Hardware for transcoding

[floz 0]

Hey guys 1st post in these forums  

Just purchased a new CPU

Intel Xeon Processor E5-4650 v2

Possibly 48Gb Ram but atm 24gb

550W PSU

40Tb HDD (total)

and was wondering what sort of gpu would be best suited to be added?

 

I am currently running an old Radeon 280x however I am in a position to upgrade the GPU however I have not seen any recommendations regarding AMD cards but willing to listen to any sort of feedback as I was tempted for an RTX to future proof myself which is the most likely option but as I am new to upgrading my server after so long would like to hear any feedback from yourselves  

[Luke 42077]

@ how does this compare to your setup?

[Guest asrequested]

I'm using a Threadripper, so it's much better than a Xeon. If you're looking to transcode 4k stuff, you'll need a GPU for that. Which one you buy is largely dependant on your budget.

[floz 0]

I'm using a Threadripper, so it's much better than a Xeon. If you're looking to transcode 4k stuff, you'll need a GPU for that. Which one you buy is largely dependant on your budget.

been looking at a 2060/2070 but potentially looking at taking my 1080ti out of my gaming system and purchasing a 2080ti or 2080

any advice from yourself will be helpful

[Guest asrequested]

Any one of those cards will work well. The question you need to worry about is how many simultaneous transcodes you require. Those can only handle two, but there is a patch to unlock them. Several of these guys have done that.

[Happy2Play 9780]

Have you seen this chart linked in another topic.

[floz 0]

Any one of those cards will work well. The question you need to worry about is how many simultaneous transcodes you require. Those can only handle two, but there is a patch to unlock them. Several of these guys have done that.

many thanks

 

Have you seen this chart linked in another topic.

yes I have, i have recently found this community and this was something which explains it very well i was just seeing for my own system I was wondering if anyone had any advice if I should upgrade anything at this point in time or is it just the GPU slowing me down

[floz 0]

just purchased a msi 2070 for £360  

[floz 0]

just purchased a msi 2070 for £360

update 

purchased a 2080ti and going to put a 1080ti in the server