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AMD ain't gonna cut it, what should I do? - Enquiries - 02-11-2023
I was waiting for at least the last yr for the 720 upgrade to come out. I love Synology, want to stay... but need to upgrade my DS211.
I wanna stay 2 bay but have expansion, spec the thing up as high as I can for performance gear... NVMe, max RAM, etc.
I also have a couple of ip cams - but they are nice to have instead of need.
Should I wait hoping for 2023... or go another brand?
I even logged a Synology support ticket... they can't share any roadmap unfortunately ?
RE: AMD ain't gonna cut it, what should I do? - ed - 02-11-2023
Synology DS720+ has been replaced by the Synology DS723+. The specs you provided are accurate.
The Synology DS723+ is equipped with an AMD Ryzen R1600 CPU with 2 cores and a clock speed of 2.6 GHz (base) / 3.1 GHz (turbo). It has 2GB of DDR4 ECC system memory and supports a maximum of 32GB of memory with 2 memory slots. It also has an AES-NI hardware encryption engine for improved security.
Overall, the Synology DS723+ is a high-performance 2-bay NAS with the ability to expand its memory and support for hardware encryption. It is a suitable choice if you're looking for a device to centralize your data storage, support your photography, video, and podcast editing work, and provide reliable and secure access to your files from anywhere.
RE: AMD ain't gonna cut it, what should I do? - TRS - 02-11-2023
Ok, thanks for quick answer! Maybe I misunderstood, but from the testing (admittedly Plex) the NAS side processing will unduly suck up all the resources when transcoding is needed. I tend to need this a fair bit with the sources of media files being very unique & varied. My current Psychology suffers and I have very little installed app wise.
If you had to go something other than Psychology what would you recommend for two bay & extensible? I did some quick searches but the posts seem older than 6 months. Happy to do lore research if you have any guidance?
RE: AMD ain't gonna cut it, what should I do? - ed - 02-13-2023
If you can still get ds720+, this would be a good choice. Otherwise, anything with Celeron inside will ensure that GPU chip does all heavy load.