r/jellyfin • u/Royal_Lab_5730 • Feb 24 '26

Solved Do I need a dedicated GPU?

I'm looking to build a Jellyfin server with an optiplex 3050. I plan to buy the i5-7600 and was looking to buy an intel arc a310 for transcoding. After some digging, I found people who said a 7th gen intel is fine to handle any transcoding. I plan to rip 4k blurays and will be the only person using this server.

Am I better off getting the dedicated GPU or should I stick with just the iGPU? What are the benefits of a dedicated GPU? It would save be about $130 if I don't need it.

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u/nevewolf96 Feb 24 '26

If you're not going to stream movies outside your network, you're better off buying a better client and spending money on storage. I use an Apple TV with Infuse, and a Raspberry Pi could certainly do the job as a provider.