Which Controller.

[KoNeko]

Im new to unraid and looking to building my unraid server. I start with my old gaming PC to convert it.

 

as i was reading everybody said some things which sas/sata controler to pick so my question is which of the two.

 

https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-S3008L-L8i.php this one is 240 euro this is a raid card?

https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-S3008L-L8e.php this one is 230 euro this is IT/HBA?

https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9300-8i this one is 330 euro.

 

they both seems to have the same chipset i think.

 

the supermicro seems to be 2u and the LSI one 1u.

 

also on the supermicro site i see
Compatible with Supermicro motherboards only.

 

i have a asus maximus ranger VII mainboard. So if this is true its for supermicro mainboards only the choice would be the LSI one.

Edited May 3, 2020 by KoNeko

[JorgeB]

You can find much cheaper used server pulls on ebay, if you don't mind used, any LSI with a SAS2008/2308/3008/3408 chipset in IT mode, e.g., 9201-8i, 9211-8i, 9207-8i, 9300-8i, 9400-8i, etc and clones, like the Dell H200/H310 and IBM M1015, these latter ones need to be crossflashed.

[KoNeko]

6 hours ago, johnnie.black said:

You can find much cheaper used server pulls on ebay, if you don't mind used, any LSI with a SAS2008/2308/3008/3408 chipset in IT mode, e.g., 9201-8i, 9211-8i, 9207-8i, 9300-8i, 9400-8i, etc and clones, like the Dell H200/H310 and IBM M1015, these latter ones need to be crossflashed.

Ok cool so the supermicro is a good choice. Might be me but i rather have something new than used unless i know who used it my self

the super micro has a Broadcom 3008 SAS controller on it.