8 Dumb upgrades for our aging Rackstation Synology [Lower noise and powerdraw]

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024

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  • @MisterKyle93
    @MisterKyle93 25 дней назад +9

    damn noctua's fan really do the job

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад +2

      Yeah, they are really quiet. They don't push a whole lot of air though, so I'm trying to find replacements.

  • @mattbucci3724
    @mattbucci3724 25 дней назад +6

    Fun video, thanks for sharing. I like the rack you put together.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад

      Thank you so much friend!

  • @xabhax
    @xabhax 16 дней назад +3

    so you used a SFX power supply because of fan placement. You then covered the fan with foam. Make it make sense

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  16 дней назад +2

      @@xabhax 2cm gap between foam and top of PSU.

  • @elikirkwood4580
    @elikirkwood4580 25 дней назад +2

    very cool video, I recently did similar upgrades to a buffalo terrastation nas that had the original motherboard die. the backplane on it was unfortunately not able to be used with the new board because it used some odd proprietary connector to handle spinning the drives up. I pulled it out and just wired them individually since they're sata drives anyways. It's currently my cold backup for my main nas, and I need to get around to setting up wake on lan to allow the main one to back itself up automatically. One thing you might look at here is weather that foam is blocking the new psu from getting air because it seemed like it was a little close to the fan

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад +1

      That sounds nice! Could you have harvested the connector from the old motherboard and build a new cable? There is a ~2cm gap between the PSU intake fan and the foam, so it should be fine, thanks

  • @johnvanwinkle4351
    @johnvanwinkle4351 25 дней назад +5

    Dumb? Upgrading is fun…..😄 Great job on the updates!!!!

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад

      Having fun with dumb upgrades is a great way to spend time. Thank you for the kind words friend :)

  • @ecotts
    @ecotts 21 день назад

    Nice video, that made a huge difference on the sound side of things.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  21 день назад

      Cheers, thank you friend

  • @leonelantonio36
    @leonelantonio36 9 дней назад

    Nice Vid!

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  9 дней назад

      Thank you very much friend :)

  • @Sayrix
    @Sayrix 25 дней назад +1

    I love servers video

  • @kaischwab1239
    @kaischwab1239 24 дня назад +1

    Very cool to see this, and thanks for sharing, but...
    - Your DIY air baffles may affect the air flow on voltage regulator module parts on the mainboard.
    - I'd be highly interested in the temperatures of your 12 hard drives AFTER the Noctua swap. Do you use 7,200 rpm drives, or slower ones?
    - I could see some crumps of dried old thermal paste between your LGA fins, which gave me goose bumps: it is not only a high risk to contact problems, but even may damage those fragile fins.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  23 дня назад +2

      Hello friend, thank you for the kind words. I don't think the voltage regulators will take harm with less airflow, since the new CPU puts siginficantly less load on both MOSFETs and vreg. Good comment, I'll keep it in mind in a future video
      I am actually "only" using 8 hard drives - the four middle drives are all SSDs. That being said, the noctuas don't push enough air, and drive temps shot to mid 40s. It's still within spec, but I've also read the backblaze report. My next video (should be uploaded tomorrow) will go into what I consider the perfect fans for this box
      I agree on the thermalpaste. Rest assured, I took it out off camera, but only I know that - and observant viewers like yourself will rightfully cringe.
      Have a good day :)

    • @kaischwab1239
      @kaischwab1239 22 дня назад +1

      @@OttetalI just viewed your update to this - you really tamed those Arctic beasts! ^_^ The temps now look very acceptable - great job, and thank you for the insights!

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  22 дня назад +1

      @@kaischwab1239 Thank you so much for the kind words friend. And I agree, these new fans really do the job!

  • @antoniom.andersen6704
    @antoniom.andersen6704 24 дня назад +1

    Great vid, upgrading/downgrading is always fun. Is the server able to run any other OS than the Synology OS?
    Hvorom alting er var det en god video. Hvor i landet er du fra? Vejle her👋

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад

      Thank you for the kind words! :) Other users have suggested installing a different OS, which I think is a splendid idea. This is however my only SAN at the moment, and I don't want to take it offline and install a to me unverified OS.
      Jeg er fra københavn :)

    • @antoniom.andersen6704
      @antoniom.andersen6704 24 дня назад

      @@Ottetal Yeah, I get the thing with the OS. Unraid might be an option down the line.
      Håber det hele kommer til at lykkedes hvad end du finder på :)

  • @AdaptiveSystems
    @AdaptiveSystems 24 дня назад +2

    mate, thats savage burn made me LOL IRL. does this have 10GBE? if not add that, and go back the the quad core.also add a couple of NVME drives as cache on it, it'kk speed it up massivly.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  23 дня назад

      Thank you for the kind words. The server used to have 2x10G with SFP+ ports, but I don't need the speed. I have dual gigabit to my Compute nodes and a single gigabit link for management and use with my main system. I think I'll go three gigabit links to compute nodes in the future.
      Same with the CPU, I don't need the extra performance right now, and would rather have the lower powerdraw. I am keeping a keen eye on usage though - if it goes up, I'll swap back

  • @jonathanmayor3942
    @jonathanmayor3942 25 дней назад

    Careful with the buffle next to the ram, they also need good airflow if you want them not to overheat 🙌

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад

      Thanks - I'll be sure to monitor the temperature

  • @arigornstrider
    @arigornstrider 25 дней назад +2

    Oof, that dig at Americans (I am one). You got a good laugh out of me.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад +1

      Glad you liked it :) Cheap laughs are great laughs

    • @Havocpsi
      @Havocpsi 24 дня назад

      Bro you caught that too lol

  • @moaalseiari4115
    @moaalseiari4115 25 дней назад

    It is good job. Server looks neat. I seriously would try to reinstall into a linux distro and use ZFS to manage the system.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад

      Ooooooh, that's a good idea. The SATA DOM is accessible on the motherboard. I need the server to be online at the time, as it's my only storage system right now. I'll do it in the future! :)

  • @magnusll110
    @magnusll110 25 дней назад

    Af alle ting jeg havde tænkt jeg ville finde på mit youtube fead her til morgen havde jeg ikke lige troet jeg ville havde faldet over en video af selveste Jonas ham selv.
    God video 🤘
    Mvh
    Magnus "uncorrectable ecc errors"

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад

      Gud hold da op, det er sgu da kong conscia som den kære youtube algoritme har skubbet videoen ud til! Det er eddersparkme grineren :D Tak homie!

  • @ph0t0experience
    @ph0t0experience 22 дня назад +1

    I wonder if the sound dampening foam makes an impact on the thermals... I mean I could, but then again it ain't touching anything!

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  22 дня назад

      It's not touching, and not obstructing airflow, so it's not affecting thermals. If anything, having a slightly narrower internal dimension for air to go through should direct air even more over the active components. This is probably such a small degree, that it's not measurable within the variance I can measure

  • @fl4k664
    @fl4k664 25 дней назад +1

    Nice upgrade, however i'm not really into the idea of covering the psu fan.... with the foam that you use, maybe it's me but i dans see how the air flow can be good for the psu

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад +1

      The PSU still have access to fresh air, there is a gap between foam and fan intake on around ~2cm

    • @fl4k664
      @fl4k664 24 дня назад

      @@Ottetal OK thanks for the answer 👍

  • @C0ND3C3R0
    @C0ND3C3R0 7 дней назад

    great synology... but there is more pretty things on that rack!

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  7 дней назад

      @@C0ND3C3R0 which ones do you mean? 😘

    • @C0ND3C3R0
      @C0ND3C3R0 6 дней назад

      ​@@OttetalU have a couple more of synology stuff. guess a lot of TBs xD.
      That rack itself is a prettier thing.
      And i assume there was a server or a bunch of virtual machines to manage all the data contained

  • @kyleallred984
    @kyleallred984 21 день назад

    The cpu wasn't a down grade.
    It was an efficiency upgrade.

  • @switcE
    @switcE 17 дней назад

    hello! i never understood what a NAS are used for how can they be helpful and how small can they get! (sorry for the stupid qustion)

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  17 дней назад +1

      @@switcE no worries mate. A NAS (Network attached Storage) is like putting a hard disk on your local network and giving it an IP address. By doing so, you make the file on the NAS accessible by all of the computers on your network. This is smart for several applications, for instance:
      1: Because the NAS is powered on at all times, you can power off your primary computer, and still access files.
      2: Since the NAS only serves files, it can be very low power
      3: As said before, multiple machines can access the same files, without needing to move memory sticks
      4: Since they are connected to the network, they can be put in the basement where their noise and heat output does not matter.
      The size of the NAS can be as small as a pack of gum, and theoretically as large as a fridge

  • @ColaTai
    @ColaTai 24 дня назад

    Beep boop!

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  23 дня назад

      Boop beep boob!!

  • @Xurikyo
    @Xurikyo 4 дня назад

    No 4090 or 7950x3d? no 49'' 240hz monitor? pass.

  • @seidmadur
    @seidmadur 14 дней назад +1

    Not sure about those air baffles. If fan2 fails, your cpu might fry.

  • @Dextermorga
    @Dextermorga 24 дня назад

    That noise dumping foam is making thermals worse.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад +1

      Interesting view. How does it make thermals worse?

    • @KarlMeyer
      @KarlMeyer 14 дней назад

      @@Ottetal I don't know how it would make thermals worse. Makes no sense to me? I want to mention that you forgot to add a link to the stuff in the description. I'd be interested in picking some up to play with.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  14 дней назад +1

      @@KarlMeyer It would seem as though they have restocked since. Here is the link friend: www.moddiy.com/products/modDIY-Sound-Dampening-Foam-Material-%288mm%29.html
      The foam making thermals worse to me, makes no sence either. Someone said on a forum that because heat could not radiate to the metal and then out of the chassis, I would overheat in an instance, which *maybe* could have some merit, if it was not for the four giant fans negating all heat to case trasnfer.

    • @KarlMeyer
      @KarlMeyer 14 дней назад

      @@Ottetal Exactly right, I thought the same thing. Thanks for the link!

  • @leo_craft1
    @leo_craft1 24 дня назад

    I JUST HATE NOCTUA FANS when put into a server

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  23 дня назад

      Why so lad? So just to clarify; you like the fans, you like them in a desktop, but HATE them in a server?

    • @leo_craft1
      @leo_craft1 22 дня назад

      @@Ottetal completely fricks the airflow

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  22 дня назад +1

      @@leo_craft1 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, you gotta be joking mate. Nice one.

  • @deniskornja762
    @deniskornja762 6 дней назад +1

    Downgrading well kinda not the solution. An 2.3ghz will just run non stop at that speed an 3.0hz will run 2.0-3.0 I'm giving examples and the 2.3ghz will go 100% non stop while 3.0ghz will go 20-80% which is kinda questionable downgrading you're actually making it worse. The solution would've been arctic freezer 3 aio with the noctua fans not those but yeah, remake the interior so that aio can actually fit. Put small noctua fans where the cpu and motherboard is like 3 is ok, psu fan doesn't matter if the fan it's up or down just it doesn't have holes so kinda useless so make holes. Better than that you won't get. But downgrading an cpu only because of sound like big uhhhhh 💀.

  • @Renull55
    @Renull55 25 дней назад +2

    no music next time pls it takes away from the vid

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  24 дня назад +1

      Yeeeeeeah, I agree. I need to get much better at volume control, it was too loud. Thank you for the tip

    • @aijokker
      @aijokker 18 дней назад +1

      It was loud and obnoxious like american machine

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  18 дней назад +1

      @@aijokker touche. I was eating a bigmac while editing, I’m excused

    • @aijokker
      @aijokker 18 дней назад +1

      @@Ottetal there is no excuse to eat bigmac 🪦

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  18 дней назад +1

      @@aijokker it’s what the rest of the World does, when they Want to cosplay as American

  • @typkrft
    @typkrft 14 дней назад

    Such disdain for a country that saved you from Nazi occupation.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  14 дней назад +1

      @@typkrft what a weird American comment. If the only nice thing your country did, was that you fought another war 80 years ago, you should go look up IBMs war effort for the German state and come back :)

    • @typkrft
      @typkrft 13 дней назад

      The world looks forward to the mighty Danes future contributions.

    • @Ottetal
      @Ottetal  13 дней назад +1

      @@typkrft Thank you friend. I look forward to bringing you addtional content, possibly with more jabs at your mighty country

    • @typkrft
      @typkrft 13 дней назад

      @@Ottetal no one is upset about the jab at America. Most people know Danes can’t throw a punch anyway. Which is why they rolled over for the Germans. I just found the comment odd. I’ve never heard an America take a jab at Dane. Maybe you are the loud, noisy, fan.