How to Upgrade RAM & SSD Cache Drives in a Synology NAS

[@davidbarlee4722]

Just want to say how much I value your videos. They are always worth watching and give good advice. Thank you.

[@Techthusiasm]

That's awesome! Thank you so much!

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks so much for this video. I use my NAS mainly for photos and videos which I edit for our KZbin channel. Recently it has started to run very slow when loading up folders of videos so I was thinking of SSD cache and upgrade memory. This video has helped make the decision. Like you, hopefully, I will have a lot faster access speeds once installed.

[@Techthusiasm]

Thanks! I appreciate the upgrade. File access, thumbnail generation, and all of that kind of access from my computers is snappier. It was worth it.

[@JohnWickFour]

Awesome video and I have also upgraded ram on the synology NAS. There is a SSD Cache advisor that you can run on the storage tab and estimates size required, however was quite large for me last time I looked. Regardless it should prioritise most frequently accessed and still provide benefits. Ie plex thumbnails.

[@Techthusiasm]

Thanks!

[@liorteitler]

Amazing explanation. I have a smaller sinology and am about to purchase a 5 drive add-on to it. I think I should however get the memory and the cache ssd as well as I do photography and am currently running a 50tb photo library that I can't work off of since it is too slow.....thank you again. I liked, subscribed and will definitely use your links to purchase

[@Techthusiasm]

Thanks! Much appreciated!

[@SealedOrPorted]

I upgraded memory in my QNAP, but the system never really does anything to tax memory. The CPU is what needed upgrading lol. Instead of upgrading to an 8-bay drive NAS, I got a Synology to see if I liked its ecosystem better. When all was said and done, I bought a Zidoo and use it and Infuse (AppleTV) to watch my media. These are my preferences over Plex and Emby. I think I will eventually move to a Synology 182x with 16/18 TB discs. The NAS boxes are rather impressive products.

[@Techthusiasm]

I really love having a NAS in my setup. It does so many useful things.

[@uguud]

I would like to buy an updated version of the 1821+ (1824+?).

[@Techthusiasm]

It is probably due for a refresh soon.

[@JLRJ]

On every PC I’ve owned I’ve always upgraded the RAM to the max and I run only 7200 hard drives. I’m also running my PC as a NAS. I presently have a simple WD Live NAS but it’s mainly for pictures,documents,home movies and music. I’ve owned it for roughly 12/15 years. It’s only 1 drive and not powerful enough for 4K or some 1080p movies. I will eventually upgrade to,at least,a 4 bay NAS but 1st I’ll need a new PC for Windows 11 since in 2025 Windows 10 will not be supported anymore. I don’t drink,smoke nor do drugs but you might as well say Electronics is my Crack of Choice!😂👴🏽

[@dezz26]

Might be a dumb question but Is the cache good for gaming?

[@Techthusiasm]

This is a NAS, so no gaming on it. It's used for storage and serving files.

[@keithsanborn8508]

Nice job.

[@brunomachado7279]

Great!!

[@Techthusiasm]

Thanks!