I know this topic has been addressed in other threads, but I'm looking for a some basic suggestions.
I currently use Blue Iris to manage six IP cameras. These cameras range from old Android phones being used as cameras to mid-level Axis professional cameras. I may eventually increase to eight total cameras. This surveillance system is based in my home.
Right now, I use an old dedicated laptop computer to run Blue Iris (Dell Studio, Intel Core Duo, T6400 @ 2.00 GHz). It's worked fine until I added my last camera. Now it's almost always near 100% CPU.
From my research here, the recommendations to run Blue Iris are an i7 processor and 8 GB RAM. Most machines with the i7 seem to start at $600 and go way up.
Does anyone have specific suggestions (i.e. a computer for sale now) that would handle my cameras nicely but not cost $600 without a monitor?
Thanks for any help.
I currently use Blue Iris to manage six IP cameras. These cameras range from old Android phones being used as cameras to mid-level Axis professional cameras. I may eventually increase to eight total cameras. This surveillance system is based in my home.
Right now, I use an old dedicated laptop computer to run Blue Iris (Dell Studio, Intel Core Duo, T6400 @ 2.00 GHz). It's worked fine until I added my last camera. Now it's almost always near 100% CPU.
From my research here, the recommendations to run Blue Iris are an i7 processor and 8 GB RAM. Most machines with the i7 seem to start at $600 and go way up.
Does anyone have specific suggestions (i.e. a computer for sale now) that would handle my cameras nicely but not cost $600 without a monitor?
Thanks for any help.