Hey everyone, I’m building a new server to run Jellyfin (with a few other services like Pi-hole) and I’m stuck on GPU or CPU transcoding.

My main concern is smooth 4K HDR transcoding for 1 stream. I’ve been reading mixed advice online – some people say a strong CPU with good single-core performance can handle it, while others recommend a dedicated GPU.

Should I focus my budget (~$1000AUD/$658USD) on a good CPU, or spend some of it on a dedicated GPU?

  • entropicshart@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Very much agree on all these points; I just wish I could get the transcoding to actually work.

    I’ve been running Jellyfin in a container and giving it access to an old GTX970 but it just refuses to do anything with it.

    • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      The 970 unfortunately doesn’t have h265 hardware in it. The only gpu in that generation that does is the 960, as it was released later than the others and was one of the first to get h265. I ended up just getting a p400, and it’s been rock solid.