Should You Buy an Intel Arc for Your Media Server?

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Asrock Intel Arc A380 Challenger: https://geni.us/lAgN (Amazon)
Asrock Intel Arc A380 Low-Profile: https://geni.us/p7bi (Amazon)

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:36 Sponsored message
02:55 Why buy an Arc GPU?
04:42 Test system and initial benchmarks
07:47 Unboxing and installing Intel Arc
09:16 Power draw and ASPM tuning
11:18 Setting up the card in Jellyfin
12:11 Performance in Jellyfin and ffmpeg
13:30 Thoughts and alternatives
15:39 Outro