Cooling systems that fit RNDP600E?

noadvertise wrote:

Not sure about fans, but you can try a platinum credit card, that helps make them less whiny lol Yea, I was reading through a long thread here on CPU Upgrade for the Pro 6. Everyone concluded the same, that with the bios update, the system can handle that Q6700 quad, but it ran hot. I really wanted to be sure I had the firepower i needed for multiple simultaneous transcodings, and didn't mind updating the cooling systems, so wanted to go for it. Saw another guy said he used this cooler: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012M32N2 Looks like it'll fit, but also doesn't look very robust. I can't find the TDP rating for it, but it lists the Q6700 as a processor that its good for. I bought it as well just in case. So now I have the seidon cooler, your noctua, and that P199 coming to me. I should be able to manage some sort of appropriate cooling setup out of this... hopefully!

A platinum card will make anything be quiet. LOL

I am currently in the process of hopefully procuring a Pro 6 to Frankenstein that box as well, so I can't comment on that one. My experience is limited to Ultra 6 Plus and Pro Pioneer/Business.

What are you going to be transcoding with? FFMPEG? Are you going to be transcoding using Plex?

If the former, then definitely will see a great improvement from the E2160 to E7600. Haven't started my transcodes, but once I do, I will advise.

If the latter, here is some that you might find helpful:
Plex Media Server only – ReadyNAS

Minimum requirements

An Intel based ReadyNAS device
1GB RAM

Recommended configuration - For transcoding HD Content (720p and 1080p):

An Intel based 'Pro' series - preferable Pro 6 - ReadyNAS device
1GB RAM
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/PlexN ... 3_ReadyNAS

This is something that I have been following closely:
http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/PlexN ... de_Session

Finally, if the latter, this will help you a lot!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... xSmc#gid=0

Specifically, look at line 13:
NAS Type Transcoding Level Supported (1 Client)
NAS Make NAS Model CPU Type PMS Installable on NAS SD (480p/576p) HD (720P) HD (1080P) Notes
ReadyNAS Pro 6 Pentium E5300 2.6Ghz Yes Yes Yes Yes* *Struggles transcoding Full Bluray bit-rates. Dropouts will occur.

As you can see, row 13 in the attached spreadsheet, a E5300 @ 2.6 GHz CAN handle transcode, but will you be doing Blu-Ray transcode (~20-40 Mbps) or sourcing from Blu-Ray to more aggressive bit-rates, for mobile/tablet devices to stream locally or over 3G/4G/Internet (2-4 Mbps)?

I have yet to stream my new E7600 from Plex Media Server so I cannot comment on that yet. As soon as I do have metrics, I will advise. Worse for me since all my clients are wireless that will be streaming.