The old GiB vs GB

Going with a cheap used system, and then adding an Intel a310 is a good start. For getting drives, look into getting some external Seagate drives, popping them open, and using them internally. Just a couple ideas 😊

If it's two sticks having issues, check if they are on the same channel. You might actually be having issues with your cpu not being fully seated. I had a buddy who could only ever get two of four to work, and it was a bent pin on the mobo.

Tdarr is a pretty fun automation tool if you Wana try. Basically I down scale to 1080p if it's higher, then I rencode to av1 at 8mbps or lower depending on current bitrate. I also keep all audio and subtitle streams how they were

Does it help to point out this is vinyl backed foam 😉 really thin vinyl sheet on it, but it helps

Oh! Just the stock webpage

Yea it's mobile. Away from home for a bit 😅

It's in the middle of rencoding my library, should finish at some point and return to low usage

I get about the same affect by placing a layer of the foam on the wall behind the fans. But you're totally right. Without that lil bit the fan noise from the intake and exhaust was a lil noticeable

With the big tower cooler it now has in the server it barely touches 80c under load. As for sound, I can take a recording when I get home later this week if anyone's are still interested

Two of the drives are 18tb I got cheap 😂 so maybe in a decade I'll get that 8tb of space

I keep my place at 74, and basically have a per room heat pump to never have the temp be an issue even on a 108 day. I've been running the setup for over two years now and have monitored thermals the whole time and have never had an issue. I understand the concern, and had the same concerns at first too, but the results don't lie. It's just very well tuned for it's environment