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    Should I upgrade my PC?

    While that idea does seem enticing, I honestly wasn't looking to spend too much on this PC/server as it is only running Blue Iris and nothing else. Forgive my ignorance, but is the leap in generations something that can provide improvements (in performance, ignoring energy costs)? I ask...
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    Should I upgrade my PC?

    Thank you for the quick response! Yes, you may be right about my spike in electricity usage being something else, I figured it may be the PC mainly because of the spike in our bill timing up to the setup of the Blue Iris desktop/server. I also have a typo as the PC actually idles around at...
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    Should I upgrade my PC?

    I have a generic HP Elite tower (the ones used in offices) that has 8GB of RAM, 4TB of Hard Drive Space, and an i5-2400 CPU (no dedicated GPU). This machine is running 24/7 as it serves as my surveillance camera recording/alerting system that is hooked up to 8 different cameras running Blue...