david97 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 The LSI 9201-16i seems like the best card if you want 16 ports but where do you buy this card? It's on ebay, amazon etc should i be concerned if it is genuine? Quote Link to comment
ChatNoir Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 16i cards are generally pretty expensive. If you plan to just plug HDDs on it, you might want to look at a 8i card plus an expander. You will have plenty of bandwidth, your 16 ports and it should be cheaper. As for where to buy it, ebay is generally the place most people go to. However, as you said there are some risks. You should first select a good seller, then the product. When I will need to expand my array, I'll probably go to The Art of Server, even if I have to pay shipping to Europe. Unless I find a reliable EU seller in the meantime. Quote Link to comment
david97 Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, ChatNoir said: 16i cards are generally pretty expensive. If you plan to just plug HDDs on it, you might want to look at a 8i card plus an expander. You will have plenty of bandwidth, your 16 ports and it should be cheaper. As for where to buy it, ebay is generally the place most people go to. However, as you said there are some risks. You should first select a good seller, then the product. When I will need to expand my array, I'll probably go to The Art of Server, even if I have to pay shipping to Europe. Unless I find a reliable EU seller in the meantime. They are on ebay for around $130 new and are in IT mode. Now i don't know if it's genuine or not ship from china. Edited March 14, 2021 by david97 Quote Link to comment
david97 Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Like this one 89 sold. https://www.ebay.com/itm/LSI-9201-16i-6Gbps-16-lane-SAS-HBA-P19-IT-Mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID/124176410919?hash=item1ce97da927:g:E94AAOSwHy5esPcw Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/14/2021 at 11:20 AM, david97 said: They are on ebay for around $130 new and are in IT mode. Now i don't know if it's genuine or not ship from china. If it's a 92XX series and says it's brand new, chances are it's fake. Current production is 93XX Look for used pulls and refurbished to increase your chances of getting genuine product. New is a red flag for products no longer being officially produced. Quote Link to comment
Opawesome Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I have a Supermicro X11SSH-LN4-F with one LSI SAS 9201 16i. It has been working flawlessly for a year, with 10 HDDs attached to it. I bought it from this guy : https://www.ebay.fr/usr/ac-tech for 150,00 USD +shipping. The card does get quite hot, so I installed a fan installed in the PCI-E slot right below the card, with blowing air directly to on to the SAS card radiator. The bracket used to install the fan is like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Bracket-Three-Mount-Video-Cooling/dp/B00UJ9JSBY 1 Quote Link to comment
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