Unboxing & Review of a 9-Bay NAS Motherboard from AliExpress!

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Today, I'm unboxing and reviewing a unique find from AliExpress - a nameless, brand-less 9-Bay NAS motherboard that caught my eye. With a powerhouse setup featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD, this motherboard promises to offer an exciting alternative to pre-built NAS systems from big names like Synology or QNAP.
What's in the box? How does this motherboard stack up in terms of specs, including its Mini-ITX form factor, impressive I/O options, and expandability with up to 64GB RAM and multiple NVMe SSD slots? Is it worth the $760 investment, including shipping and taxes? And most importantly, can it outperform commercial 9-bay NAS solutions when we set it up with TrueNAS Core?
I'll walk you through the specs, share my installation process (complete with speed-ups and engaging visuals), and give you my honest thoughts on whether this motherboard is a viable heart for a custom NAS project. Whether you're a seasoned tech enthusiast or new to the NAS scene, this video is packed with insights, tips, and a little bit of my trademark 'Technically Unsure' charm.
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@nadtz 2 месяца назад

Just to throw it in there Topton isn't really a no name brand, maybe not well known to the average eastern consumer but they've been around for a while (along with cwwk). Compared to some of the stuff you can find on ebay and aliexpress while I wouldn't exactly recommend them to someone who wasn't DIY oriented I've had pretty good luck with the hardware I've gotten from them.

@wiedapp 2 месяца назад

Most of these boards come with Intel i225v or i226v NIC, so a dab at the Intel Update Assistant while being in Windows wohld possibly have helped. And if everything else goes wrong, you could possibly find drivers with the hardware ID from the device manager and Google...

@delduked Месяц назад

One of those Ethernet ports should have been 10gb. I would buy that

@TechnicallyUnsure 28 дней назад

I wish

@joseph3164 2 месяца назад

4 2.5Gb ports nice!!

@Nalianna 2 месяца назад

could run it as your NAS, and also as your router :)

@TechnicallyUnsure 2 месяца назад

@@Nalianna Yes, and by default, as you see in the video, they even ship it with pfSense, you can use it as Router and/or NAS

@milk4chillout Месяц назад

internal usb is perfect for unraid os did you test the chineese nvme?

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

Yes, NVME SSD came with the motherboard and it worked fine, installed the OS on it and did some speed test, all seems to be in order.

@ostrov11 2 месяца назад

спасибо, хорошая работа.

@r0galik Месяц назад

Default String is my favourite company.

@dktol56 2 месяца назад

I would like to know what chipset provides the 8 sata ports accessible thru the sff-8643 connectors. I'm guessing ASMedia or maybe JMicron. Too bad you didn't run lspci when you had Ubuntu installed.

@TechnicallyUnsure 2 месяца назад

Sorry, missed that in this video, please keep an eye out for the new video, it will include a lot more info on this motherboard

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

Quick question: have you desoldered the capacitor under the 2x4 pin of the processor power supply? Because I've got a capacitor blocking the plug.

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

No, I did not desolder anything, maybe you got a different board or a different revision ?

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

@@TechnicallyUnsure It's exactly the same, but with just one extra capacitor.

@jonisup1 Месяц назад

Does it support bifurcation of the Pcie slot?

@JohnPonthecuff Месяц назад

I believe that you need to get a TPM Header (module) for TPM to work (it is the ASUS compatible one)....

@monish05m 19 дней назад

does it support passing though the pci to vm, does the bios have any IOMMU settings ??

@w3isserwolf 28 дней назад

The Brand is Topton. I also run 2 NAS Boards from them But with an 6005 processor.

@akurenda1985 Месяц назад

Do you know if the PCIe slot supports bifurcation?

@pabloszi Месяц назад

I have this board from cwwk. Till now didn't find any option in bios to turn on bifurcation.

@fedefede843 Месяц назад

what about disk performance? power consumption? those are the things I'd like to see in a nas mobo review.

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

Please see the 2nd video on this motherboard on my channel, power consumption is 75 watts with all disks in use and disk speed was limited to Ethernet, which is 2.5Gbps

@fedefede843 Месяц назад

@@TechnicallyUnsure oh, that is the video I was looking for. Good stuff, thanks!

@dktol56 2 месяца назад

With your Windows install, the missing drivers are likely from Intel (the NIC's) and AMD (the cpu/chipset). The easiest path to getting the missing drivers is with a free utility called Snappy Driver Origin. Then again, this mobo is aimed at a Linux (or freebsd) based NAS or firewall, so who cares about Windows.

5 дней назад

if it works fully with windows would be a good board for adobe workstation...

@HaimPeretz 2 месяца назад

In the AliExpress page I found this board supporting ECC RAM, is it right?

@HaimPeretz 2 месяца назад

"Support SO-DIMM DDR5 memnory technology 2*SO-DIMM DDR5 memory slots DDR5 supports 5600 by default and is compatible with 4800/5200MHz (supports ECC notebook memory) Maximum capacity of single memory: 32GB Maximum capacity of dual channel: 64GB"

@TechnicallyUnsure 2 месяца назад

Yes, what I heard was and I quote: "All DDR5 come with inline ECC" (sic)

@shtewps 2 месяца назад

Was the usb4 port working in Ubuntu?

@shtewps 2 месяца назад

@TechnicallyUnsure is that a "yes"?

@TechnicallyUnsure 2 месяца назад

Sorry for the late reply, finally got a chance to try it. Yes, it works, driver part was a bit pain, but USB4 port works

@krimzon653 2 месяца назад

having 4 ethernet ports is pretty good !

@hrgagan9192 Месяц назад

whats the power draw on this when running the NAS?

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

70W

@danielzebrowski5038 28 дней назад

Does the BIOS / PCIe slot support bifurcation?

@TechnicallyUnsure 28 дней назад

Stay tuned, in the upcoming video, I will show bifurcation and more on this motherboard

@BandanaGrampz 18 дней назад

Update on how its working? Failures? Problems Pros? Cons?

@TechnicallyUnsure 18 дней назад

Please check the follow up video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vruWmVdb_mI.html

@dokt9304 Месяц назад

Bro said there's no driver when you can just download the genric one straight from Intel/AMD 🤣💀💀

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

What? We are talking about driver for Ethernet

@frenchieman971 Месяц назад

@@TechnicallyUnsureyup exactly and you just miss a very easy step to check you driver by yourself. Also Topton is very easy to answer on Aliexpress chat, WeChat and Skype to give your the support links of each of their thousand products. They are OEM manufacturers for many many many brands in China but also around the world, that’s why they don’t put their name on their products because they sell OEM and accept custom ODM names if you buy from 100/1000/10.000 units etc. They are big big big big in China and responsible for many Mini PC designs and Laptops boards and AIO Pc’s too…their pdf catalog is HUUUUGE.

@send2ady 2 месяца назад

It works with 96 GB Ram also (2x48) - the CPU supports ECC but i bet the MB don't

@TechnicallyUnsure 2 месяца назад

You are right and the 64GB limit is mentioned in AliExpress listing, but as you said, the CPU supports more

@BrunodeSouzaLino Месяц назад

You can use ECC anyways, as the memory controller has been part of the CPU since 2008. All Ryzen SKUs support ECC RAM, but it has to be unbuffered. Only EPYC SKUs support Buffered ECC. You could address 128 GB, but 48GB is the highest capacity you're gonna find for a single ddr5 sodimm.

@benjiro8793 25 дней назад

@@BrunodeSouzaLino You can use ECC Unbuffered memory BUT ... the ECC functionality is NOT active. Very important detail! Aka, its runs like normal DDR5 memory, but you do not get the system wide ECC support, that you expect. This is a issue with all those non "pro" laptop / mini-pc / 8700G / .. where ever else they shove that in monolite in. It needs a PRO CPU. The Desktop CPUs (minus the none "PRO" G) all support ECC.

@AinzOoalG0wn 21 день назад

@@benjiro8793 so can you get ecc buffered on desktop cpu for ryzen? or is EPYC a must? 🤔 and based on whats said, doesn't seem like the motherboard matters these days? as long as the cpu supports ecc?

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

in the BIOS, I can't access my hard disks. Are there any settings I need to change?

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

I took the same barrette as you. CT32G56C46S5

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

How about the M.2 drive? Did you install it? What power supply are you using? Did you install CPU cooler properly?

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

@@TechnicallyUnsure The prosseceur is well cooled, I put a ssd sata, and a corsair 750 watts

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

So it just randomly reboots? Maybe bad install? Is power supply new? Did you connect the extra CPU power connection to the motherboard or just the 24-pin one?

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

@@TechnicallyUnsure I'll try to do a clean install to see. Thank you for your help.

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

The motherboard reboots after the truenas boot. I don't get it. I need help please.

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

That never happened to me, something is not right. Did you install your own RAM? Maybe RAM is not compatible?

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

@@TechnicallyUnsure I took the same barrette as you. CT32G56C46S5

@freegameshow4743 Месяц назад

I think it was the installation that had the problem because I installed ubuntu server with casaos and it works fine. Thanks to you @@TechnicallyUnsure

@nitehawk68 2 месяца назад

Does it support Proxmox?

@TechnicallyUnsure 2 месяца назад

Yes, it does. I will actually upload a new video where I'm doing more with this motherboard.

@r0galik Месяц назад

Proxmox is just a Web interface for qemu... Everything supports it

@apocalypsevingt-cinq156 14 часов назад

Jonsbo make PC and NAS cases.

@weilou5057 Месяц назад

Good luck with those unknown brands MB. I bought similar kind of MB from Amazon for a nas build. However two out of 6 sata ports don’t work. Only thing good is that they accept return. I have to pay $80 shipping to send it back to china. I will never buy any unknown brand MB from China any more.

@Vinterloft Месяц назад

Topton is not a no-name brand. They've been around the block

@mi.canal.de.youtube Месяц назад

Where is network and storage benchmarks? I mean the title said nas motherboard, and you even got windows and counter strike in it. I just don't get it

@TechnicallyUnsure Месяц назад

Sorry, it's on the 2nd video, please see: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GJ1ORW5KX9c.html

@mi.canal.de.youtube Месяц назад

Thanks! @@TechnicallyUnsure the 2nd wasn't show/suggested