How about the CPU Chip?
I have read threads saying an "i5 chip" would be sufficient for x number of cameras but more than x+1 and you want an i7...And I see many i7 variants.
So then the question becomes...Which "i7"?
I'm planning to have 8-20 4mp cams max over time.
It seems the biggies in a currently affordable price range are the i7-6700 (also called Gen 6) or the older i7-4790 (also called Gen 4) so is this one "too old" or just fine? The machines with the 4790 are typically cheaper on eBay.
Do I pick based on which HD graphics it has? This is apparently important as BI uses the HD graphics now from what I read here.
It has close to the same clock speed but has "HD 4600" vs. "HD 530" on-board graphics. I don't know anything about the HD graphics variants and its value for BI but people talk about it a lot...Does the version make a big performance difference?
...Then there are the"K" variants...a little more potent and allows for overclocking which I don't think I'll bother with.
I see the "T"s which are an "i7" but appear to be a much slower clock speed i7 for some reason...see them mostly in laptops and those "micro box" NUC computers...I assume they are slower b\c there is no way to have decent heat dissipation....So in this case the "i7(T)" is NOT necessarily a good choice for running a lot of cameras.
(Then there is the i7 S, HQ, U, MQ, X etc...not all are created equal by a long shot...I don't even want to know what else.)
It looks like I can afford systems that have either the i7-6700 or the i7-4790.
So which i7 is best suited to this load or would either of these do fine based on their specs even though one is a little older ('14 release vs '15 release)?
Useful site...too bad one of their benchmark tests is not actually running a stack of IP cameras.
CPU Boss gives the 6700 a 8.4 overall score vs. an 8 for the 4790...but I wonder how relevant is that to my intended usage.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6700-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790
In the end, I like probably anyone else here am looking for the best performance for the best price and wants to avoid spending more $$ having to upgrade for as long as possible.
I have read threads saying an "i5 chip" would be sufficient for x number of cameras but more than x+1 and you want an i7...And I see many i7 variants.
So then the question becomes...Which "i7"?
I'm planning to have 8-20 4mp cams max over time.
It seems the biggies in a currently affordable price range are the i7-6700 (also called Gen 6) or the older i7-4790 (also called Gen 4) so is this one "too old" or just fine? The machines with the 4790 are typically cheaper on eBay.
Do I pick based on which HD graphics it has? This is apparently important as BI uses the HD graphics now from what I read here.
It has close to the same clock speed but has "HD 4600" vs. "HD 530" on-board graphics. I don't know anything about the HD graphics variants and its value for BI but people talk about it a lot...Does the version make a big performance difference?
...Then there are the"K" variants...a little more potent and allows for overclocking which I don't think I'll bother with.
I see the "T"s which are an "i7" but appear to be a much slower clock speed i7 for some reason...see them mostly in laptops and those "micro box" NUC computers...I assume they are slower b\c there is no way to have decent heat dissipation....So in this case the "i7(T)" is NOT necessarily a good choice for running a lot of cameras.
(Then there is the i7 S, HQ, U, MQ, X etc...not all are created equal by a long shot...I don't even want to know what else.)
It looks like I can afford systems that have either the i7-6700 or the i7-4790.
So which i7 is best suited to this load or would either of these do fine based on their specs even though one is a little older ('14 release vs '15 release)?
Useful site...too bad one of their benchmark tests is not actually running a stack of IP cameras.
CPU Boss gives the 6700 a 8.4 overall score vs. an 8 for the 4790...but I wonder how relevant is that to my intended usage.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6700-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790
In the end, I like probably anyone else here am looking for the best performance for the best price and wants to avoid spending more $$ having to upgrade for as long as possible.
