Perfect Media Server Part 2 - Hardware | Intel Quick Sync + Component Selection

KTZ Systems โ€ข May 6, 2025
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If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This video discusses the many aspects of building a media server using Free and Open Source Software, wherever possible. - https://perfectmediaserver.com This is part 2 of a multi part series where we discuss building aforementioned free and open source media server. Part 1 - The Tech Stack and an Overview Part 2 - Hardware and OS choices Part 3 - Build time! Part 4 - Software configuration --------------------- Links: - https://perfectmediaserver.com/01-overview/alexs-example-builds/ - https://old.reddit.com/r/minilab/ - https://blog.ktz.me/use-1-pikvm-instance-to-control-4-systems/ - https://www.youtube.com/@UCFyP17HoU-vpxhIpGXnXx2g - https://perfectmediaserver.com/06-hardware/cases/ - https://blog.ktz.me/the-best-media-server-cpu-in-the-world/ - https://github.com/ironicbadger/quicksync_calc (thanks to cpt-morgan) - https://notes.jupiterbroadcasting.com/self-hosted/2024/episode-123/ --------------------- Enquiries: [email protected] ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ https://alex.ktz.me ๐Ÿฆฃ mastodon techhub.social/@ironicbadger ๐Ÿ““ https://blog.ktz.me ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป https://github.com/ironicbadger ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://selfhosted.show podcast --------------------- Chapters: 00:00 - Start 02:07 - How much system do you really need? 05:18 - CPU selection 10:45 - Intel T-Series CPUs 12:20 - Motherboards 14:02 - Memory 17:38 - Power Supplies 19:43 - Cases 22:22 - IP KVMs 25:14 - On the bench 26:28 - Conclusion Time

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