Hi everyone,
I’m considering a used HPE ProLiant DL380 (Xeon 12-core 2.2GHz, 64GB RAM) https://serverorbit.com/pc-and-servers/proliant-dl380/12-core-2-2ghz-xeon as a dedicated machine for:
Running VirtualDJ with large libraries (50,000+ tracks)
Live streaming mixes (OBS + Twitch/YouTube)
Hosting a local music server for backups
Key Questions:
Latency Concerns: Will the Xeon’s 2.2GHz base clock handle real-time audio processing without glitches?
GPU Compatibility: Can I add a low-profile GPU (e.g., NVIDIA T400) for encoding, or does the DL380’s PCIe layout limit this?
Noise Levels: Is the fan noise manageable for live events, or will it drown out quieter tracks?
I’m considering a used HPE ProLiant DL380 (Xeon 12-core 2.2GHz, 64GB RAM) https://serverorbit.com/pc-and-servers/proliant-dl380/12-core-2-2ghz-xeon as a dedicated machine for:
Running VirtualDJ with large libraries (50,000+ tracks)
Live streaming mixes (OBS + Twitch/YouTube)
Hosting a local music server for backups
Key Questions:
Latency Concerns: Will the Xeon’s 2.2GHz base clock handle real-time audio processing without glitches?
GPU Compatibility: Can I add a low-profile GPU (e.g., NVIDIA T400) for encoding, or does the DL380’s PCIe layout limit this?
Noise Levels: Is the fan noise manageable for live events, or will it drown out quieter tracks?
Posted 6 days ago @ 3:30 pm
Adion
Not sure if there's a real advantage of using a server cpu. It's a cpu from 2016, and no native graphics included.
For audio and handling library it will of course be fast enough, but I doubt it would be able to do stems.
I didn't check the Nvidia t400, it will most likely be fine for video mixing, but also no idea of stems capabilities or hardware video encoding
For audio and handling library it will of course be fast enough, but I doubt it would be able to do stems.
I didn't check the Nvidia t400, it will most likely be fine for video mixing, but also no idea of stems capabilities or hardware video encoding
Posted 6 days ago @ 4:27 pm
Adion
Out of curiosity checked the t400 as well, but it seems pretty outdated as well, so probably won't be able to do stems either.
I would guess a small form factor regular desktop pc with modern gpu and cpu would be much more suited and probably for a similar price
I would guess a small form factor regular desktop pc with modern gpu and cpu would be much more suited and probably for a similar price
Posted 6 days ago @ 4:32 pm