Building a dedicated emby server

[Damply 0]

I have a budget of about 1,000 USD i want to spend on making a dedicated server for emby. I have been reading around for a long time now on what to build but i want more info before spending the money. I have A LOT of users (who transcode all the time) and i have a big library. The issue i have is i dont know where to start, should i go with a rack mount or just another tower build. Should i go amd, intel(maybe a xeon?), should i get a dedicated card for it to utilize the gpu transcode too or just stick with cpu. I'm willing to spend the money to get a good dedicated set up but just need a good push in the right direction.

[Luke 39697]

Hi there, welcome. I would suggest Intel over and, but as for whether or not to even go that route, @ what do you think?

[mastrmind11 722]

define 'a lot of users'

[BAlGaInTl 279]

define 'a lot of users'

 

This.

 

What's your server build now?  Is it handling the work, or is it falling short somewhere?

[Guest asrequested]

Yeah, how many users? And more importantly, how many simultaneous users that will be requiring transcoding?