March 22, 20215 yr Hello! Im working on an evolution of my current Unraid server which currently is setted up in a regular tower PC heavily modified to host 12 HDDs. For now Im going to focus on case + SATA controller. For the case I have choose this one and as you can read in the case description: Quote This has 3 x 8643 Mini SAS connectors. 2 Input and 1 output. Requires only 4/8 port HBA or raid card to run all 24 drives with built in expander. 12GB Backplane With Expander Built In So I been looking into options for the SATA controller and I'm kind of lost choosing which one is a better option: Broadcom SAS 9300-8i - 400$ Broadcom 9400-8i8e - 600$ (what means the 8e?) Broadcom HBA 9500-8i - 430$ Seems like the 9300 is the go-to option in some other users build in the forum but Im tempted about getting the 9500 as I understand that its newer technology and seems like its supported since 6.9.0. My problem is that I don't know enough about SATA controller cards, I only owned a 9211 which is plugged in my current Unraid server. Would like to get your opinion about what could be a good match for the new server thinking on the long term even if that means a bigger investment. Thanks!
March 22, 20215 yr 10 minutes ago, s0b said: (what means the 8e?) 8e means 8 external ports (in this case in adition to the 8 internal ones: 8i). 9300-8i is more than enough, and if you like you can by used server puls for less than $100, look on ebay.
March 23, 20215 yr Author @JorgeB do you know if the 9211 can handle the server (at a lower speed) while I get the 9300?
March 24, 20215 yr 9211 is perfectly capable for 8 disks, it can only be a bottleneck with SSDs or SAS expanders.
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