This is my Synology gear:
At the moment I own two synologies, but I am planing to buy a third very soon.
Synology DS713+:
Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS713+
and the 4GB RAM upgrade I did:
*Memory upgrade will most likely void the warranty.
Kingston Value RAM 4GB 1333MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 SODIMM SR X8 Notebook Memory (KVR13S9S8/4) (affiliate link)
and my backup unit is a Synology DS216+:
Synology DS216+II NAS DiskStation, Diskless
And the upgraded RAM:
*Memory upgrade will most likely void the warranty
Crucial 8GB Single DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/S (PC3-12800) Unbuffered SODIMM 204-Pin Memory – CT102464BF160B
For Hard drives, I use Western Digital 3TB Red NAS and I have 5, 2 for each NAS and a spare in case a hard drive goes down.
Love this disks, In my 713+ NAS I have had them for 10+ years and no failures yet.
It is important that you choose the RED CAVIAR NAS as the disks will be running 24/7 if you are powering a website from your NAS.
WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Drive – 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5″ – WD30EFRX
You can also buy the NAS as a bundle (NAS and disks). In this case, make sure you buy it with the red caviar drives on it. You wont regret it!
And my latest acquisition: A synology DS918+:
Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation DS918+ (Diskless)
Equipped with 4x10TB WD Red Drives:
WD Red 10TB NAS Hard Drive – 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5″ – WD100EFAX
Which I upgraded the RAM to:
(affiliate link) you need two 2x8GB:
I also have the Synology router which makes managing your network and configuring your VPN painless and easy:
Synology RT2600AC Wi-Fi AC 2600 Gigabit Router
If you decide to buy from one of these links, so will be supporting me and this blog and I thank you for that!
Synoguide 
“This is my Synology gear: Synology DS173+”
i think you mean “DS713+” 🙂
Why do you have an external drive connected?
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heheh, I certainly mean that!! Thanks Kim!
/Ruth
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Hello,
I checked the reviews for Syn DS918+ and they come with 4GB of RAM and it says it is expandable to 8GB.
Is there a mistake on your review or were you able to change that to 2x8GB of RAM which adds to 16GB?
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In the official docs it says expandable to 8GB but at your own risk (I have done it), you can expand it to 16GB.
/Ruth
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I have a DS713+ with 2 Seagate IronWolf 8TB drives with the stock RAM. Did you see a big improvement with the increased RAM?
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Huge improvement on all my Synologies!
/Ruth
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Great info…bookmarked. Thanks
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🙂 /Ruth
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Hi Ruth, I have a DS713+ and would like to upgrade the ram. There are some reports of 4gb modules causing cpu issues, as per this link: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/68242/processor-usage-increases-with-4gb-ram-installed
Does the D2700 CPU cope with a single stick of 4gb ram? Did you notice any cpu spikes?
I suspect that only double ranked memory is supported?
Thanks in advance!
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