
Dell OptiPlex 7010 Desktop PC Quad Core i7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 3TB HDD WIN 10 #1 | eBay

Does that look good enough?

Cheers
Danny

 

[SouthernYankee]

Read the cliff notes in the wiki. The wiki is in the blue bar at the top of the page.

It is not the number of cameras, it is the bits per second.


Could not find the computer you linked to on eBay. what is the processor. What is the cost $. The other specs look good.

What type of cameras ? Brand model ?

 

[fenderman]

The link doesn't work..how much is it?

 

[Mp3duck]

The link doesn't work..how much is it?

£299

It’s i7-3770, 16gb RAM, 256 ssd + 3tb storage. Win 10 pro..
Seems decent but worry processsor won’t be up to scratch.

 

[fenderman]

£299

It’s i7-3770, 16gb RAM, 256 ssd + 3tb storage. Win 10 pro..
Seems decent but worry processsor won’t be up to scratch.

that is high for an old machine like that in the US but it dont know what the going rate is there..
also consider that for h.265 hardware acceleration you will need a 6th gen or higher...blue iris does not support h.265 acceleration yet, but may in the future..

 

[Mp3duck]

that is high for an old machine like that in the US but it dont know what the going rate is there..
also consider that for h.265 hardware acceleration you will need a 6th gen or higher...blue iris does not support h.265 acceleration yet, but may in the future..

Thanks for the tip. That one is out..

Seen a i7 6700 machine now. £410 (but can make an offer)... i’d need to upgrade ram in this one though..

HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF Desktop PC, Intel i7-6700, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro | eBay

 

[fenderman]

Thanks for the tip. That one is out..

Seen a i7 6700 machine now. £410 (but can make an offer)... i’d need to upgrade ram in this one though..

HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF Desktop PC, Intel i7-6700, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro | eBay

better...check pricing for i5-8400/8500 same performance as the older i7....i have seen some in the us for under 500 already..

 

[looney2ns]

So, the Elitedesks that are being sold without an OS, will Win10Pro activate on those machines when using the media creator tool?
Or do you actually have to cough up $$.

 

[Mp3duck]

So, the Elitedesks that are being sold without an OS, will Win10Pro activate on those machines when using the media creator tool?
Or do you actually have to cough up $$.

The ones I am looking at include windows, but installed from COA sticker so likely upgrade from an earlier version...

 

[fenderman]

So, the Elitedesks that are being sold without an OS, will Win10Pro activate on those machines when using the media creator tool?
Or do you actually have to cough up $$.

If it has a w10 sticker or says w10 downgraded to 7 on it then yes...I've bought many... activates free no issues... anything i56500 or newer is almost 100 percent certain to have 10....

 

[fenderman]

The ones I am looking at include windows, but installed from COA sticker so likely upgrade from an earlier version...

Always do a clean install with the media creation tool

 

[Mp3duck]

better...check pricing for i5-8400/8500 same performance as the older i7....i have seen some in the us for under 500 already..

Best I can find here is £800 - does have nvme SSD and 2tb secondary but only 8gb ram..

 

[SouthernYankee]

800 ($1020) way to much for a blue iris PC. Keep it under $350.

Look at buying a PC with a 500 gb drive and os. Then add your own SSD and large disk.

 

[Mp3duck]

800 ($1020) way to much for a blue iris PC. Keep it under $350.

Look at buying a PC with a 500 gb drive and os. Then add your own SSD and large disk.

This one looks good.. not and i5 8400/8500, but still a 6th gen i5 6700 + 20gb of RAM. Hopefully get for £350, which is approx $445, so more than what you said, but everything more expensive in the UK..

HP ProDesk 600 G2 Core i7-6700 @ 3.4GHz SFF PC - 20GB RAM/500GB HDD - Win 10 Pro | eBay

 

[Mp3duck]

I can pick up the following spec for £266 delivered.. Seems like a good deal - just need to add storage drives.

HP Elitedesk 800 G2. Intel i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHZ with 16GB DDR RAM. Has a 256GB SSD and comes preloaded with Windows 10 (Enterprise Edition)

 

[SouthernYankee]

Looks good.
What type of case.
Get a 4tb purple drive for video storage.

 

[Mp3duck]

Looks good.
What type of case.
Get a 4tb purple drive for video storage.

mid sized tower, so plenty of space for an extra storage drive. - HP Elite Desk,

 

[fenderman]

mid sized tower, so plenty of space for an extra storage drive. - HP Elite Desk,

if you are going to go with 7 4k cameras get the i7

 

[Mp3duck]

if you are going to go with 7 4k cameras get the i7

Bit late now, as this one is now paid for, but tbh, I might only go for 4K at the front of house, and have lower res for the side cams..
For price I paid, I can always upgrade CPU later if I feel it's needed. Nothing else came close to this price, even lower spec ones had higher asking price.