My budget emby server consists of:
dual E5-2680 xeons
128 gigs of 1600 ECC ram
8 gig RX580
HP EX950 NVME (boot drive)
Rosewill 4u server chassis
Storage currently is one 12TB 7200 RPM drive (with room for 7 More)
My media collection predates high definition so its a mixture of all common resolutions (DVD,
720p and 1080p) I don't have any plans for 4k outside the home.
(1) Does hardware transcoding happen on the GPU or the CPU?
(2) If I have a choice, which is better?
(3) What is software transcoding?
(4) If I have a choice, which is better software or hardware?
(5) Is a second SSD for caching a good idea?
Thanks in advance
The new guy