fenderman
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- Mar 9, 2014
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The hp elitedesks are great however the sweet spot is the i5...the i7's are pricey. For BI you will need the i7. BI is adding hardware acceleration which should help but we dont know how much yet until its released..exacq will have no problems running on an i3 with your load, but will cost 50-150 per camera depending on your needs. You might want to wait until the hardware acceleration is released or holdout for a skylake system.Actually, I just read another thread where you recommended the "small form factor" HP EliteDesk 800 G1. That would fit alright. They seem a bit pricey, or pricier... A nice segue into your question re budget... For the PC itself, about $600. Honestly, the total budget is something I'm still ramping-up on - all that is needed, like a POE or POE+ switch, Cat5 cabling, software (BI seems quite popular here), and of course cameras...
I don't want to take this discussion off course, but if there is a thread here about BI alternatives, maybe ones that are lighter or less CPU-intensive? If there is something desirable like that, then maybe I wouldn't need such a workhorse of a PC. I'll keep searching, but if you know of such a thread, kindly share. Thanks again.