New to BI : PC spec question

[h3m]

I am planning to run BI with 8 cameras, 24/7.

Could you please check the following configuration ?

- S1150 Core i5-4590(4 Core, 3.30 GHz, 6Mb, HD 4600, 84W)
- motherboard Gigabyte H81M-DS2 1150 MATX
- 8Go DDR3
- HD 2To Purple IntelliPower 64Mb Sata 6Gb/s Surveillance
- HD 128Gb SSD (Win10 64bits home edition ; BI ; BI database)

Do you think the i5-4590 will be enough ?
It seems that people on the forum use much more powerful configurations.

Thanks.

 

[bp2008]

That should be just fine. Just don't build it new that way because the CPU is a generation old. (if you already have the CPU or found a great deal, then it is okay)

If you are recording continuously, consider a larger hard drive.

 

[PSPCommOp]

I have an i5 4790 with 6 cams recording 24/7. Three record 4mp @ 15 FPS, two record 4mp @ 10FPS and one is 3mp @ 20 FPS with intentions of adding two more 4mp @ 15 FPS. I'm usually around 26-33% CPU and around 2gb with the 6 and judging by what I've seen with each additional camera, I don't anticipate going over 40% CPU so I'd imagine you'd be fine but would also agree with him about building new since its an older generation. I'd also agree with a larger HDD. I have a 4TB WD Purple and with 6 cameras I'm getting about two weeks worth of recording.

 

[h3m]

Thank you very much bp2008 and PSPCommOp for your quick answers : I will look for a newer i5 and and larger HD.

h3m