NAS Speed Question

[JomeytheHomey]

Im thinking about building a DIY Nas with some old parts and am not very knowledgeable with networking so I had a couple of questions.

 

Uses will be for movie storage and to store videos I take from traveling so that I can work off the NAS on my adobe premiere projects.

 

My PC hasnt been built yet as I am waiting for availabilty on the 3950x but the motherboard I will be using doesnt have  10gbps port or an extra pci slot to install one.

 

so I am wondering if I attach my NAS to the router, will my speed be limited by the speed of my router? Will it be the same effect whether i write or read to the NAS? (if so, any recommendations to get 10gbps?)

 

Will SSDs be more of the bottle neck?

 

 

Also, a side note, any recommendations for a good itx case or a small form factor cases that has a good amount of 2.5 ssd bays?

 

Thanks!

 

 

[emosun]

the drives themselves not the network will be the limiting factor and how much data is cached , same as if you just plugged it into the desktop you are planning on using anyway without it being on the network

[Windows7ge]

Most consumer routers are only capable of Gigabit. Plugging into that will introduce a unnoticeable amount of latency but the max read/write performance you'll see is ~115MB/s.

 

If your motherboard has no slot available for a 10Gig AIC or lacks a 10Gig capable USB port (usually Type C) then you're SOL. The NAS will also need a 10Gig NIC.

 

You could do a P2P connection (connect your computer directly to the NAS) then configure Static IP addresses. It'd allow you to connect at full 10Gig without the need for a compatible Switch/Router.

[JomeytheHomey]

6 hours ago, Windows7ge said:

Most consumer routers are only capable of Gigabit. Plugging into that will introduce a unnoticeable amount of latency but the max read/write performance you'll see is ~115MB/s.

hmm, Im gonna have to do some research. I dont know if that would be adequate to use it with premiere 

6 hours ago, Windows7ge said:

If your motherboard has no slot available for a 10Gig AIC or lacks a 10Gig capable USB port (usually Type C) then you're SOL. The NAS will also need a 10Gig NIC.

I was actually trying to find a USB-C to 10gig port, but when I googled it, all i got were thunderbolt connections and usb hubs, so I assumed that it wasnt a thing. Do you know what I should be searching in amazon? I only looked at the first page.

6 hours ago, Windows7ge said:

You could do a P2P connection (connect your computer directly to the NAS) then configure Static IP addresses. It'd allow you to connect at full 10Gig without the need for a compatible Switch/Router.

what would I be connecting it by?

 

Thanks!

[Windows7ge]

9 minutes ago, JomeytheHomey said:

I was actually trying to find a USB-C to 10gig port, but when I googled it, all i got were thunderbolt connections and usb hubs, so I assumed that it wasnt a thing. Do you know what I should be searching in amazon? I only looked at the first page.

Now I'm second guessing if the one I'm thinking of was Thunderblt 3 or USB C. I can't seem to find it. It was featured on LTT. Sorry. If I'm wrong then you're REALLY SOL. I have to ask though why is a PCI_e slot not available? Is it Mini-ITX?

 

14 minutes ago, JomeytheHomey said:

what would I be connecting it by?

That's entirely dependent on what medium or NICs you happen to acquire and can use. If  PCI_e slots are available NICs like the Mellanox Connect X-2 are cheap. Then a couple 10gbit Transceivers and a fiber cable (also cheap) would get the job done. Setup static addresses and a SMB share on the NAS you'll be able to connect to the NAS from Windows Explorer over that network.

[JomeytheHomey]

2 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

Now I'm second guessing if the one I'm thinking of was Thunderblt 3 or USB C. I can't seem to find it. It was featured on LTT. Sorry. If I'm wrong then you're REALLY SOL. I have to ask though why is a PCI_e slot not available? Is it Mini-ITX?

 

That's entirely dependent on what medium or NICs you happen to acquire and can use. If  PCI_e slots are available NICs like the Mellanox Connect X-2 are cheap. Then a couple 10gbit Transceivers and a fiber cable (also cheap) would get the job done. Setup static addresses and a SMB share on the NAS you'll be able to connect to the NAS from Windows Explorer over that network.

Yea I guess im SOL. My next build is gonna be in a mini-ITX form factor

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, JomeytheHomey said:

Yea I guess im SOL. My next build is gonna be in a mini-ITX form factor

Have you purchased the motherboard yet? You may be able to acquire one that comes with 10Gbit networking or Thunderbolt 3 at least. Alternatively consider using MicroATX so you get a couple extra PCI_e slots.