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I just set up my first Plex server and found that I have to convert all of my totally legally obtained MKVs to MP4s to run on Plex.

Right now I'm encoding them with HandBrake and it's taking ~30 mins per file and using 100% of my CPUs capacity (running around 80 degrees C).

Is this how most of you guys do it? or am I missing something? I'm concerned about hurting the lifespan of my CPU. Would using my GPU to encode be a better option?

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[–] LightlyButteredToast@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, I meant Celsius lol. I guess I'll have to look into getting more case fans. So do you think encoding at those temps for multiple hours in the meantime is a bad idea or just something I should fix eventually?

[–] maard@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then i would personally not do it for hours upon hours on end, you should look for a way to cool it down more effectively. 80°C is usually fine if it's in short bursts. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, try using the NVENC option and see if the temperatures are better on that front

Sounds good. Thank you for your help.