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Hello, yes am starting to think that transcoding everything to MP4 is the best way to go. I guess I will wait for the apollo lake, or as a last case I might even look if I can get a good enough original synology NAS for about the same price(since transcoding wont be needed and the low power consuption is a big + if it is going to be on 24/7). Thank you for your support.

Hello, fist thank you for your help. I intend to stream to a Smart TV (DLNA), a couple of android phones and/or PCs (not neceseraly simultaneously, but there migh be a case with 2 streams at the same time - a TV and a phone, phone and pc etc.) I will continue doing my research and post my questions here. Yes I will appretiate if you can give me more info about the boards compability with XPEnology. Thank you again

Thank you for your help. I've looked into the HP Gen8 Microserver, but I think that it will be better if I build my own NAS server for that money. Is the Apollo lake the only architecture with TurboBoost problem? Is it expected to get fixed soon? Or I guess I should just wait to see if someone tried the J4205 and report that it is supported? I'm a bit confused about Kodi... As far as I understood Kodi is to be installed on the TV/phone etc. and the Video Station has an app for the NAS. What is the difference between the two? P.S. May I see the thread you are talking about (about the J4205)?

I don't really have a budget, but the cheaper - the better. I guess i would really like it to be as small as possible (I even intend to try and build my own case since all cases that can hold 2 x 3,5 inch disks are too boxy and big in my opinion of course). I heard of Kodi, but never used it. I searched thru the forum for a couple of days, but couldn't find information about whether or not the J4025 is supported or a build that is good enough for 2 streams. What is the difference when using Plex, Video Station or Kodi. Which one uses less recources, which one is the best option for a low power machine etc. I if there is no other alternative my last option will be to get something cheap and convert all my media. I indent to stream both over lan and over the internet.

Hello, okay, then may I ask for you guys to point me in the right direction... Celeron is to much (and new) and Apollo lake is to new. What are the alternatives? Wait for the Apollo lake to get driver support for XPEnology, or ? I would like something that is small and not very power hungry (doesn't need much fans), but at the same time to have enough power to satisfy my needs. On a side note: I was reading more about transcoding and I can't remember where, but I read somewhere that I can manually convert my media (movies, music etc.) to a format that is supported on all my devices (I think the guy suggested MP4) and that way my NAS wont need to transcode anything. Is that correct? If it is then It will be a difficult procces (i have about 1.5 TB of media right now) and I will have to convert every file I obtain in the future... So I would really like if there is an alternative that is powerfull enough to handle, well lets say 2 streams at a time, since it is better to have more CPU power than what you need, instead of not having enough. P.S I also read that Synology's Video Station is less power hungry when transcoding, so I guess I should use it instead of Plex? I want to thank you in advance for your time and suggestions.

Hello, thank you for your input. Yes at fist I was considering that exact same motherboard with integrated cpu, but it hits only ~2400 on passmark, and i read that for 1 1080p transcoding stream you need ~2000 on passmark to run smoothly. Normaly there would be only one stream at a time, but there is a possibility in the near future or so to become 2 simountaneous streams and if they both need to be transcoded the cpu will become overloaded, correct? P.S. I was looking in this forum and in Google, but I cannot find enough information about whether or not this CPU can handle 2 transcoding streams smoothly... EDIT: I also read that it is possible TurboBoost not to work on some CPUs. Is that still a problem? Source EDIT2: -> HARDWARE SUPPORTED LIST <- doesn't list RTL8111GR. I has RTL8111G, but not one with R at the end. Does that neceserly mean that this LAN is incompatable with XPEnology? I'm so sory for all those stupid questions. I hope you guys have enough patience lol.

Hello, I am looking to build my first Xpenology NAS. I've been reading about NAS and Xpenology for some time now, and I decided to build a NAS/Plex server for my home needs. I will be installing it on "bare metal". It will host a 2x 3TB WD Red HDDS(not RAID, the second one will be used only to backup the content of the main one once a week, and only the NAS will have access to it). About the plex I am not expecting more than one stream at a time(very very rarely 2), but not necessarily at 1080p. So I am thinking about this configuration: 1. Motherboard - ASUS H110I-PLUS D3( LAN: Realtek® RTL8111H) or perhaps - ASRock H110M-ITX/AC( LAN: Giga PHY Intel® I219V) - i read somewhere that it has a better performance than Realtek 2. CPU - Celeron G3900(2M Cache, 2.80 GHz) 1151 socket 3. Some 2-4 GB DDR3 Non ECC (the cheapest one) 4. 2x 3TB WD RED HDDs So I guess my questions are: 1. Is any of the motherboards supported on the Xpenology (LAN, SATA etc.) ? Or if it is not, but there's a workaround would still be good to know. 2. Is it possible to use the second HDD only as a backup to the main one and to deny any kind of access to it except for the NAS. 3. What kind of PSU should I use? Is 120W picoPCU okay, or should it more comfortable with a normal 300-400W standart PSU? P.S. I am thinking about building a custom case. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you for your time!