I was surprised that the 2013 processor (3rd generation?) in the box I'm using actually has QuickSync. It's gone from being a box I expected to use just to "kick the tires" (and see how I liked BI) to a box that I'll probably leave BI on indefinitely. CPU usage is between 10-20% for six cameras (five 2MP, one 3MP).
I understand that; however, I do not see any 5040s anywhere near the same price, they are $100+ more on eBay. As long as its possible (thats what I am hearing) I am happy, this is just getting stored in the basement anyway.
That's how I configured mine. I didn't care what is looked like, as it is hidden away. You can purchase a caddie that will replace the DVD drive and hold the SSD, if you wish.
Great, thanks. Do you find that the i5-6500 runs pretty well with your setup? How much ram do you use? I see you have 8gb and most I see for sale have 4gb. I suppose I could test it before upgrading.
For me, it's all of the above:
That makes sense. So are a lot of people using these BI setups as their main personal home computer as well? I was just planning on tucking it away in the closet and let it run and log in remotely with Team Viewer as suggested. Future growth is important and I am sure when remote access is applied and streamed via computer or vpn or iPhone apps the demand on CPU will increase quite a bit. Personally I am interested in not only direct to disk, but also a second sub stream being recorded and turned into time lapses each day on a folder on the desktop.
No, that is a terrible idea.
Sorry, when I said "RDP'ed in working on stuff", I meant working in the BI console directly on the computer running it.
Perfectly happy with that. Much better to work directly on BI then a remote app. SmartPSS is extremely buggy and you miss so many features vs the UI. I got TeamViewer set up on my test computer and it is working great. I can directly control the computer remotely and export files right onto the computers desktop and change any setting I can think of. Now I will just need to be careful to not execute any task that will drop the remote connection (i.e. turn off wifi) and figure out how to make windows 10 start the computer back up after a power failure and how to blue Iris to the start up folder. I get that there is a folder called but I can't find it after the username on windows 10. The task manger has the list but no easy way to add to it. But basically making the BI computer bulletproof and boot right back up after a power failure and start recording again.
this must be done in the bios...
Looking at the service guide on HP's website, the Elitedesk 800 G2 SFF version does support one 2.5" hard drive and two 3.5" hard drives. Seems like it's the Dell ones that do not.
That is not correct...the SFF will not support two 3.5 drives...its supports one, the spec sheet is wrong..the tower supports two 3.5...the usdt supports only a single 2.5.
I have a few threads bookmarked and can't wait to try this.
Thanks for the correction, otherwise I would have gone with a SFF as that seems to be the most common variant (besides the mini) on ebay. Ok, gotta keep on looking...
probably more than you want to spend, but this is a G3 with i7-7700 and 256gb SSD....for 700...
