Looking for a NAS for my homelab (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Garrapalw@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Lately, I've been exploring QNAP due to its robust hardware, but it’s a little beyond my budget. Are there any suitable options? Will be using this as my video server/backup/ Jellyfin player mount point etc. Planning on using a graphic card to transcode 4k 2 or 3 videos per time. Just want something out of the box that doesn’t have to be configured.

Any experiences and recommendations with NAS would be greatly appreciated!

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[-] tegasvjazz@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

maybe for a little help, if you are going to hardware transcoding in Plex, choosing an Intel CPU with an integrated GPU (iGPU) is the quickest, simplest, and most power-efficient option.

[-] Garrapalw@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

thanks! Should I use Thunderbolt 3 or 4? Will there be a noticeable difference?

[-] SirLagz@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Thunderbolt has nothing to do with an integrated GPU.

[-] gagalkannm@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah！ and Opting for a Ryzen system may require you to add an NVIDIA graphics card, which will increase power consumption

[-] veerstaalbg@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

This insight is valuable! I'm looking into QNAP options, and I noticed a new brand called Zimacube as SteveAnike said, it is equipped with an Intel CPU and an NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB onboard. I wonder if it supports 4K transcoding efficiently? Plus, it boasts Stable Diffusion AI, I'm curious about its actual functionalities. Anyone knows more info?

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