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Scooby7274

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The NVR has bit the dust and now I want to start using Blue Iris for my two Hikvision 2CD2332i Cameras.
I've looked at the post on hardware,but I don't want to get an I7 if an I5 would do the job. I'll post the settings for my cameras and see what you guys suggest. Thanks

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Bitrate: Variable
Frame Rate: 10 fps
Video Quality: Highest
Max Bitrate: 2048 Kbps
Encoding: H.264
I Frame Interval: 10
SVC: On
 
That's a pretty light load so an i5 will more than handle it, 5th generation or newer. You could double the bit rte and probably not even notice additional CPU utilization.
 
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Scooby7274 said:
The NVR has bit the dust and now I want to start using Blue Iris for my two Hikvision 2CD2332i Cameras.
I've looked at the post on hardware,but I don't want to get an I7 if an I5 would do the job. I'll post the settings for my cameras and see what you guys suggest. Thanks

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Bitrate: Variable
Frame Rate: 10 fps
Video Quality: Highest
Max Bitrate: 2048 Kbps
Encoding: H.264
I Frame Interval: 10
SVC: On
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Honestly that load is so low that an i3rd gen and up can easily handle it... Generally the i5 are not that much more expensive so I would look for and i-5 3rd gen... You can pick those machines up for a hundred bucks with Windows 10... If you want something newer you can generally pick up i-5 6500 elitedesk or pro desk for about 180 to 200.
 
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Ok,thanks for the replies. I'll look for a i5-6500.
Is 8gb of ram enough? Is it one of those things where it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
 
Scooby7274 said:
Ok,thanks for the replies. I'll look for a i5-6500.
Is 8gb of ram enough? Is it one of those things where it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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For the $20-25 price difference, might as well. If you buy a PC with 4, just buy another stick.
 
Found a guy with a HP Elite desk 800 G1 SFF with 8gb ram, Win 7 and ssd. Also has keyboard and mouse. I'm not worried about win 7,I can buy win 10. He wanted $100 plus shipping, but said he would do $80 shipped. How's that for a deal? I also saw a G2 but wasn't sure why the difference was between them.
 
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Ok,thanks for the replies. I'll look for a i5-6500.
Is 8gb of ram enough? Is it one of those things where it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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If those cams are the extent of your system then from just the application perspective you are overbuying.

I'm running four 2MP cams, one 4MP cam, and for shits and grins a USB cam that I don't know the MP of for sure; somewhere between 1 and 2MP I'd guess. All the cams are set to 10fps except the USB at 5fps.

I'm using an i7-3770 w/8 GB RAM. It runs something on the order of 7 - 8% CPU and 30 - 35% memory.
 
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Scooby7274 said:
Found a guy with a HP Elite desk 800 G1 SFF with 8gb ram, Win 7 and ssd. Also has keyboard and mouse. I'm not worried about win 7,I can buy win 10. He wanted $100 plus shipping, but said he would do $80 shipped. How's that for a deal? I also saw a G2 but wasn't sure why the difference was between them.
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don't overlook craigslist. I picked up a full sff machine for $50.. forget all the specs but it was an i7, 16gb ram and ssd.. my minimum requirements...
 
Even though I'm over buying,is this still not a good deal? It may come in handy if I ever decide to add more cameras or adjust FPS,etc.
 
Well,I requested more info on that PC,but the seller hasn't replied. I know he's seen the message.

Anyways,I have a guy who is local who has the 800 G1 SFF with the i5-4590 and 8gb ram. NO OS or HDD which isn't a big deal. He sells refurbished Grade A+ PCs so I'm think about picking this up.
He selling it for $70,what do you think?
 
Scooby7274 said:
Well,I requested more info on that PC,but the seller hasn't replied. I know he's seen the message.

Anyways,I have a guy who is local who has the 800 G1 SFF with the i5-4590 and 8gb ram. NO OS or HDD which isn't a big deal. He sells refurbished Grade A+ PCs so I'm think about picking this up.
He selling it for $70,what do you think?
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Do you already have the os or a valid license key?
 
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