Avago (LSI) 9300-16i.

Does anyone have any experience with this sexy beast?

http://www.avagotech.com/products/server-storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9300-16i

I'm considering it over the tried-and-true 9201-16i, but wanted to make sure there weren't any gotchas with it. It would go in a Norco 4224 running Windows 10 (though that might be flexible).

Thanks in advance.

That's 2x SAS 3008 on one card, that card also requires good air flow for it to not over heat, FYI.

Do you have 12Gb/s drives, backplane, etc?

Do you need cache? I don't see any on that card...

The backplane is whatever comes with the Norco 4224. I'm guessing it probably isn't 12 Gb/s, but it's only somewhat more expensive than the "normal" 9201-16i.

I doubt I need any cache (or, at least, I don't think I do). The 4224 I'm building will strictly be a Windows 10-based media server, but will still be pretty beefy in terms of mb/cpu/memory. I'm currently using an aging 4220 and have been bitten with upgrade fever (I already have the Norco, cpu, most of the drives, and psu).

Oh, the airflow issue I can address with a few more well-placed chassis fans, so that shouldn't be a problem.