Lately, I’ve been exploring QNAP due to its robust hardware, but it’s a little beyond my budget. Are there any suitable options? Will be using this as my video server/backup/ Jellyfin player mount point etc. Planning on using a graphic card to transcode 4k 2 or 3 videos per time. Just want something out of the box that doesn’t have to be configured.
Any experiences and recommendations with NAS would be greatly appreciated!
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QNAP is a big NO…looking at their track record on security…
If you want to build one, you can think about getting TerraMaster 4 bay with Intel based CPU, replace the boot USB stick and you can boot your own NAS software
Oh, that sounds like also a bright way. How’s the performance and reliability based on your experience?
Planning on using a graphic card to transcode 4k 2 or 3 videos per time. Just want something out of the box that doesn’t have to be configured.
This is contradictory. If you want to use a graphics card for transcoding, you must first configure it. As a starting point, you may want to review the documentation:
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/hardware-acceleration/
maybe for a little help, if you are going to hardware transcoding in Plex, choosing an Intel CPU with an integrated GPU (iGPU) is the quickest, simplest, and most power-efficient option.
thanks! Should I use Thunderbolt 3 or 4? Will there be a noticeable difference?
Thunderbolt has nothing to do with an integrated GPU.
Yeah！ and Opting for a Ryzen system may require you to add an NVIDIA graphics card, which will increase power consumption
This insight is valuable! I’m looking into QNAP options, and I noticed a new brand called Zimacube as SteveAnike said, it is equipped with an Intel CPU and an NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB onboard. I wonder if it supports 4K transcoding efficiently? Plus, it boasts Stable Diffusion AI, I’m curious about its actual functionalities. Anyone knows more info?
Jonsbo n3 with truenas intel chip
Thanks for sharing! Can you provide more details about this? For example, cooling, etc
What is your budget? I got a QNAP with 2 x 8TB drives for just over UKP400
I bought a i5-7xxx HP Elitedesk 800 G3 SFF for $85 on ebay. Added a nvme drive and two 12TB 3.5HDDs and it’s a nice little NAS. Running OMV on it so some containers as well.
Highly recommend - nice pricepoint.
You can also look up Zima Cube. It’s on Kickstarter. But it’s looms like a pretty awesome prebuilt NAS with lots of functionality.