You may actually get better performance from software raid - depending on your processor and if you need to be doing anything else while copying files.
Here is a 4-port SIL card for $19 including shipping - http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Port-SATA-PCI-Raid-Controller-Card-Adapter-SIL3114-5V_W0QQitemZ350167691880QQihZ022QQcategoryZ90717QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Or get an 8-port 3Ware for $165 - http://cgi.ebay.com/3Ware-9500S-8-8-Ports-Sata-Raid-Controller-Card-W-128_W0QQitemZ270378262353QQihZ017QQcategoryZ56091QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The 3Ware should work in a shorter card slot if there is room for the unused connectors to dangle above the motherboard. No harm in having more ports than you need at the moment. Chances are you will end up using them. If you are considering running the 3Ware 9500S in a shorter slot, let me know and I'll test it here. Will only take a few minutes. -Dave Walton On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > But I don't want RAID 10, it wastes too much space and costs half my speed. > I NEED speed and I NEED space, what I don't need is data security, I'm gonna > capture from timecoded tape, if the data goes away I can get it back, no big > whoop. Like I wrote in a different post video is a different world. > > I'd forgotten to look at Newegg, they have a good selection of controllers. > For my needs it looks like > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816150021 might be > acceptable. I agree that I don't want a super cheap controller but SIIG is a > good name, wish it had 4 ports. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816122015 This Sonnet > card does, I've heard good things about them but never used their products. > > This discussion has helped me to narrow down my requirements, I'd like a 4 > port card, hardware RAID is unnecessary, and I'd like to have the price > around $100. > > -Curt > > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:47:24 -0500 > From: "Tom Hargrave" <tharg...@hiwaay.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] SATA controller? > To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: <093b01c9c3b5$7322b0c0$3400a...@tomrmkj2yanjy9> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" > > Curt, > > The best setup is a RAID 10 with 4, 6 or 8 drives. > > Stay away from the cheap controllers - they are junk. Also, you want a true > hardware RAID controller. > > Here's a good one for 2 drives: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116030 > > If you want to get real serious, here's a 12 port RAID card that should > perform well: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116057 > > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > http://www.kegkits.com/JABF/ > 256-656-1924 > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090423/7e29ba32/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
