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Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-06-06T17:26:18+00:00

There are lots of listings on eBay for Win 10 Pro keys and 'recovery disks'. These often come from pallets of older office PCs that are being replaced or scrapped.

I got my copy of Win 10 Pro with the CD for $29 and it activated without any issues (and it was the actual disk, not a copy).

You can get just the Win 10 key for a few dollars:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... win+10+pro

Just run Debloater or a similar program after install, or you could use the installation designer to deselect all the extra Windows garbage that you don't want installed.

Statistics: Posted by Thixotropic — Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:26 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-06-06T11:14:02+00:00

Old questions but no, Windows 10 pro/home doesn't make much of a difference unless you want to join to a domain. Pro also gives you some other business capabilities you're unlikely to use and BitLocker - which I like - but you probably don't need on a home desktop/server.

The only other thing I see as a difference maker would be Remote Desktop... it appears to not be available in Home unless you follow some lengthy workarounds (of course there all alternatives all together but... still a workaround).

Finally all this being said, if you're able to find a good deal on Win 10 Pro - I'd still go with it

Statistics: Posted by Matts1984 — Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:14 am

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-06-06T01:32:40+00:00

I agree with @Matts1984. Give it a try. Do follow all of the optimizations that BI suggest and you may be surprised. Squeezing a 4k or 8k cam down to 1080 would be a huge savings. On your PC, check what services and programs are loaded at startup. A minimal AV program like Microsoft would be gentle on resources.

My PC is a Phenom X6 / ATI graphics. I have 16 cams on one profile plus 4 duplicates recording 24/7 at 640x480. The CPU runs at <50% without an open console session. I am just amazed this PC has not quit on me and it is still quite responsive and will handle brief remote sessions adequately but I do need to close the local console when not using it as a remote session with a local console running would be very CPU intensive.

Statistics: Posted by Sparks — Sat Jun 06, 2020 1:32 am

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-29T22:08:03+00:00

I would NEVER buy an Dedicated NVR over a traditional computer OS with NVR software.

I hate being locked into an ecosystem and held hostage by that vendor. If I ever decide BI sucks, then I just load up a competitor.

Yeah. I know. Thats why I try to see if I can use my old hardware to run BI and save cost at the same time.

I am hoping it would be ok to run 6 cameras. I don't think I will need more.

Does it matter if I use window 10 home or pro?

Thanks.

Statistics: Posted by winderic — Fri May 29, 2020 10:08 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-29T16:28:59+00:00

I would NEVER buy an Dedicated NVR over a traditional computer OS with NVR software.

I hate being locked into an ecosystem and held hostage by that vendor. If I ever decide BI sucks, then I just load up a competitor.

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Fri May 29, 2020 4:28 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-29T10:50:48+00:00

Thank you all for your feedback.

I will have 8 GB ram on it and planning to use with Nvidia 210 gpu.

I haven buy camera yet as tossing between nvr or if I can use old hardware.

Plan to run 4x 4mp dahua 5442 model at start. Might add another 2 to 6 max would say.

Thanks.

Statistics: Posted by winderic — Fri May 29, 2020 10:50 am

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-28T21:36:18+00:00

There's not enough info in your to say one way or another; if you can post all the specs of the system (RAM, CPU, etc) we'll try to determine if it looks like it would work.

Hi All, i am thinking to repurpose my old hardware amd 9850 x4 BE with m3a79-t delxue,
would this be okay to run 4 to 6 cameras? Thanks.

Thank you all for your feedback.

I will have 8 GB ram on it and planning to use with Nvidia 210 gpu.

I haven buy camera yet as tossing between nvr or if I can use old hardware then BI.

Plan to run 4x 4mp dahua 5442 model at start. Might add another 2 more down the track which might be 6 cameras max would say.

Thanks.

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Statistics: Posted by winderic — Thu May 28, 2020 9:36 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-27T22:11:49+00:00

I have lots of PC parts, and have tried several AMD's. Phenom II, Athlon, ryzen...I have (6) 2k IP cams, currently, and was unimpressed with performance with AMD, not that they did not work, fine, but remote viewing, and other simple issues were more of a personal nature, but even the phenom II, was able to run BI, with all 6 cams.

Statistics: Posted by Bujinkan — Wed May 27, 2020 10:11 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-27T19:19:10+00:00

There is a user (voluntary submissions) of throughput and CPUs but I really don't know the AMD lineage and most BI users are on Intel so it might not help. Maybe you could find an intel CPU with equivalent benchmarks to your CPU.

Basically, with AMD you won't be able to take advantage of the Intel QuickSync build in video hardware acceleration.

https://biupdatehelper.hopto.org/default.html#stats

Statistics: Posted by HeneryH — Wed May 27, 2020 7:19 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-27T15:43:38+00:00

I tend to be an optimist but I think you'd really have to tweak to get a comfortable environment with that CPU. RAM is also important though BI is not very RAM hungry so whatever you're adding should be sufficient. This also has a dependence on what level of cameras you're adding.

Since you have the hardware, why not try it? If it's awful, then theres your answer.

You may need to look at tuning down the resolution and/or frame rates but I've been able to tweak my environment pretty heavily, still maintain very satisfactory images, and a happy CPU.

Statistics: Posted by Matts1984 — Wed May 27, 2020 3:43 pm

Re: Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-27T14:45:27+00:00

There's not enough info in your to say one way or another; if you can post all the specs of the system (RAM, CPU, etc) we'll try to determine if it looks like it would work.

Hi All, i am thinking to repurpose my old hardware amd 9850 x4 BE with m3a79-t delxue,
would this be okay to run 4 to 6 cameras? Thanks.

Statistics: Posted by Thixotropic — Wed May 27, 2020 2:45 pm

Repurpose old Hardware AMD

2020-05-26T22:26:13+00:00

Hi All, i am thinking to repurpose my old hardware amd 9850 x4 BE with m3a79-t delxue,
would this be okay to run 4 to 6 cameras? Thanks.

Statistics: Posted by winderic — Tue May 26, 2020 10:26 pm