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Hardware recs for newb? Please. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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EDIT: Thank you for all the comments and suggestions! I'm sorry I can't reply to everything but I have a list now of hardware to look at. I appreciate that everyone has been so helpful! I'll post an update once I buy one and get it going.

I've been running a Plex server for music off my gaming laptop for a few months and (I think) I'm ready to take it further - that is, I'd like to have the server running on its own hardware.

At this point, I'd just be running a music server, but I know I'll want to add more services.

The first would be something like Google Drive - I'm working with a couple of other people on business plans and I'd love to self-host our files and the software (like LibreOffice) to edit them.

I'm comfortable with the software side and I'm finding lots of options, especially in this community.

The hardware side... I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by all the options and I don't know enough to judge the search results.

Any recommendations for hardware or links to guides would be appreciated.

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[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

I will just get an AMD (7745HX?) mini PC with adequate RAM and call it a day. It should run almost anything that you throw in a light setup with minimal power usage.

[–] tehnomad@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I would suggest an Intel N100 mini PC if you are planning to transcode video files with Plex. Intel Quick Sync performs better than AMD for media transcoding.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What you gain in quicksync you lose in raw CPU power for other tasks. If you don't need to transcode your video, or you pre transcode what needs transcoding at night when you're not doing anything then you can bog the CPU down then, while still having TONS more power available during the day.

According to geekbench the 7745HX is 2.5x the single core performance, and almost 6x the multi core performance. Under load power consumption will be a lot higher, but idle should be low enough to not really make a difference.

https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/9360225

https://browser.geekbench.com/processors/amd-ryzen-7-7745hx

[–] myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website 3 points 2 weeks ago

The two are not even remotely in the same category of CPU. This is a comparison of apples to orchards.

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