PC build for Encoding Bluray and 4k movies

beachITguy · Oct 11, 2017

Hello, I am mostly a networking guy with no PC build experience and I do not know the lingo of all the components. I recently have gotten into encoding my Blu-Ray and 4k movie collection to use with Plex.

My current laptop has an i7 (sorry I don't know what model) with 16 GB of ram. and currently it encodes blu-rays at about 3-4 hours. I am looking to build a PC that can act as my Plex server and encoding machine.

I would like to know how someone with build experience would tackle this project what components
would you put in.

My budget would be around 2000$ for everything. I would like to get the encoding time down as low as I can get it.

I will mainly use this as a NAS with encoding capabilities

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 11, 2017

Leaving you around $700 for case, monitor, Peripherals and eventually stronger GPU if you will use for gaming as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($399.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($162.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB FTW+ GAMING Video Card ($264.75 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1316.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-11 15:04 EDT-0400

t53186 · Oct 11, 2017

Get windows 10 pro regardless of the hardware

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 11, 2017

Unless you need to login to a network domain and use other business oriented features, there is absolutely no reason to put money into a Pro version. All you get is a bunch of features you will never use for home usage.

beachITguy · Oct 12, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

Thank you... I most likely will not use for gaming as I game on consoles (I know, I know don't hate me for that)

This Processor will encode faster than 3-4 hours?

Thank you again for taking the time to put that list together

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 12, 2017

It will for sure encode faster than your current laptop. If you need to go even faster you will need a hedt system with either Skylake-X or Threadripper CPU, but then it will get expensive.

You can also use some of the $700 to get a larger SSD like a 500 GB and a larger secondary HDD as well.

beachITguy · Oct 13, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

Thank you again. Your help and knowledge has been a good advantage for me to get a good built system

jaguarskx · Oct 13, 2017

beachITguy :

If you are not going to play games, then you can drop the GTX 1060 and rely on the Intel UHD 630 integrated graphics core. You can always drop in a GPU if you change your mind about playing games.

geofelt · Oct 13, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

The most useful feature of PRO to me is the ability to defer mandated updates to a time of MY convenience.

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 13, 2017

geofelt :

You can do that on the Home version as well.

geofelt · Oct 13, 2017

Kasper Jorgensen :

geofelt :

You can do that on the Home version as well.

Tell me how?
My understanding that you can defer for only a limited time.

Kasper Jorgensen · Oct 13, 2017

geofelt :

When it pops up with the updates you can enter at what time you like to install the updates. If you shutdown computer before it will install when you shutdown or restart. May not be quite the same as Pro version, but it's good enough for home usage.

AcesB · Oct 19, 2017

beachITguy :

Hi !

Not sure if I understand it correctly (I'´m not English native speaker), but if you are going to build a machine to rip Blu Ray records to a server as fast as possible, consider using a strong video card to do the hard work, and may use high-end but not abusing expensive CPU, as Intel I7-7700 or AMD 1700.

The idea is put the video card, like a NVidia GTX 1080, to encode your movies to H.264 ou H.265 (HEVC), using dedicated GPU hardware acceleration provided by the video card's GPU. It is several times faster than CPU.
In another word, it's dumb to encode to H.264/H.265 using CPU, which is 10x slower in this task.

Just make sure you are using correct software (Handbrake doesn't use GPUs) based on FFmpeg libs. There are several options.
Please google about it before you spend your precious money in wrong way.
Cheers!

AcesB · Oct 19, 2017

Maybe not so wise list as already posted, but this is a good and powerful PC.
Highlights here are:
Intel Core i7 7700 - one of the very best CPU around.period.
NVidia GTX 1080 8GB - a monster video card! Handles 4k content with both hands and a foot tied. Excellent performance/price ratio.
Seagate HDD 6GB - YEAH ! Let's start to talk about a serious space for movies !!!

Updated List !!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($281.49 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($154.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel - 540s 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($239.81 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card ($499.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1599.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-19 16:07 EDT-0400

AcesB · Oct 19, 2017

By the way, you are building a powerful, liquid-cooled PC with a foot long GTX 1080.
You may need a good and big case! A small one won't fit all pieces.
Look for something like this:
Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wLdFf7/corsair-cc-9011098-ww-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011098-ww

AcesB · Oct 20, 2017

Just another PC parts list, using the awesome Kasper Jorgensen list as a starting point.
That Intel Core i7 8700k is too good to no be considered a real contender!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($158.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1512.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-20 08:22 EDT-0400

AcesB · Oct 20, 2017

And, finally, an AMD Ryzen R5 1600 rig !!!
This is quite powerful and cheaper than equivalent Intel! Just U$ 1,232.18!
As the goal here is to encode using the GTX 1080's double NVENC engines, so there is no need to use an expensive CPU.
nevertheless, the 6 core /12 threads / 3.6GHz Ryzen 1600 has more than enough power for all current applications, including games, today.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($158.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1232.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-20 08:30 EDT-0400

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