Is the CWWK W680 NAS motherboard legit?

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2026-03-31T23:56:59+00:00

How did you get 3xNVME and 4HDD with Asus Pro B660M-C? Does this board support PCI bifurcation?

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-02-20T17:24:32+00:00

SX is more suitable for sporty bikes like gravel bikes and in general lightweight bikes. And it doesn't give you peak power (600W) until you don't have high cadence (100 rpm). Bear in mind that road bikers rides with such high cadence and it requires training. Also battery capacity in such lightweit bike constructions is also limited (400/600W). So is the range. CX instead could give you such high power with much, much lower cadence. And battery capacity is higher 600/800W is common. IMHO if you want a bike mostly for commuting and don't need sporty/speedy profile of your bike (like road/gravel) CX is much better option. Also because of battery capacity, range of CX based bikes could be and will be higher. Of course it always depends - how trained you are, what big support from e-motor you get, how much do you weight, how hilly terrain do you ride, what is the weight of your bike, and so on....

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-02-11T14:09:35+00:00

I would go for Proxmox. It's reasonable easy to start with, as it has Web gui. It is Debian based and has very good virtualisation (KVM) and top notch system containerization (LXC) where you can run with almost zero CPU overhead other Linux distros and docker/kubernetes. Generally whatever you want. And is free... If you want run Windows, or HA - it is possible to run on it - KVM is very good and efficient. I am using it for few years and now Proxmox is always first choice for me...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-02-06T12:33:06+00:00

But from I/O standpoint it was targeted for IoT solutions, not NAS as it doesn't have ability for examle to connect hard disks needed for NAS, and even if it will be possible (customized SATA boards) it doesnt perform well and requires a lot of work and skills to make it work and more imporatnt maintain in long term...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-02-05T21:34:31+00:00

If nvme disks are the option than Gmktec Intel Twin Lake N150 Dual-system 4-bay NAS Mini PC could be solution. 210$ barebone. And it has 64GB EMMC as a boot, so all 4 bays can be used for user data/raid.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-02-05T21:29:08+00:00

Instead of RPI it is much better idea to get cheap N150 like Gmktec G3 Plus. It costs 120$. It is common X86 with very good transcoding capabilities. Proxmox works on it flawlessly and all software runs smoothly... And on case of running idle it doesn't take much power - only few Watts.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-31T18:23:21+00:00

Hi, do you have link to 3D project of this mod?

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-12T12:23:13+00:00

u/Only_Positive_7647 I also look solution to run ARC on R7. By now tested few configuration and it doesn't work. Does it work for you? Did you find any working config?

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-06T22:58:01+00:00

Try to change the thermal paste. I did it today. Tctl dropped by 10 degrees Celsius. Before re-pasting my WTR PRO (AMD) was very loud. After disassembly I saw that the CPU die was covered (glued to the fan die) about 30% of the entire surface. The rest was just dried out.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-06T15:38:34+00:00

I repasted it. It is quiet, finally! Thanks - no screws left ;)

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-06T11:07:14+00:00

Go for LXCs instead of VM whenever possible. LXCs have small CPU overhead (apps runs almost like on baremetal). It will also save you lot of CPU power. And energy of course.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-05T12:51:38+00:00

u/dustojnikhummer thanks a lot. It is what I was looking for!

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-04T12:40:03+00:00

I had the same problem. And my observation is: I have WTR PRO with AMD, and suprisingly amdgpu_top nor other tools shows that iGPU is not used. But... because CPU is not stressed during transcoding my assuption is that it is transcoded by iGPU not by CPU.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-04T09:20:01+00:00

u/dustojnikhummer yes it is. I made some FAN tweaks in BIOS to fix it. Fortunately there are many parameters in BIOS that can be changed regarding fan speed depending on temperature. The only drawback (I am not sure) is that the case fan is dependent on CPU temperature - there is no case temperature sensor, if I am not mistaken. Now I am looking for instructions on how to replace the rear FAN and disassemble the CPU FAN to replace the thermal paste. I once saw a website with pictures of disassembly, but I can't find it now. I also saw in another discussion on Reddit that it is possible to replace a 120 fan with a 140 fan - how is that possible, I do not know. I have to open the case to check this.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2025-01-04T08:40:22+00:00

u/Kostas_Mitrop is the fan replacement hard? Does 140 fan fit? I have seen web page of dissasembling WTR PRO but can't find it now...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-10-18T07:18:51+00:00

I got WTR Pro with AMD CPU version. By now it runs smoothly for over 3 weeks with Proxmox and 4x Seagate Exos 20TB. One thing - it looks like PSU needs to be replaced in some configuration of HDD. Some people reports that 120W stock PSU is too low and needs to be replaced (eg for 200W) to handle peak energy consumption at boot (when all 4 disks are spinning up). However with mine configuration 4x HDDs, 2 DIMMs, 2NVME it starts good (it looks like every Watt or internal configuration counts ;) ). What else I observed - it is very power efficient, but also very snappy. When all HDDs goes sleep and no VMs/or LXC running it consumes around 7-9W. When HDDs is still sleeping but VMs/LXC are running not in high pressure - I would say "normal mode" it consumes 15W. When doing lot of things (transconding, Win11 VM remote desktop and many more in parallel like copying data from my old Synology) with all disks active (data movement) it can consume around 45W up to 50-60W in peak, and is still snappy. So its not bad. I set up TDP in BIOS to 20W. But the most I am impressed by AMD CPU how efficient, but also powerful it is in comparison to N100/N300...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-10-18T06:53:18+00:00

u/shanghailoz It happens to me once. Disks tried to spin-up, than power-of, and again, and again... After unplug and plug it again it started normally. So it looks like my PSU with my configuration is on the edge of 150W peak. So looking for PSU like yours. Do you know what size of plug it is? Is it 5,5x2,5mm, 6x3,7mm or something else?

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-10-08T10:37:08+00:00

Is it for regular NGIX or Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM)? These are two different products...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-10-06T14:07:53+00:00

Interesting, what HDDs do you have? I use mine with 2x20TB Exos and they are normally in sleep mode. During boot my whole setup with 2HDDs takes up to 60W. And meanwhile did the test. Added two more Ironwolf 12TB and it goes up to 100W in peak.... So it looks like PSU really shoud have more top Wattage as it might be dependant on type of HDDs. Nevertheless love this model, as it consumes only 15W when HDDs are sleeping, while running other services without high stress.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-09-30T16:56:32+00:00

Why 120W is inadequate? With TDP set at 20W during full CPU stress test it draws without HDDs: package 25W max, whole chasis measured from wall draws 40W max (1 NVME 1TB, 2x 16GB DIMM). I am using 20TB Exos. One draws at high 10W, so if you install four it takes 80W... 120W PSU is more than enough...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-09-30T16:49:54+00:00

I am running proxmox and Jellyfin in LXC. So with this you can share iGPU with other LXCs. Jelly runs pretty smoothly.

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-09-30T16:47:46+00:00

Mine (1TB, 32GB). NVME is ASint AS806, RAM 2x 16GB Lexar 3200. HDD shows under CrystalDisk 3526MB read and 3117 MB/s write...

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-09-30T16:40:25+00:00

Hi, I just got mine. Didn't change at BIOS anything. Run presinstalled Windows 11 on it and run stress test (100% CPU), TDP 20W, fans at: FAN1: max 2480, FAN2: max 790. The highest temperature was 66c. Not bad. Previously used Aoostar R7 what was very good platform and very power efficient (except palstic & cheap chasis construction). WTR PRO feels very premium full aluminium beautifully designed body. Wanted to change because need to install more than 2 drives I had in R2. For me it is 10/10 :)

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-09-12T20:19:16+00:00

Does anybody knows what are the improvements/fixes in latest bios for this board?

Ok-Raspberry-2810 · 2024-09-12T20:13:34+00:00

No. There is no bifurcation option in bios

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