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Unknowncj
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Hello all:

I am a video editor hoping to elevate my craft by the use of a NAS. I will be running in raid one for max redundancy. I was wondering if there was any changes you might suggest. I was also wondering how an ssd cache would benefit my use case if at all. Thanks in advance for all the help.

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2 minutes ago, Unknowncj said:

I was wondering if there was any changes you might suggest.

  • 1TB drives have a horrible price per TB. Get larger drives (1TB is northing for a NAS)
  • Why all the RGB?
  • Are you connecting to your NAS over Wifi? I would strongly recommend Ethernet.

 

4 minutes ago, Unknowncj said:

I was also wondering how an ssd cache would benefit my use case if at all.

Very little if at all.

Main System (Byarlant): Ryzen 9 5950X | Asus B550-Creator ProArt | EK 240mm Basic AIO | 32GB G.Skill DDR4 3600MT/s CL16 | XFX Speedster SWFT 210 RX 6600 | Samsung 990 PRO 2TB / Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB | Corsair RM750X | StarTech 4× USB 3.0 Card | Realtek RTL8127 10G NIC | Hyte Y60 Case | Dell U3415W Monitor | Keychron K12 Blue (RGB backlight)

 

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8 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:
  • 1TB drives have a horrible price per TB. Get larger drives (1TB is northing for a NAS)
  • Why all the RGB?
  • Are you connecting to your NAS over Wifi? I would strongly recommend Ethernet.

 

Very little if at all.

Rgb since the case fans are by default rgb I’m not completely sure how I would connect the WiFi is just in case and do you think that the drive storage is something that can be upgraded down the line or crucial to be big now? 

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Rgb since the case fans are by default rgb I’m not completely sure how I would connect the WiFi is just in case and do you think that the drive storage is something that can be upgraded down the line or crucial to be big now? 

You can double the capacity of the NAS for just $20 more per drive with the 2TB version on sale right now on Newegg. I don't see any reason not to go that route. It increases the total cost of the system by under 10%.

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If you're just running a NAS in there, it really doesn't need much more than a couple gigs of ram.

If you're gonna splash out on something, I'd recommend looking into faster networking. Plenty of upper mid tier have onboard 2.5Gbe which is super nice to have when you get around to upgrading your Editing Rig and grab a decent ethernet switch. 
Wifi is very much a nice to have backup for remoting in and troubleshooting, but there isn't a chance in hell that it will be functional for edits. 
And finally Teal'c up there is correct, 

12 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

Get larger drives

1TB HDD is hilariously bad value for money

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7 minutes ago, OddOod said:

If you're just running a NAS in there, it really doesn't need much more than a couple gigs of ram.

If you're gonna splash out on something, I'd recommend looking into faster networking. Plenty of upper mid tier have onboard 2.5Gbe which is super nice to have when you get around to upgrading your Editing Rig and grab a decent ethernet switch. 
Wifi is very much a nice to have backup for remoting in and troubleshooting, but there isn't a chance in hell that it will be functional for edits. 
And finally Teal'c up there is correct, 

1TB HDD is hilariously bad value for money

Thanks for the advice any motherboards you would suggest with fast networking?

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3 minutes ago, Unknowncj said:

motherboards

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kVzFf7/asus-tuf-gaming-b450m-pro-s-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b450m-pro-s

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