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What scenarios does a home server need a GPU? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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I want to host security cameras and a plex server. Does this mean that my server needs a GPU? (Or would benefit from one). I heard plex does fine with just a CPU

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

A decent, recent Nvidia GPU is going to beat most CPUs. I wouldn't shell out extra for a GPU just for transcoding, though. Good enough is good enough.

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