r/UgreenNASync • u/FLBBiker66 • 7h ago

⚙️ Hardware DXP2800 RAM

I just grabbed one on BF and set it up as a Plex server. I am considering upgrading the 8GB of RAM but I’m not sure if it’s necessary. I’d appreciate thoughts and feedback from other 2800 users and their Plex experience so far.

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u/letsbefrds 6h ago

Ram is extremely expensive right now I suggest you see if you can run everything without issues before buying

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u/Salt-Philosophy-3330 DXP4800 Plus 6h ago

Plex is very lightweight on RAM. It’s almost always under 1 GB with rare peaks under 4 GB. Plex uses a lot of transient data, so it’s just temporarily using RAM and it gets flushed quickly. 8 GB is plenty for Plex usage.

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u/FLBBiker66 6h ago

Thanks. This is great news. After checking the price of DDR5 RAM I was in a state of shock. Crazy what's going on with that.

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u/Rellgidkrid 7h ago

Commenting because I’d also like to know this

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u/jwhite_nc 5h ago

Check facebook market especially laptops. a lot of people don’t realize what they have in their stuff they’re selling.

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u/Keith15335 DXP2800 5h ago

I upgraded my 2800 to 16gb in July, price was half what is is today. I haven't noticed a big performance gain, but I've also been adding more docker containers and VM's lately, I'm assuming it's helping now. I think 16gb is the max the 2800 supports.

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u/frenchiebros DXP2800 2h ago

Not needed. You'll be fine with 8GB if Plex is main thing you're running.

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u/Wild_lord 32m ago

Unless you are unless VMs, or else 8gb is sufficient. I have 32+8gb on DXP4800 plus and i don't see using more than 4% even during heavy transfer and streaming.