DIY NAS Build: Is It Better Than Synology? 🚀
I built a powerful DIY NAS with Ryzen 5700X, 128GB ECC RAM, 16 drives, 25 Gb networking, and an Nvidia RTX GPU. Worth replacing my Synology?

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44.5K views • Feb 16, 2025

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I built a DIY NAS, and it's the most powerful NAS I've ever owned: Ryzen 5700X, 128GB ECC RAM, 16 total drives, 25 Gb networking, and an...Nvidia RTX GPU?
🎯 WunderTech Website: https://www.wundertech.net/
✅ DIY NAS Build List: https://www.wundertech.net/my-diy-nas-build-list/
✅ @ktzsystems Media Server Build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91dp5l44X8A
✅ Sliger CX4712 Case: https://www.sliger.com/products/rackmount/storage/cx4712/
⚡⚡ VIDEOS REFERENCED ⚡⚡
✅ Proxmox High Availability: https://youtu.be/VqyqsKUawRI
✅ Home Server Build: https://youtu.be/S-BpZb57yWg
✅ How I Selected the Hardware: https://youtu.be/z3YmmzZmV-8
🚀 Tutorials, comparisons, reviews: https://www.wundertech.net/
⚡Best Synology NAS Devices: https://www.wundertech.net/which-synology-nas-should-i-buy/
⚡Product Recommendations: https://link.wundertech.net/rmYt
🔔 Subscribe for more tech-related tutorials and overviews: https://link.wundertech.net/ssYt
DISCLAIMER: The information in this video has been self-taught through years of technical tinkering. While we do our best to provide accurate, useful information, we make no guarantee that our viewers will achieve the same level of success. WunderTech does not assume liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to damage caused directly or indirectly from its content or associated media. Use at your own risk.
WunderTech is a trade name of WunderTech, LLC.
0:00 DIY NAS Intro
0:29 Hardware in DIY NAS
2:33 Nvidia GPU in a NAS?
4:20 Sliger CX4712 (Case)
6:20 2.5" Hot Swap Bays (Thanks, @ktzsystems )
7:53 Cable Management
8:23 Operating System (TrueNAS Scale)
10:17 TrueNAS Scale Walkthrough (Suggested Initial Setup)
11:28 Scrub Tasks
12:25 Snapshots
13:31 S.M.A.R.T Tests
14:58 Nvidia GPU in Docker
16:58 Reliability of DIY NAS Devices
19:59 Final Thoughts on my DIY NAS
#diynas #truenas #nas
🎯 WunderTech Website: https://www.wundertech.net/
✅ DIY NAS Build List: https://www.wundertech.net/my-diy-nas-build-list/
✅ @ktzsystems Media Server Build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91dp5l44X8A
✅ Sliger CX4712 Case: https://www.sliger.com/products/rackmount/storage/cx4712/
⚡⚡ VIDEOS REFERENCED ⚡⚡
✅ Proxmox High Availability: https://youtu.be/VqyqsKUawRI
✅ Home Server Build: https://youtu.be/S-BpZb57yWg
✅ How I Selected the Hardware: https://youtu.be/z3YmmzZmV-8
🚀 Tutorials, comparisons, reviews: https://www.wundertech.net/
⚡Best Synology NAS Devices: https://www.wundertech.net/which-synology-nas-should-i-buy/
⚡Product Recommendations: https://link.wundertech.net/rmYt
🔔 Subscribe for more tech-related tutorials and overviews: https://link.wundertech.net/ssYt
DISCLAIMER: The information in this video has been self-taught through years of technical tinkering. While we do our best to provide accurate, useful information, we make no guarantee that our viewers will achieve the same level of success. WunderTech does not assume liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to damage caused directly or indirectly from its content or associated media. Use at your own risk.
WunderTech is a trade name of WunderTech, LLC.
0:00 DIY NAS Intro
0:29 Hardware in DIY NAS
2:33 Nvidia GPU in a NAS?
4:20 Sliger CX4712 (Case)
6:20 2.5" Hot Swap Bays (Thanks, @ktzsystems )
7:53 Cable Management
8:23 Operating System (TrueNAS Scale)
10:17 TrueNAS Scale Walkthrough (Suggested Initial Setup)
11:28 Scrub Tasks
12:25 Snapshots
13:31 S.M.A.R.T Tests
14:58 Nvidia GPU in Docker
16:58 Reliability of DIY NAS Devices
19:59 Final Thoughts on my DIY NAS
#diynas #truenas #nas
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