Hello and happy thanksgiving
I am helping my dad setup some IP cameras in his home office and warehouse, he will have about 20-25 cameras.
He has been recommended to get an i7 desktop preferably with an i7-8700 or i7-7700 or i7-6700; "K Model"
Of course, a 'lower' processor would work.
Here is some feedback he received from his friends and online friends who are familiar with the camera management software:
"4 GB of memory is sufficient for a smaller system (perhaps 6 cameras?) but 8 GB is recommended for most systems. The largest systems (20+ cameras) may benefit from 16 GB.
Onboard Intel graphics are more than enough. In fact, it can sometimes be complicated getting Quick Sync hardware acceleration to work if you have installed a dedicated graphics card.
The software performs best if you put the clip database on a fast solid state disk (SSD). However for video recording, you want a mechanical hard drive (HDD) as these are more cost-effective and have better write endurance
If additional display outputs are required, or you find that the software requires too much CPU time to draw live video to the screen (common with 4K monitors), then an Nvidia graphics adapter may help. The cheapest 4K-capable Nvidia card I know of (as of Sept 2017) is the GT 1030 (around $70 USD). You could spend more money on a faster card, but I don't think it would make any difference to the software."
As there are some deals to be had around this time of the year, I am wondering if you had any recommendations on a desktop to buy?
Thanks
I am helping my dad setup some IP cameras in his home office and warehouse, he will have about 20-25 cameras.
He has been recommended to get an i7 desktop preferably with an i7-8700 or i7-7700 or i7-6700; "K Model"
Of course, a 'lower' processor would work.
Here is some feedback he received from his friends and online friends who are familiar with the camera management software:
"4 GB of memory is sufficient for a smaller system (perhaps 6 cameras?) but 8 GB is recommended for most systems. The largest systems (20+ cameras) may benefit from 16 GB.
Onboard Intel graphics are more than enough. In fact, it can sometimes be complicated getting Quick Sync hardware acceleration to work if you have installed a dedicated graphics card.
The software performs best if you put the clip database on a fast solid state disk (SSD). However for video recording, you want a mechanical hard drive (HDD) as these are more cost-effective and have better write endurance
If additional display outputs are required, or you find that the software requires too much CPU time to draw live video to the screen (common with 4K monitors), then an Nvidia graphics adapter may help. The cheapest 4K-capable Nvidia card I know of (as of Sept 2017) is the GT 1030 (around $70 USD). You could spend more money on a faster card, but I don't think it would make any difference to the software."
As there are some deals to be had around this time of the year, I am wondering if you had any recommendations on a desktop to buy?
Thanks
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