QNAP TS-464 Upgraded with 4 18TB WD Red Pro Drives, 2 Samsung 2TB M.2 SSDs, & 2 Crucial 16GB DDR4.

I am retiring my Synology Diskstation DS213 and upgrading it with the QNAP TS-464 Upgraded with 4 18TB WD Red Pro Drives, 2 Samsung 2TB M.2 SSDs, & 2 Crucial 16GB DDR4 SODIMM memory.
QNAP TS-464-8G-US 4 Bay High-Performance Desktop NAS
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Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD
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SAMSUNG 990 PRO w/ Heatsink SSD 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal Solid State
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Crucial RAM 16GB Kit (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL22 CT2K8G4SFRA32A
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[@737mechanic]

QNAP TS-464-8G-US 4 Bay High-Performance Desktop NAS amzn.to/3tNjmjL Western Digital 18TB WD Red Pro NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD amzn.to/3tHumPJ SAMSUNG 990 PRO w/ Heatsink SSD 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal Solid State amzn.to/41HFkkW Crucial RAM 16GB Kit (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL22 CT2K8G4SFRA32A amzn.to/3RI2jaQ

[@gmanohio1]

I can tell you for certain, it does USE the memory you throw at it. I am currently at 32gb and have seen it fully utilized and I'm getting ready to bump it to 64 to see if it can fully utilize that and if I can see/tell that its being leveraged. Great unit, had mine for about 8 months. Just bumped my drives from 12TB to 18TB, and put the 12TBs into a QNAP expansion bay attached to the TS-464. I'm using 2 WD_Black SN7701TBs for my cache disks.

[@737mechanic]

Thanks for the info buddy.

[@joefer9285]

Hi I have the smaller model QNAP TS-464 4G 4 Bay NAS, just wondering does your plex server ever just shuts down and sometimes reset the NAS? Mine does I didn't upgrade the RAM, but I did upgrade the M.2 SSD and still it would end up shutting down my NAS, and I don't have any applications on there too. So I am thinking I need more RAM in it maybe, just wanted to know of your NAS does that ever? Let me know very curious on what I am doing wrong thanks with any info or help.

[@737mechanic]

I have never had that problem. In fact, the NAS has been rock solid.

[@joefer9285]

@@737mechanic ok thanks must be my RAM is the problem, because I do use the app called hybrid mount to mount my other NAS and on my PC I have some HDD on there too. How do you link your other NAS to your Plex on the Qnap ts-464? Also I do share my Plex remotely to family in my area too, that must be another factor it might be shutting down my Plex and NAS. Well thanks for the info and clarification on what my problem could be.

[@JARANORFILMS]

Te faltó lo más importante instalar el sistema y las apps en el SSD. Para así tener mejor rendimiento

[@humbert22]

Which are the best hdd with less noise?

[@737mechanic]

NAS drives are the noisiest but they are designed for NAS systems and to be accessed 24/7. But with that said I have WD Black drives in my Synology and it has been on for probably 10 years with no problem and they are whisper quiet.

[@JARANORFILMS]

Se le puede poner hasta 64gb de ram.

[@martyosborne3399]

Excellent! I've been running an old Western digital 3TB ... I make iso files of all my dvds but I don't have any space left... So this looks like I'll have to save up and do a similar QNAP system. Being retired... I'll have to save my "nickels".

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[@davidp7163]

Over 2 grand! That’s a chunk of change! 😮

[@737mechanic]

The 4 hard drives and 2 ssd drives are the biggest cost and those can be downgraded to save money.

[@hans-peterschmid7749]

Unfortunatly QNAP has started to deliver his boxex with soldered RAM. So no RAM update is possible anymore 😢

[@humbert22]

Also for the 464?

[@imaphxaznative]

How much did all that set you back? Very informative! What is this application, or could it be for?

[@737mechanic]

There are all kinds of things you can do with a NAS. I use it as a file server for many files, I used to host a website from it, and I use it as a plex media server so my son in college can still access all the movies we have, I also use it to back up photos and videos we take of our kids and family. The nice thing about it is I can access it from anywhere. It could also be used to run a game server.

[@imaphxaznative]

@737mechanic that's really cool. Are you also prepping for when the grid goes down or the grocery stores aren't getting restocked. Hopefully none of that happens but...

[@737mechanic]

@@imaphxaznative I have a few months of food and water at all times and I have 2 generators and always have 30 gallons of gas in the garage I keep rotated out just in case. Not to mention things that go bang.

[@imaphxaznative]

@737mechanic nice job. You Might want to install layered barriers to your front door 🚪 if you haven't already to make it harder to kick in

[@JARANORFILMS]

La capacidad máxima no es de 16tb x4 en este modelo?

[@737mechanic]

No, it will support 22TBx4 drives.

[@JARANORFILMS]

@@737mechanic 88Tb total en disco mecánicos? Gracias no sabía, quiero comprar este NAD en concreto TS-464-8g y me pareció ver que la máxima capacidad era 16tb por disco, y es que el fabricante no da mucha info de la capacidad máxima por eso mi idea era comprar un disco de 16tb para en el futuro ir ampliando con más discos de misma capacidad, pero si me dices que la capacidad máxima es de 22tb por disco, entonces lo mismo le pongo un poco más. Gracias si es asi.👍👍

[@JARANORFILMS]

@@737mechanic me pareció leer que el fabricante indica que máximo son 66tb, eso hace que sean 16TBx4. no?

[@MrSsebaa]

Will this NAS support 4 x 22 TB drives? I want to buy 4x WD Ultrastar DC HC570 22TB.

[@737mechanic]

Yes it will. I almost bought the 22TB drives but western digital had a sale in the 18TB so I couldn't pass it up.

[@MrSsebaa]

@@737mechanic Can you advise me whether this drive is a good choice (WD Ultrastar DC HC570 22TB)? The Ultrastar series is much cheaper in larger capacities than the RED version. They are also supposedly faster. I just don't know whether these drives will be too loud for home use.

[@737mechanic]

@@MrSsebaa I would go with whatever is cheaper. Both drives are good drives. I have the Red Pro and my NAS is about 3 feet from where I sit and I can hear the drives crunching away, the noise isn't so loud that it bothers me but I wouldn't want it any louder. The Synology I had for years had 2 WD Black drives that was as quite as a mouse and I do miss how quite that NAS was.

[@MrSsebaa]

​@@737mechanic Utrastar is 30% cheaper than RED PRO. But here the guy says that these drives are not suitable for home use. :( kzbin.info/www/bejne/opSbdJZ-o8tofqMfeature=shared&t=399

[@737mechanic]

@@MrSsebaa He is just saying you could use them in a home environment but the drive will be louder and probably use a bit more power.

[@howareyou90]

Absolutely great config but this unit must be bigger. Why? Too hot components in really small place. Cpu, 2 Samsung m2 990 pro around the ram slots. And finally 4 HDDs, hot dissipated half way (sata connectors board) from the back by the big fan that cannot reduce the heat of the main conponents. This will die in a year, not 2. Great all the hardware in that shelf but all need more air to live for years, a mini cabinet with fans could be better with all that inside.

[@737mechanic]

The airflow from the fan moves plenty of air to keep everything cool. Under full load when it is heavy transferring files the hottest the CPU gets is 138 degrees F, and the hottest hard drive is #4 and it runs at its hottest 114 degrees F. It's way below the danger zone. Normally the temps are much lower than that but those temps are when it is really working.

[@willlsmith8063]

Great video what do you think of this Nas?

[@737mechanic]

So far it has been rock solid. It is way faster and much more enjoyable to deal with than my 10-year-old DS213.

[@willlsmith8063]

@@737mechanic thanks buddy all the best from Scotland… I was a bit nervous about the upgrade of memory and SSD but now confident after seeing your video … I’ve had a qnap for 8 years no issues at all just time for an upgrade plus need more drive space … thanks again