Blue Iris Hardare Requirements

[Ion Barker]

Thanks for the info fenderman, whag about aHP EliteDesk 800 G1 4th Gen i3-4160 3.6 GHz 4 GB DDR3 500 GB HDD with Win 8.1 Pro? Any thoughts

I would suggest the i5 at a minimum. Nobody here has ever said "Damn, I bought too much CPU for this rig" Then once camera fever sets in you have room to grow. If you are worried about power consumption.. my optiplex i7-4790 clocks in at 23-26 watts (via kill-a-watt meter) with 3tb HD, 250 SSD and 8gb ram.

 

[ipcamdude22]

I would suggest the i5 at a minimum. Nobody here has ever said "Damn, I bought too much CPU for this rig" Then once camera fever sets in you have room to grow. If you are worried about power consumption.. my optiplex i7-4790 clocks in at 23-26 watts (via kill-a-watt meter) with 3tb HD, 250 SSD and 8gb ram.

So what is the process of switching BI over to another computer? Do I just download it, install the key or what else is there?

 

[fenderman]

Any issue with the elitedesk small form factor machine? Looks pretty good to me.

The small form factor (not the ultra slim desktop) is good because there is room for a 3.5 drive and a 2.5 drive.

 

[Ion Barker]

The small form factor (not the ultra slim desktop) is good because there is room for a 3.5 drive and a 2.5 drive.

Good info there - for anyone else researching the SFF units.

HP SFF has the room for extra drive. (HP G1 user manual - all three case variations)

Dell Optiplex SFF does not have any free drive bays. You can add a SSD and stick it some where in the case.

 

[ipcamdude22]

I would suggest the i5 at a minimum. Nobody here has ever said "Damn, I bought too much CPU for this rig" Then once camera fever sets in you have room to grow. If you are worried about power consumption.. my optiplex i7-4790 clocks in at 23-26 watts (via kill-a-watt meter) with 3tb HD, 250 SSD and 8gb ram.

Looks like you run a lot of cams what is your cpu uasage? How many cams do you think an i5 with 8gigs of ram can handle on average?

 

[Ion Barker]

Looks like you run a lot of cams what is your cpu uasage? How many cams do you think an i5 with 8gigs of ram can handle on average?

@fenderman has done more setups with the i5 units and claims 16mp worth of camera is what that machine can handle with ease. So you can easy run 8 Hik turret/bullet cams @ 2mp 1080, 15fps, direct to disk and be in good shape.

I am running 41mp worth of camera on my i7-2600 machine.... 41% CPU usage

 

[fenderman]

@fenderman has done more setups with the i5 units and claims 16mp worth of camera is what that machine can handle with ease. So you can easy run 8 Hik turret/bullet cams @ 2mp 1080, 15fps, direct to disk and be in good shape.

I am running 41mp worth of camera on my i7-2600 machine.... 41% CPU usage

With hardware acceleration it can do more. It will vary based on fps and how many cameras are recording at once.

 

[techfun]

I am running 10 Hik cameras, total 32mp @ 15fps on an i5-4460 with 8GB.
My CPU usage is steady at 35%.

 

[ipcamdude22]

With hardware acceleration it can do more. It will vary based on fps and how many cameras are recording at once.

I am getting ready to move over to a more robust computer, I know I am to deactivate the current one and also export. Will the export save all the camera settings or what does it export? Anything else I should do?

 

[ipcamdude22]

I am running 10 Hik cameras, total 32mp @ 15fps on an i5-4460 with 8GB.
My CPU usage is steady at 35%.

That is impressive, how do you like the hik cams, do you have dome or bullet, wifi, poe? I am looking to get a couple more cameras eventually.

 

[fenderman]

I am getting ready to move over to a more robust computer, I know I am to deactivate the current one and also export. Will the export save all the camera settings or what does it export? Anything else I should do?

yes it will save the camera settings. You will have to reenter the license key so make sure you have it.

 

[techfun]

That is impressive, how do you like the hik cams, do you have dome or bullet, wifi, poe? I am looking to get a couple more cameras eventually.

I have (8) ds-2cd2032f-i and (2) ds-2cd2142fwd-is, managed to hard wire them all to gigabit LAN with cat6. Very pleased with the cameras so far.

Looking at the volume of data these cameras can generate, I don't think wifi is an option for me at all.

 

[miffmole]

Hi. New to the forum and trying to assemble my first camera set-up with BI and a PC. I have four Amcrest 1080p cameras.

I'm confused about the GHz thing...I'm looking at a Dell OptiPlex 9020 Micro with an Intel Core 4th Generation i5-4590T processor, but it only says 2.0 GHz. That's not very fast, is it?

Is a PC like this good for my set up?

OptiPlex 9020 Micro Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i5-4590T Processor (Quad Core, 6MB, 2.00GHz, 35W)
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L Memory
Dell Outlet OptiPlex 9020 Micro

Thank you.

 

[Optimus Prime]

The 4930k seems to have been the current professor of choice for a while. Is there a more up to date processor that may be the new recommendation that only incurs an incremental cost increase (<= $150)?

 

[fenderman]

Hi. New to the forum and trying to assemble my first camera set-up with BI and a PC. I have four Amcrest 1080p cameras.

I'm confused about the GHz thing...I'm looking at a Dell OptiPlex 9020 Micro with an Intel Core 4th Generation i5-4590T processor, but it only says 2.0 GHz. That's not very fast, is it?

Is a PC like this good for my set up?

OptiPlex 9020 Micro Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i5-4590T Processor (Quad Core, 6MB, 2.00GHz, 35W)
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L Memory
Dell Outlet OptiPlex 9020 Micro

Thank you.

The T model has a lower clock speed because its a low power consumption processor. Its not as powerful as a standard 4590 or even 4590s. It will be sufficient for 4 1080p cameras.

 

[fenderman]

The 4930k seems to have been the current professor of choice for a while. Is there a more up to date processor that may be the new recommendation that only incurs an incremental cost increase (<= $150)?

The 4930k is a poor choice for blue iris because it does not have intel HD graphics and therefore you cannot use hardware acceleration.
Its is also a powerhog and actually a third gen ivy bridge (E) model that is end of life.
Look at the new skylake i7-6700(k)..

 

[miffmole]

So it sounds like I should go with a better processor. I've been keeping an eye on the Dell Outlet.
So, the 9020 Micro is OK, then?

 

[fenderman]

So it sounds like I should go with a better processor. I've been keeping an eye on the Dell Outlet.
So, the 9020 Micro is OK, then?

It depends on your load.
The micro also has no room for a full size hard drive for storage.
The newer skylake based dell systems are also out, 5040/7040

 

[miffmole]

It depends on your load.
The micro also has no room for a full size hard drive for storage.
The newer skylake based dell systems are also out, 5040/7040

I'm assuming this would be a better system being 6th gen Skylake and all:
Inspiron 3650 Mini Tower Desktop

• Processor: Intel Core 6th Generation i5-6400 Processor (Quad Core, up to 3.3GHz, 6M Cache, 65W)
• Windows 10 Home 64bit English
• 1 TB 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
• 12 GB DDR3L Dual Channel 1600MHz (8GBx1 + 4GBx1)
• 8X DVD +/- RW Drive
• Integrated Video Card
• Silver
• Dell Outlet Inspiron 3650 Mini Tower Desktop

$459

 

[fenderman]

It would be better than the i5-4590t..depending on the price..