- Aug 24, 2013
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Hi, I'm new to the forums and would like advice with helping my dad upgrading his PC.
I've built computers in the past so the whole building part is not a problem for me it's just the picking up parts that's more challenging especially given the fact that in this case we're dealing with a PC that was build a few years ago.
Here are the specs:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
GPU: Radeon 7870 HD
Motherboard: Asus P5QL PRO
PSU: 500 Watt (Don't remember the brand)
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit
Budget: Around $200, can be a bit more if the motherboard has to be replaced.
Now here is his usage:
He recently installed a surveillance system and is now using a software called Blue Iris. The problem is that all the rendering the software does while it records along with a remote server that it hosts ends up slowing his PC to a standstill.
The CPU will work at full capacity (100%) whenever Blue Iris is running with his RAM usage being high and he can't even use Firefox (let alone any other software) without having to reboot his PC constantly.
My belief is that the CPU is the bottleneck in this case and I told him that it will have to be replaced. The problem is that the motherboard is also kind of old so I'm kind of skeptical as to whether or not we will be able to find a decent CPU without replacing the motherboard as well.
I understand that a more professional approach would to have a PC dedicated just to surveillance cameras, but he only wants one computer and to be able to do other things on it while the camera software is on.
There are currently two cameras running on it, but I would like if the upgrade allowed for a future expansion of say another two cameras without impacting the performance too much.
So, to summarize he wants the Blue Iris camera software to run and render things as he goes about normal computer usage such as web browsing, watching movies, etc without the software slowing things down.
Thanks in advance for all the help guys and if you have any questions let me know.
I've built computers in the past so the whole building part is not a problem for me it's just the picking up parts that's more challenging especially given the fact that in this case we're dealing with a PC that was build a few years ago.
Here are the specs:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
GPU: Radeon 7870 HD
Motherboard: Asus P5QL PRO
PSU: 500 Watt (Don't remember the brand)
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit
Budget: Around $200, can be a bit more if the motherboard has to be replaced.
Now here is his usage:
He recently installed a surveillance system and is now using a software called Blue Iris. The problem is that all the rendering the software does while it records along with a remote server that it hosts ends up slowing his PC to a standstill.
The CPU will work at full capacity (100%) whenever Blue Iris is running with his RAM usage being high and he can't even use Firefox (let alone any other software) without having to reboot his PC constantly.
My belief is that the CPU is the bottleneck in this case and I told him that it will have to be replaced. The problem is that the motherboard is also kind of old so I'm kind of skeptical as to whether or not we will be able to find a decent CPU without replacing the motherboard as well.
I understand that a more professional approach would to have a PC dedicated just to surveillance cameras, but he only wants one computer and to be able to do other things on it while the camera software is on.
There are currently two cameras running on it, but I would like if the upgrade allowed for a future expansion of say another two cameras without impacting the performance too much.
So, to summarize he wants the Blue Iris camera software to run and render things as he goes about normal computer usage such as web browsing, watching movies, etc without the software slowing things down.
Thanks in advance for all the help guys and if you have any questions let me know.
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