I suppose two slots might not be enough, if i can use this little doohickey to make a SATA connection externally it might be good.
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| Author: | MobsterOO7 [ 01 Sep 2009, 21:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Recommendations for a SATA PCI expansion card |
I'm a bit tired of being limited to only 7 hard drives (6 SATA and 1 IDE) by my motherboards available slots. I want to get a SATA PCI expansion card with at least 2 slots on it because that is how many spaces i have for drives left. RAID is not desired at all, so if there is a good card without RAID please tell me about it. I just want something simple and dependable. Thanks for your input! |
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| Author: | DaFox [ 01 Sep 2009, 23:08 ] |
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well you could give me some sata drives to make room on your motherboard ;) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816151037 |
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| Author: | Abram [ 02 Sep 2009, 01:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Recommendations for a SATA PCI expansion card |
Have you considered a drive box? |
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| Author: | MobsterOO7 [ 02 Sep 2009, 03:06 ] |
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I like to keep everything inside the case if I can. Especially since a drive box would require me to use up another electrical outlet on my UPS. Also that card you posted DaFox is a bit out of my price range. |
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| Author: | maherie [ 02 Sep 2009, 06:42 ] |
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I did some looking into this a while ago, and basicly couldn't get the card I wanted here in AUS... I'd love to see what happens to this thread.. I'll keep tuned in. |
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| Author: | whismerhill [ 02 Sep 2009, 09:51 ] |
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couldn't find anything very good except promise controllers ( SATA300 TX4 or SATA300 TX4302 ) I'm not keen of promise myself though it's always better than some obscure third party ... |
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| Author: | Abram [ 02 Sep 2009, 10:45 ] |
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There are sata PCI cards that have inpouts on the back (outside). You could use one of those and feed the cables back into the case. |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 02 Sep 2009, 12:21 ] |
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You mean this sort of thing? PCI will be horribly bandwidth limiting for SATA... PCI-E 4x is really the minimum you want. Will try to find some links. XFX used to do a 4 port PCI SATA card (was £20 or something) but I can't find it any more. :? |
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| Author: | Gilly [ 02 Sep 2009, 13:32 ] |
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i wonder if a cheaper solution is to go to 1.5TB disks, rather than adding more disks. I have seen some very expensive controller cards. although, if your adding only 2 ports and dont want something fancy im sure you can find something at a reasonable price |
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| Author: | MobsterOO7 [ 02 Sep 2009, 17:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Recommendations for a SATA PCI expansion card |
I suppose two slots might not be enough, if i can use this little doohickey to make a SATA connection externally it might be good.
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