System Hardware Guide

System Hardware Guide

Selecting the Host PC specifications for standard Digital Signage

The specifications for the host PC will depend on the type of content and the number of different content

channels you wish to run.

Please see below a number of use cases and the relevant PC specs that are recommended for them.

Example use cases

Up to 4 different content

channels

Up to 6 different content

channels

Up to 8 different content

channels

Up to 12 different content channels

Up to 16 different content channels

Static slides
 Images without

animation

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 4GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 8GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 12GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 16GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 32GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

Rich slides with

animations
 Web-based content

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 8GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i5
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 12GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i7
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 16GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

CPU: Core i7
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 24GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

CPU: Core i7
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 32GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

Full HD videos
 Web-based CMS

CPU: Core i5 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 8GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i7
 (4th gen min)
 RAM: 16GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

CPU: Core i7
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 24GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

CPU: Core i7
 (Latest generation)
 RAM: 32GB
 Windows10/11,
 Server2012/16/19/22
 * video graphics card is required.

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Please note:

1. Monitors AnyWhere can be installed on a PC or a virtual machine (VM).

For more information on VM see our guide : how to install Monitors AnyWhere on a virtual machine.

2. For all cases it’s recommended to use a Gigabit switch to connect the zero clients and controlling PC.

3. Installing an additional display card would off-load the CPU and act to improve performance when

video content is displayed.

Our solution was tested successfully with the following video cards:

 

                                     ·         Intel HD/UHD Graphics – Recommended for mainly static content use cases

                                     ·         NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 / 1660 Ti  – Recommend for up to 6 full HD streams

                                     ·         NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060/1070 / 1080  Ti – Recommend for up to 8 full HD streams

                                     ·         NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2060/2070 / 2080  Ti – Recommend for up to 8 full HD streams

                                     ·         NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070/3080/3090 – Recommend for up to 12 full HD streams

                                     ·         AMD Radeon R7 – Recommend for up to 6 full HD streams

         

Selecting the Host PC specifications for a Video Wall setup

The specifications for the host PC depend on the type of content, the size of the video wall and the 

number of video walls that will be run from a single PC.

Please see below a number of use cases and the relevant PC specs that are recommended for them.

Example use cases

3x1,4x1,2x2, 3x2

4x2,3x3, 4x4, 10x1

5x5, 6x5, 10x2

Static slides
Web browsers

CPU: Core i5
(Latest generation)
RAM: 8GB
Windows10/11

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

1080p videos
Content Management
Systems (CMS)

CPU: Core i5
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

4K videos

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

8K videos

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 32GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 32GB
Windows10/11
An additional video card
is required

Please note:

1. Running a video wall on a virtual machine (VM) is not recommended.

Our endpoint devices (zero clients and MAWi Players) rely mostly on the CPU and GPU of the hardware

 on which it is installed,  running a video wall on a virtual machine is not recommended or supported.

2. For all cases it’s recommended to use at least a Gigabit switch connecting the endpoint devices and host PC.

In cases where more than 16 are being used, we recommend using a 10gig switch and NIC on the PC.

3. Installing an additional display card would off-load the CPU and act to improve  performance when

video content is displayed.

Our solution was tested successfully with the following video cards:

 

                             ·         Intel HD/UHD Graphics – Recommended for mostly static content use cases

                             ·         NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 / 1660 Ti – Recommend for 6K grid and creative video walls

                             ·         NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060/1070/1080 Ti – Recommend for 6K grid and creative video walls

                             ·         NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2070/2080 Ti – Recommend for 6K grid and creative video walls

                             ·         NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070/3080/3090 Ti – Recommend for 8K grid and creative video walls

                             ·         AMD Radeon R7 – Recommend for 4K grid video walls

·         

Please note:

Video walls, Grid or Creative are supported only by MAWi Spacewall and Zero.

Selecting the Host PC specifications for Screen Grouping (cloning) 

The option to group screens and mirror the same content on all screens in that group is available

The specifications for the host PC will depend on the type of content and the number of screens per group.

Please see below a number of use cases and the relevant PC specs that are recommended for them.

Example use cases

Create 4 groups, each group is showing a different cloned content

Create 8 groups, each group is showing a different cloned content

Create 16 groups, each group is showing a different cloned content

Static slides
Web browsers

CPU: Core i5
(Latest generation)
RAM: 8GB
Windows10/11,
Server2012/16/19/22

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11,
Server2012/16/19/22
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 32GB
Windows10/11,
Server2012/16/19/22
An additional video card
is required

1080p Videos
Content Managements
Systems (CMS)

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 16GB
Windows10/11,
Server2012/16/19/22
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 32GB
Windows10/11,
Server2012/16/19/22
An additional video card
is required

CPU: Core i7
(Latest generation)
RAM: 32GB
Windows10/11,
Server2012/16/19/22
An additional video card
is required

Please note:

1. Running the Clone feature on a virtual machine (VM) is not recommended for dynamic content.

Since our endpoint devices rely heavily on the CPU and GPU of the hardware on which it is installed,

running a screen cloning setup for showing videos on the displays is not recommended when a host
is a virtual machine. For a static type of content, there should be no issue to use the clone feature.

2. For all cases it’s recommended to use a Gigabit switch connecting the zero clients and host PC.

3. Installing an additional display card would off-load the CPU and act to improve   performance

when video content is displayed.

Our solution was tested successfully with the following video cards:

 

     ·                      Intel HD/UHD Graphics

    ·                      NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060/1650 Ti

                               NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060/1070/1080 Ti

                               NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2060/2070/2080 Ti

                               NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070/3080/3090 Ti

                               AMD Radeon R7




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