Thecus N5500 5 Bay NAS Server Review

The Test Sytem

System specs

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.