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Thecus N5500 5 Bay NAS Server Review
| Manufacturer: | Thecus |
| Product: | N5500 |
| Date: | Mon, Jan 16, 2012 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Shane Higgins - |
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The Test Sytem

Here is a short list of the parts that make up the Legit Reviews Core i7-930 test system:
| Intel Test Platform | ||
| Component | Brand/Model | Pricing |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 3960X | Click Here |
| Motherboard | Intel DX79SI | |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3 1600MHz | Click Here |
| Video Card | MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC | Click Here |
| Hard Drive | Corsair Force GT 90GB SSD | Click Here |
| Power Supply | NZXT HALE90 750W | Click Here |
| Chassis | Thermaltake Chaser Mk-1 | Click Here |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Professional (64bit) | Click Here |
Test System Detail

The CPU we are using is the Intel Core i7-3960X LGA2011 processor. We will test with two configurations: Stock and Overclocked. Both will have Hyper Threading and Turbo modes enabled. For the backbone of the system we have the Intel DX79SI motherboard. We have also outfitted it with a 16GB (4x4gb) kit of Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600MHz RAM. Drivers used for the motherboard are as follows:
Motherboard Drivers:
- LAN: Intel PRO Network Connections LAN Driver version 16.7
- Audio: Realtek ALC Audio Driver version 6482
- Chipset: Intel Chipset Device Software version 9.2.3.1022
- USB3: Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Driver 2.1.27.0
- BIOS Version: 0380

The video card we are using is an MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC and is running ForceWare 290.53.

For the main drive we have a 90GB Corsair Force GT SATA3 SSD running firmware 1.3.3.

My network switch is a D-Link DGS-1005G 5 port gigabit switch.
Next Page - Benchmarking the Thecus N5500
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Page 1 - Thecus N5500 NAS
Page 2 - Specifications Continued Page 3 - Unboxing the Thecus N5500 Page 4 - Looking Closer at the N5500 Page 5 - Looking Inside the N5500 Page 6 - Installing Drives and System Startup Page 7 - Building the RAID, User and Share Setup Page 8 - The Test Sytem Page 9 - Benchmarking the Thecus N5500 Page 10 - Real World File Transfers Page 11 - Final Thoughts of the Thecus N5500 5 Bay NAS |
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