WD Red vs Red Plus? I have just bought a DS220J and want to populate it in a RAID 1 configuration with two 2TB WD Red drives. I only want to use the NAS for local storage to serve files and to back up one or two local PCs. Would you recommend the Red or […]
My Pegasus 32 R6 DAS device’s 8TB Toshiba MD06ACA800V (surveillance models that came with the device) drives are very noisy with all the clicks, whirls pings etc. It is connected to my Mac Mini and it is used for storing datafiles, photographs and some videography. The Pegasus gets very noisy during the frequent TimeMachine backups […]
I would like to run a vm with a dual monitor setup. I know the 1688x only has one hdmi output, so alone I don’t think it can work. But if I install a graphics card can I connect two monitors through a VM using gpu passthrough? We have not tried this. But it might […]
TS-873A: How to add GPU I have TS-873A and two cards, PH-GTX1050TI-4G and QM2-2P10G1TA. There is no space to install this GPU with cooling fan. Besides, this GPU card is PCI-Express card. TS-873A have two PCI 3.0X4 slots only. Actually, I have purchased this GPU according to your guide. How can I solve this space […]
FULL Current PS5 Compatible SSDs to Upgrade Your Storage Please find below the full list of SSDs that have been tested/mid-testing for PS5. If the official/inclusive heatsink from the brand (eg the WD Black SN850 and its in-house SSD heatsink) fit inside the PS5 SSD expansion slot comfortably, it will be highlighted as such. Additionally, […]
FULL Current PS5 Compatible SSDs to Upgrade Your Storage Please find below the full list of SSDs that have been tested/mid-testing for PS5. If the official/inclusive heatsink from the brand (eg the WD Black SN850 and its in-house SSD heatsink) fit inside the PS5 SSD expansion slot comfortably, it will be highlighted as such. Additionally, […]
Recommended GPGPU for TVS-472XT / TVS-672XT / TVS-872XT# Recommended GPU for TVS-472XT Brand Model Supported feature(s) EVGA GT1030 2GB DDR4 64bit Passive Low Profile Container Station / Virtualization Station ZOTAC GeForce® GT 1030 Low Profile Container Station / Virtualization Station GIGABYTE GV-N1050TOC-4GL Container Station / Virtualization Station MSI GTX1050 TI 4GT LP Container Station […]
Compatible SATA SSD storage for DS920+ I have been following your videos for some time and I decided to buy a Synology DS920+. I need your advise for I am a bit confused with regards to compatible storage SSD for the above model. I’d rather use SSD instead of HDD, for I had several “traumatic” […]
How to reduce noise on Synology NAS? Quick update: Amazon delivered the Noctua fans very quickly, and I already installed them! WOW. Just WOW. Using my phone noise level app, noise level went from 37dB (in idle) to 28dB, where the noise level with the NAS off in the room was at 25-26dB. Subjectively, the […]
Comparing the Seagate Ironwolf 510 vs Seagate Ironwolf 525 – Which Should You Use in Your NAS? The Seagate Ironwolf series of NAS media has been around for a few years now and what started as a rebranding of their ‘NAS’ labelled series has now become a multi-tiered series of Hard drives and SSDs. Recently […]
Which lasts longer SSD or HDD? What is your opinion of using SSD (all kinds) for NAS? Are they safe enough for RAID? For long term? If you can afford the extra $, maybe for just a 2-bay or even a 4-bay NAS? Are they less reliable than HDs for the long term? What are […]
List Of compatible NVME M.2 SSD for Synology NAS When choosing NVMe for caching you need to look at reliability ratings such as DWPD/MTBF. Here are a few on the list https://nascompares.com/answer/nvme-m-2-list-with-endurance-dwpd-mtbf/ Caching means a lot of read and write operations, unlike regular storage situation. You would need to look at models with 0.5DWPD and […]
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Comparing the Seagate Ironwolf 510 vs WD Red SN700 SSD – Which Should You Use in Your NAS? Over the last few years of NAS Drive releases from brands like Synology, QNAP and Asustor, we have seen most Prosumer and SMB releases arriving with support of either M.2 NVMe SSD bays, or PCIe slots that […]
TS-473A compatible GPU card for transcoding I’m sorry to ask many questions, so that a little clearer, the video card does not ask for power, only the one that manages the same PCI-E input of the same NAS? Another issue the physical space where the PCI-E inputs are is reduced since it has the power […]
Join meetings with SIP systems Flexibly join a multi-point video conference launched by a SIP system (such as Avaya, Polycom, and others). What SIP systems are compatible with KoiBox? Multi-point communication supported models: Avaya Scopia XT4300/ XT5000; Polycom Group 310/ 500/ 700 Easily join meetings (including Zoom®, Skype™, Microsoft Teams®, Cisco Webex®, and […]
Replace m.2 ssd in a PC I need to replace my 500Gb sata m.2 ssd on my pc as it is filling up. ( Sata was a mistake should have been a nvme) looking for a compatible replacement is confusing as you say in your video. My motherboard is a Gigabyte B550 M DS3H (am4) […]
Seagate 20TB Irownolf Pro and EXOS Hard Drives for NAS/Server It’s been in the pipeline for a while (originally revealed way back in Jan 2020 with hopes of arriving in Q1 2020 and developed deployed in the background since) that Seagate has had a planned 20 Terabyte 3.5″ SATA and SAS hard drive for 24×7 […]
Just one more question that came to mind. What is the best solution when it comes to data archiving? There is a good amount of data I would like to still keep but don’t use/consult anymore so I would like to store it on another, currently unused, drive and keep it in a shelf or […]
Heatsinks for PS5 Samsung 980 Pro SSD Upgrades From the NASCompares free advice section; Which SSD Heatsinks Are Compatible with Samsung 980 Pro for PS5? Additionally, here are my top 6 recommendations for heatsinks to use with your SSD inside the PS5, in order to effectively dissipate heat when the high-performance drive is in […]