Upgrading CPU

X1XnobleX1X · Post by **X1XnobleX1X** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:23 pm

Hello Qnap fourms,
I'm about to purchase a Qnap 470 and was wondering if anyone has ever upgraded the CPU on this NAS?
I know I can be done, but was it difficult? Anything I should know before commencing it apart from voiding your warranty?

pwilson · Post by **pwilson** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:21 am

X1XnobleX1X wrote:Hello Qnap fourms,
I'm about to purchase a Qnap 470 and was wondering if anyone has ever upgraded the CPU on this NAS?
I know I can be done, but was it difficult? Anything I should know before commencing it apart from voiding your warranty?

Try using the Advanced search function of this Forum, available at the top of every page. There are several message threads on this subject!

chodaboy19 · Post by **chodaboy19** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:29 am

You can upgrade to any Ivy Bridge socket 1155 CPU as long as the thermal envelope is less than or equal to 65W.

More info here:

http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=90119

X1XnobleX1X · Post by **X1XnobleX1X** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:25 pm

chodaboy19 wrote:You can upgrade to any Ivy Bridge socket 1155 CPU as long as the thermal envelope is less than or equal to 65W.

More info here:

http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=90119

What if I threw in a i7 3770?

pwilson · Post by **pwilson** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:57 pm

X1XnobleX1X wrote:
chodaboy19 wrote:You can upgrade to any Ivy Bridge socket 1155 CPU as long as the thermal envelope is less than or equal to 65W.

More info here:

http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=90119

What if I threw in a i7 3770?

Advanced search should have included many answers to your question, including post: [HOW TO] Upgrade TS-x70 CPU and Memory.

chodaboy19 · Post by **chodaboy19** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:23 am

X1XnobleX1X wrote:
chodaboy19 wrote:You can upgrade to any Ivy Bridge socket 1155 CPU as long as the thermal envelope is less than or equal to 65W.

More info here:

http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=90119

What if I threw in a i7 3770?

It may or may not work since that CPU is a 77W part:

http://ark.intel.com/products/65719/

Try to stay with 65W or lower to meet the spec of the original CPU.

nick_b · Post by **nick_b** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:54 am

the I7-3770T, is the only one suitable from that range. it is lower thermal watts, also the 3770k does not have itel vPro or Intel virtuliazation tech for directed I/O nor trusted execution technology.

they are compared here http://ark.intel.com/compare/65523,65719,65525

scan have the 3770t listed on their site, but as a pre-order.

pathduck · Post by **pathduck** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:38 pm

The main thread with i7 upgrades was locked, so i will try here

What kind of CPU workload are you getting?

I am Transcoding/streaming 2x1080p movies and my CPU is variying between 7-98% with plex media server.

Anybody else getting such a high workload with the i7?

schumaku · Post by **schumaku** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:08 pm

pathduck wrote:I am Transcoding/streaming 2x1080p movies and my CPU is variying between 7-98% with plex media server.

Does Plex a just in-time transcoding (what I doubt) or a playback triggered background conversion of the complete media file (much more likely) - what will take less time due to the higher CPU power available.

What processes are high up in the CPU queue? Provide some sample output of

[~] # top
...

pathduck wrote:Anybody else getting such a high workload with the i7?

If there is processing demand, the CPU is available and will be used.

pathduck · Post by **pathduck** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:21 am

I am not sure how it transcodes but I know they are not transcoded as they are. Usually it buffers for 10 seconds before it starts playing. So on the fly I guess.

It seems to have been because I was running a lot at the same time and copying large amount of data at the same time. Seems better now, around 20-50 %

I have not checked the processes.

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kbk00 · Post by **kbk00** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:13 am

pathduck wrote:I am not sure how it transcodes but I know they are not transcoded as they are. Usually it buffers for 10 seconds before it starts playing. So on the fly I guess.

It seems to have been because I was running a lot at the same time and copying large amount of data at the same time. Seems better now, around 20-50 %

I have not checked the processes.

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

As I understand the plex transcoding, plex will fill a buffer that's user defined in the app. After the buffer is full the system will stop transcoding. When the buffer is nearing empty due to the client playing the video, the transcode function will kick in again until the buffer fills. Over time you should see the proc bouncing from close to zero usage to full utilization. There are other details involved but that's the basic process as I understand it.

pathduck · Post by **pathduck** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:19 pm

well it is still peeking

pathduck · Post by **pathduck** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:19 pm

well it is still peeking

schumaku · Post by **schumaku** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:52 pm

Afraid, you dig at the wrong place - first, the QNAP Presales is certainly not appropriate, and secondly Plex is proprietary closed source. Challenge Plex please.

pathduck · Post by **pathduck** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:32 am

Well here is my step by step guide for upgrading the system anyways

http://www.duppeditten.com/1/post/2014/ ... roids.html

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