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Upgrading R.N. 516
https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Hardware-Compatibility/How-to-Upgrade-the-CPU-and-RAM-in-a-ReadyNAS-516/td-p/1140753 This article describes upgrading a CPU and RAM on a 516 . He elected ...
If you have some spare parts lying around, it is better to just build a Plex box and use your NAS just for storage. I'm in the process of reprovisioning my HTPC from WMC to a Plex system. Right now, I'm actually running both on it until I'm comfortable that the Plex DVR system is going to get it done. It is a cheaper solution that gives you a lot more flexibility in the long run.
- So one option is I spend $400-500 to upgrade the CPU. The other is to spend $3000 for new diskless machine Plus the cost of six new placement drives ? This is for a personal media server.
is this the CPU upgrade recommended if I choose to go down that path
http://ark.intel.com/products/65728/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1265L-v2-8M-Cache-2_50-GHz
If you have some spare parts lying around, it is better to just build a Plex box and use your NAS just for storage. I'm in the process of reprovisioning my HTPC from WMC to a Plex system. Right now, I'm actually running both on it until I'm comfortable that the Plex DVR system is going to get it done. It is a cheaper solution that gives you a lot more flexibility in the long run.
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