2017-07-18, 22:39
Hi!
I've got a ubuntu LTS rig with a bunch of HDDs in a nice HTPC case. Right now I have there some G41 mobo, X3220 cpu and an Nvidia G210 GPU. This is old, but runs fine. The mobo starts to die. It powers on once every 3 tries, sometimes it does not come up at all.
So it is time for new gear !
I'm using the box mostly to view kids movies, it works as a NAS as well. We do watch a lot of JPEGs on it - all of the family photos are there and we show them at least 2-3 times a week. The only cpu consuming thing that the setup does is running scripts that compress images into smaller sizes and headless google photos sync.
The question is - what to buy now? Since current hardware lasted so long, I think that the new one should be 4k 10bit AVC capable. I would like to go down with the price and power consumption as possible. I do not want to get rid of current HDDs and chassis.
Options:
- G3930 with a H110 mobo and some 4G of ram
- G3900 with a H110 mobo and some 4G of ram
- j4205 mobo with some 4G of ram. (a tad more money but so much less power used and one fan less)
- j3455 or j3355 + 4G of ram?
- cross fingers and wait for Gemini Lake?
Should I be worried that the speed of decompressing 16 MPix JPEGs would drop or should I not?
I've got a ubuntu LTS rig with a bunch of HDDs in a nice HTPC case. Right now I have there some G41 mobo, X3220 cpu and an Nvidia G210 GPU. This is old, but runs fine. The mobo starts to die. It powers on once every 3 tries, sometimes it does not come up at all.
So it is time for new gear !
I'm using the box mostly to view kids movies, it works as a NAS as well. We do watch a lot of JPEGs on it - all of the family photos are there and we show them at least 2-3 times a week. The only cpu consuming thing that the setup does is running scripts that compress images into smaller sizes and headless google photos sync.
The question is - what to buy now? Since current hardware lasted so long, I think that the new one should be 4k 10bit AVC capable. I would like to go down with the price and power consumption as possible. I do not want to get rid of current HDDs and chassis.
Options:
- G3930 with a H110 mobo and some 4G of ram
- G3900 with a H110 mobo and some 4G of ram
- j4205 mobo with some 4G of ram. (a tad more money but so much less power used and one fan less)
- j3455 or j3355 + 4G of ram?
- cross fingers and wait for Gemini Lake?
Should I be worried that the speed of decompressing 16 MPix JPEGs would drop or should I not?