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This article describes upgrading a CPU and RAM on a 516 . He elected to upgrade RAM to 16 gigs plus the CPU . I'm in a similar boat to him I suspect I make a lot of use of plex. Playing my video collection using on the fly transcoding. Would my user experience benefit from either or both of these upgrades ? If I upgrade the CPU do I need to upgrade the RAM at the same time ?
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
We don't support replacing the CPU (it's possible to do it, but it is a difficult procedure), so if you understand the risks then you may wish to go for it.
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.
