So I'm looking to add a few more drives to my system and I'll need a HBA to do it.

 

I am looking for a 16 drive card that i can also plug my cache drives into.

 

also how do i decide pci 2 or 3?

So far my leading contender is the LSI 9305-16i

 

Sorry for the newb question but there isn't really a lot of info on the 16 drive cards

 

28 minutes ago, AugieDogie said:

LSI 9305-16i

That's a good option if you can afford it, note that LSI HBAs only trim SSDs with read zeros after trim support.

Johnnie, thanks for the quick reply.

Yes its a pricey card.....

How can I tell if my hard drive supports read zeros?

I'm using a Samsung 860 evo right now for cache

Just now, AugieDogie said:

I'm using a Samsung 860 evo right now for cache

That ones supports, the 850 EVO didn't, see here for how to check:

 

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/74493-samsung-ssd-hba-trim/?do=findComment&comment=713011

 

 

Opps i actually am using the 860 qvo

Don't know about that one, please report if it does or not.