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    Home NAS Plex USENET Server Build

    So would you suggest then using NUC as HTPC clients to handle all codec streaming etc, and the i5 will suffice for the NAS Usenet torrent server....
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    Home NAS Plex USENET Server Build

    Hi Need some advise for a home server using an Xeon Server with capacity to increase drive space as much as needed. Main OS will be on SSD. Sick Beard Couchpotato Plex usenet - need advise on best, free if possible of cheap Torrent NAS I have a kodi box which i use for streaming and will use...
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    Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

    Hi. 010themaster010 Thank you too for the advise. So a quick question on the 2 builds. Will these provide me the future proof (as you can) and meet my needs for the 4k, gaming movie vr as well as video n music editing Again cheers to all advise
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    Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

    That's right the gpu is a purchase later to better fit my 4k n vr wants. For now its to have the build in place for most things and its 'future proof' if you like. So as long as my motherboard cpu ram are a build that will support my 4k gaming video n editing along with vr plus tv card and...
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    Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

    Cheers again srimasis
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    Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

    Questions about z170 vs x99... for 4k video, gaming, vr and video and music editing, which would be best....again cheers for the above recommendations... but I have read about PCI lanes, etc... advise please
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    Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

    UK pounds, around £1.5k the GPU's are a later purchase which I know will be a primary need for the VR etc
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    Gaming Video HTPC & VR System Build

    Can anyone recommend the best motherboard, CPU, tv card, to work with such a build - 4k video (HDR, new hdmi, h.265), 4k gaming, htpc (kodi), tv card (for live tv streaming from a new sky satellite dish), and to work with a virtual reality headset (Oculus Rift) - the system will also be useful...
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    Is this a Good Board GIGABYTE Z170X-GAMING 7

    So all good for my needs to build a good HTPC 4k gaming video unit
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    Is this a Good Board GIGABYTE Z170X-GAMING 7

    So building a HTPC High End Gaming Unit- to stream 4k ultra HD videos and do 4k gaming such as The Division (when released), COD, Battlefield 4, etc- Now this build will be completed in stages as I will be building such units for the bedrooms and later games room. So parts from this unit such...
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    Intel Skylake - Z170 - Intel Alpine Ridge - 7.1 Audio +

    Thank you all for the answers. so pump money into 1 GPU rather than the motherboard. What about the ability to work with the gpu n cpu so that u get the best performance for 4k movie streaming (transcoding) and 4k video. Then take into account tv tuner n dvr. Just asking so I get the best...
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    Intel Skylake - Z170 - Intel Alpine Ridge - 7.1 Audio +

    Hi All Have done some investigation on the board I want... found a few but need help further The board to note will be for a Gaming HTPC setup. For 4k gaming and video streaming (will do the transcoding of the 4k video if needed) from my D-Link NAS box. I don't want to go OT but I want the...
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    Home NAS Plex DVR Media Server (All In One Unit)

    So to go back to the server, a xeon cpu with a total of 8 core should do the work as a plex, media server as well as stream live and recorded tv. (If so any recommendations on the exact cpu, motherboard- to support the 4k ultra hd hdr (for hevec, hdcp 2.2 h.265- i know the htpc units will do...
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    Home NAS Plex DVR Media Server (All In One Unit)

    So the htpc units will need top graphics cards n cpus ram etc to obtain the video of 4k ultra hd her from the server with a powerful cpu of 8 cores (2 of these on a dual cpu board) backed by bandwidth support ti meet the demands. Any suggestions
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    Home NAS Plex DVR Media Server (All In One Unit)

    What would be ur work around