tortufo

I just ordered a Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX to pair with an i3-13100 thinking it would be an upgrade over my existing E-1225. That was until I realized that the board doesn't have an onboard type A USB to move my key across to. Are there any standout boards for the 13100 which are a little more unraid-friendly? It's going into a node 804, so microATX is a must.

Silly question, but what's the bandwidth across my current HBA without the expander? Is there a specific expander I should be looking out for? Will I also need something like the Supermicro CSE-PTJBOD-CB3 to run the second PSU?

I've been runninng a T30 with 4 disks, parity and an SSD for about ~18 months and I'm already feeling the expansion itch. I picked up two 12TB Western Digital EasyStore drives over the weekend and before I shuck them I'm trying to figure out the logistics to get them all hooked up. Currently everything but the parity is on an LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA (9201-8i) in IT mode. I've already exceeded the limits of the case, the current drive arrangement is far from smart, so I'm wondering whether I can turn my 8087 internal connections into 8088 by means of a plate/card and hook up a separate spare case via a pair of 8088 cables with all my drives inside. Am I better off going this route, or should I be considering an expander like the RES2SV240NC? Throughput is definitely a consideration, we're watching a lot of 4K now so I'm trying not to slash bandwidth here, just connect the drives in a way which is more practical for power, space and heat.