Thermal Issue
reddit / selfhosted

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snowkittens · 2023-10-01 18:47

Hey y’all, I’m running two Plex servers at the moment, one on an HP
ProDesk 600 G1 Mini with an i5-4590T and on an HP EliteDesk 800 G4
Mini with an i5-8500T. I’ve reapplied thermal paste to both systems,
but for whatever reason when I play a 4K file, the EliteDesk heats up
to 84C and the fan ramps up within 10 minutes. When I play the same
file on the ProDesk, I get some stuttering but the system only heats
up to 44C. I haven’t used any of Plex’s premium features, and I’m not
using a dedicated GPU. Any thoughts on why the EliteDesk is running
hot?

Thanks in advanced!

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-01 19:25

/r/Plex

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Cylian91460 · 2023-10-01 19:43

Maybe because your using the CPU for encoding?

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snowkittens · 2023-10-01 19:53

Would that fall under hardware acceleration?

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seniledude · 2023-10-01 20:03

Yes if there is no other graphics to be used

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snowkittens · 2023-10-01 20:09

If I’m not mistaken that’s a premium feature under Plex Pass whether
it be a subscription or lifetime pass. I don’t have Plex Pass.

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snowkittens · 2023-10-01 20:13

I just checked the dashboard and it looks like it’s using H264 -
Transcode

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seniledude · 2023-10-01 20:25

Transcoding is done via a graphics card. Most likely the one on the
cpu is there is not a graphics card installed

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secondanom · 2023-10-01 20:44

He said he doesn't have a plex pass and Hardware Transcoding is a
premium feature. Without Plex Pass it will be software transcoding,
the cpu will be hot.

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seniledude · 2023-10-01 21:17

Ah I see. Thank you for the correction

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kmisterk · 2023-10-03 01:21

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