03-Jan-2017, 19:16
(03-Jan-2017, 12:05)Wdw Wrote:(03-Jan-2017, 03:02)baddog Wrote: Oh dear, long reply lost into the ether.
I have run RoonServer on my Synology NAS, which has a older CPU and 3GBs of RAM, it worked fine, save searches in Roon were noticeably slower. I wouldn't recommend it for an optimal experience. I believe your NAS only has 2GBs of Ram which is going to be less than optimal.
Maximum amount of usable memory on a 32 Bit OS is 4GB.
If you decide to go down the Roon Core Kit path, you could leverage you existing NAS, and add either an Intel NUC5/NUC6 running either Core i3/Core i5. A minimum of 4GB of memory is required and 64GB of storage.
i.e. an Intel NUC6i3 with 16GB of RAM & 256GB M.2 drive would set you back ~ $490
i.e. an Intel NUC6i3 with 8GB of RAM & 256GB M.2 drive would set you back ~ $420
Etc...
Do you feel the i3 is more than adequate for the role as ROON Core or would a more powerful i5 offer any advantages? Have been looking at either the NUC6i5SYK or NUC6iSYK and also wondering if one should look to, say, a one TB internal M.2 PCIe drive to host the music library assuming this would be preferred from a sonic perspective. (have heard that the PCIe bus is the lowest noise of current formats)
wdw
I went back and forth between a NUC6i3 and NUC6i5, I was going to get the NUC6i3 because of lower power consumption but in the end decided to spend a little more money and "future proof" with the NUC6i5, cost different was $75. One of the Roon principles states an i3 should be more than sufficient unless one has a very large library of music files (which seems to be greater than 100k tracks).
I put a 1TB M.2 drive in mine and created two partitions, one for the Windows 10 boot partition and installing RoonServer, and the other for my music files. In fact I also add a 2TB SSD to the NUC to put most of the remaining music collection on. I have about 3.6TB of music files, so the rest are on the NAS when and if I so desire.
I have not noticed an adverse musically impact by doing things this way, other ears may be more sensitive than mine. I love the convenience of one tiny box tucked away in another room hooked up by ethernet and running AIR3. This just leaves the D440s and the speakers in the music room.
Roon ROCK on Intel NUC6i5SYH/Ethernet | VPI Avenger | Devialet 440 Pro CI | Vivid Audio Giya G3 | Auralic Aires Mini | Synology 1812+ NAS
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