Hello, looking for a recommendation on which GPU / Graphics Card to install in my MiniX+. I have not purchased a graphics card by itself before, so still learning the lingo. Apparently my machine has an “open-ended PCIe 3.0 x4 slot” and it’s been reported that the " NVIDIA Quadro P400" has worked for people, but curious on the following:
Is there an AMD GPU that someone recommends
What’s the most powerful GPU that one can install in one of the MiniX+ (that is still “plug n play” without having to do major modifications)
Any other recommendations and insight is recommended.
The goal is to have powerful and dependable GPU. Thanks!
I presume you want this for some purpose other than for the NAS itself? Because the NAS can’t do much of anything with the GPU. So what is the actual objective?
I believe the terminology is transcoding and/or encoding for video. Basically I use Jellyfin for movies/shows and looking to add a GPU to my unit to better handle video’s. I don’t have any big issues running it currently, just want to upgrade and tinker.
OK, that makes some more sense. I’ve understood that GPU transcoding, while it offloads this task from the CPU, also loses some video quality, but I’ll admit I haven’t tried it myself.
I’m actually not sure, I have not heard this terminology. How do I find out?
on the PCIe slots, this is what ix systems told me:
“The motherboard on Mini X+ has an open-ended PCIe 3.0 x4 slot and can physically fit a GPU, but we haven’t directly validated any specific models for installation. You’d be limited to a single-slot width card that doesn’t require auxiliary power; some of our community members have used cards like the NVIDIA Quadro P400 or similar to provide hardware-accelerated transcoding for video applications in TrueNAS SCALE.”
Again, still learning all of this. Any recommendations/insight is appreciated!
Thanks! Is there an AMD crossover you think that’ll work?
After a quick online search, it looks like Radeon RX 550 might be a good crossover, but not certain yet. Any input on AMD GPU’s for the MiniX+ is appreciated.
This, and the P600 are great cards. But If you need lots of streams and maybe 4k transcoding, the Tesla P4 is a better choice, since it offers 2 encoders, for a total of 35 HD transcodes and 7-8 4k transcodes. It will need a custom, 3d-printed cooling solution tho, that you also find on ebay.
I had both working in SCALE for plex ( currently a P600).
So I’m guessing since my MiniX+ has a x4 slot I probably can’t fit the Tesla? I’m not sure what the x4 means yet, I have some looking into to familiarize more with GPU’s…
Alright I bit the bullet and purchased the A310 Sparkle, A310 ASrock Low Profile, and the A380 ASrock low profile. Only the Intel A310 Sprakle physically fits inside the TrueNAS MiniX+.
I’m still playing around with getting it setup, but seems to plug and play as it seemed like JellyFin loaded up and buffered fastened. I just need to make sure I got all the settings within TN/JellyFin configured correctly.
Yep, seems to work. I was watching hy grpahs after i plugged it in and started playing something. Jellyfin on their website recommends intel arc GPU’s. If you have an IX systems box made (mini/mini+x) then you’ll have to get the a310 sparkle, if you have truenas on something you’ve built yourself, then you should have room (you will need to confirm) for an ASrock A310 or even A380. those are the three i tested. I couldnt fit the ASrock intel arc’s in the Minix+.
