On 11/28/05, Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, yet another motherboard question. > > Looking for a socket 939 motherboard with a comfortable number of > SATA ports (at least 6, preferably 8). The application is software > RAID.
I would buy a reasonable motherboard, and plan to use either Areca, 3Ware, or LSI Logic 8-port SATA cards. You can get 8-port cards with battery backed cache for about $500 USD, which buys you a pretty big performance increment. By going with these cards, you can actually scale up further if you like (e.g. - with Areca, you can add another 1GB of battery-backed cache)... -- http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/linux.html "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." -- Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)