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: Please, recommand a good 8 port SATA card.

ime2006
03-01-2011, 11:15 PM
As my mother board has not enough SATA port for all my Drives.
Mid to High end are all fine.

Please, suggest any brand and model ??


Really appreciate it!!!
ddr
03-01-2011, 11:47 PM
are u putting the drives in RAID at all?

is this for a PCI slot? PCI-e slot?
ime2006
03-02-2011, 12:19 PM
are u putting the drives in RAID at all?

is this for a PCI slot? PCI-e slot?

Don't really need RAID Config.

Just need to have a lot of HDD in this system.
But my motherboard has not enough SATA ports.

My PCI-E has been used up as well.
1 for Video Card.
1 for my Sound Card.


I guess i can only go for PCI SATA card then.
PCI-E is faster ? or PCI ? or pretty much same ?

All i want is fast transfer rate and stable, good quality.

Any suggestions ?? :-)
InvisibleSoul
03-02-2011, 02:21 PM
You would want a PCIe card...

Maybe a couple of these 4-port ones...
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=33441&vpn=SD%2DSATA%2D4P&manufacture=Syba

Unless price is not an issue, because pretty much all 8-port cards are higher end stuff that will set you back like $300+.
ime2006
03-02-2011, 08:11 PM
You would want a PCIe card...

Maybe a couple of these 4-port ones...
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=33441&vpn=SD%2DSATA%2D4P&manufacture=Syba

Unless price is not an issue, because pretty much all 8-port cards are higher end stuff that will set you back like $300+.

I really need 8 ports for sure.

10 of 2TB HDD
1 Blu-Ray drive
2 eSATA

Total should be around 13 SATA port....

So, 6 on MotherBoard, 8 on SATA card, total 14 ports
I really don't mind the price.
As long as stable and good quality.
Cuz Data is priceless !!!!

Any suggestion for a good one ??
InvisibleSoul
03-03-2011, 09:47 AM
I'm saying if you have the PCIe slots, you can get two of the 4-port ones instead, because it would be a lot cheaper.

I don't think the quality of the controller is going to affect the reliability of your data... and since you're not using the drives in a RAID configuration, even if the controller dies, it's not a big deal.

But if you're set on wanting an 8-port card, I would suggest going to NewEgg and looking at the user reviews there.
!MiKrofT
03-03-2011, 06:51 PM
If data was priceless I wouldn't run that many drives without any backup or redundancy. Try 3ware.
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