So earlier this week we had some storms roll through and our power flickered. It flickered just enough for all the computers to reboot. However, my BI server didn't come back. That darn power flicker took out my mainboard. So I'm building a new one and can't decide on an I5 or I7 processor.
This is a dedicated PC for BI. At the moment I only have 4 cams but still have 2 more to add and may add a few more in the future. All the cams are running at 1080, 15fps and Direct to disk. So my question is should I spend the extra $100 for the I7? What makes the I7 a better choice over the I5. Does that hyperthreading mean that much?
PS. I'm building a system because the only things I need to buy are the motherboard and cpu. All the other items I already have.
This is a dedicated PC for BI. At the moment I only have 4 cams but still have 2 more to add and may add a few more in the future. All the cams are running at 1080, 15fps and Direct to disk. So my question is should I spend the extra $100 for the I7? What makes the I7 a better choice over the I5. Does that hyperthreading mean that much?
PS. I'm building a system because the only things I need to buy are the motherboard and cpu. All the other items I already have.
I have, I think, 6 UPS devices, all 1200-1500VA Cyberpower brand with LCD displays, all bought at different times so they are of varying age. Two in the living room, two in the spare "server-room" bedroom. One in the garage powering the big PoE switch and therefore most of the cameras, and one in a hall closet that links the house to the garage. So my entire camera network and all my computers are protected from short power blinks at least. I am sure the battery capacity has gone downhill on most of these UPS devices. It costs half the retail price of the UPS to replace the battery.