Hi All,
Anyone have a recommendation for a pci-e sata card with minimum 4 internal sata2 connectors?
I need to replace my PCI based 4 port sata with something faster for parity generation, and have a pci-e x4 slot available. I've seen a couple of x1 cards (sil-3124 chipset) and x4 cards (Marvell 88SX7042 chipset), anyone know if the x4 will make a big difference with parity generation? (in theory it should, but would like real-world answers)
thx!
Proto,
I use Supermicro-AOC-SASLP-MV8
I have been using that for about a year now with out any issues and there was an immediate speed increase (for me that is, mileage will vary).
You do need to buy break out cables.
$145 for 8 internal SATA II ports is a really good deal.
thanks for the info, that does look like a nice card.
I ended up ordering the Rosewill rc-218, hopefully it's good. From what I've read, the marvell chipset sounds better than the sil chipset I was also considering, since the sil uses port multipliers.
I also use the Supermicro-AOC-SASLP-MV8, I love it, works great, no issues, and really cheap!
I also have 3 of these in my file server. Makes for a long boot up time with each one spinning up the drives individually but it's not like I reboot my server all the time so it's really a non issue for me.
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