Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Grab the Asustor LockerStor 6 Gen 3 at (links below are affiliate links - I might earn a small commission from these at no cost to you): geni.us/DDchf

Curious how I manage to create so many simulations in a week? Well, this is one of the most important reasons. Since I received this NAS, it has become so much easier to store my enormous simulation cache and renders, and render them from multiple powerful Blender PCs at the same time.

In this video, you can learn about my experience with this Asustor NAS and the way I use it to optimise my blender workflow.

All NAS equipment:
- @ASUSTOR_YT Lockerstor 6 Gen 3 - geni.us/DDchf
- @ToshibaUSA MG10A 22TB HDDs - geni.us/J5leK0x
- @lexarmemory NM790 4TB SSDs - geni.us/NHSr
- @10gtek Dual 10G NICs - geni.us/cqzcAX
- ⁨@eatoncorp 3s 700B UPS - geni.us/DsSZr
- ⁨@TPLINKUS Archer T3U Plus WiFi Dongle - geni.us/KtELZV

Learn more about NASes: @nascompares
Thumbnail inspired by: @salimbenbouz

00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Disclosure
02:10 - Unboxing
05:28 - Other Accessories
08:59 - Initialization
11:14 - Performance Tests
13:34 - NAS usage in Blender Workflows
20:17 - Future-proofing/Expandability
22:09 - Plex?
24:19 - Downsides
24:39 - Price
26:50 - SSD Caching Issues
28:55 - Hardware Encoding
29:19 - ADM
30:53 - USB Networking
31:49 - Drive Swapping Issue
34:25 - Software Nice to Haves
36:30 - SSD Compatibility
37:32 - Outro

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🔌 My Plugins and .blends
Autofocus Pro - blendermarket.com/products/aperture
Physics Plug-in - blendermarket.com/products/physassist
Total Render Time - blendermarket.com/products/total-render-time
Domino Run Kit. - blendermarket.com/products/domino-run-kit
Patreon - bit.ly/MobyPatreon

✅ My Socials
Blog - mobymotionblog.com
Twitter - twitter.com/MobyMotion
Instagram - instagram.com/mobymotion
Tumblr - mobymotion.tumblr.com
Patreon - patreon.com/MobyMotion

😊 Affiliate Links
Marble Run Kit - blendermarket.com/products/marble-run-kit/?ref=48
Marble Race Kit - blendermarket.com/products/marble-race-kit/?ref=48
Wooden Train Set - blendermarket.com/products/wooden-train-set/?ref=48
FLIP Fluids Plugin - blendermarket.com/products/flipfluids/?ref=48
Backrooms Tutorial - blendermarket.com/products/backrooms-in-blender-step-by-step-tutorial-4h40min-how-to-make/?ref=48
Poolrooms Tutorial - blendermarket.com/products/poolrooms-backrooms-in-blender-step-by-step-tutorial-beginner-friendly-how-to-create/?ref=48
Escalators - blendermarket.com/products/animated-procedural-escalators/?ref=48

Tube Buddy - tubebuddy.com/Moby
render+ - blendermarket.com/products/render/?ref=48
Beautiful interior scene - blendermarket.com/products/interiorscene/?ref=48
Material Builder Suite - gumroad.com/a/418477171/vYItG
Topaz Video AI - topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai/ref/1717

🖥️ My Rigs (includes Amazon affiliate links)
Desktop 1:
@AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - geni.us/GxRFB
@Nvidia RTX 4090 - geni.us/WdA5daD

Desktop 2:
@AMD Ryzen 9 9950X - geni.us/N3h2k0
2 x @Nvidia RTX 3090 - geni.us/uBEC2

Animation NAS:
@ASUSTOR_YT Lockerstor 6 Gen 3 - geni.us/DDchf
@ToshibaUSA MG10A 22TB HDDs - geni.us/J5leK0x
@lexarmemory 4TB NM790s - geni.us/NHSr