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    controller recommendation

    drescherjm any issue with 3tb hdds? i'll probably get one depending on your answer. Also gonna try move the graphics card to another pci-e slot and put the controller on its primary pci-e (2.0 x16). If it doesnt work then i'll get the new mb. thx everyone
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    controller recommendation

    Unfortunately there are no mb with pci-e 3.0 and socket 1156. The cpu is an i3 530. So I was looking at this controller instead. Any comments on it? Unless i can use the previous hba on a pci-e 2.0 slot. Would that work or would i be heading into problems? What about the sas expander? Are they...
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    controller recommendation

    2 users simultaneously, the data will be films, dvd images (software), music. I'm planning on using software raid more specifically flexRaid. Single chassis btw. All hdds internal. Even if i do get a new mb (and at this point it seems almost inevitable) the hba suggested seems overkill.
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    controller recommendation

    that lsi hba is pci-e 3.0 x8. let me put it in another way: i have 4 pci-e 2.0 x1 and 2 pci slots free. What would you use?
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    controller recommendation

    which controller do you recommend to connect around 40 sata hdds? no raid, pci, pcie or pcie 2.0 x1 and keeping in mind large capacity hdds (3tb and future capacities). thx
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    need help with a controller

    thx for the replies. couple of issues though: first i was not aware of the 2tb limitation. Is this a hardware limitation or is there a workaround through firmware? the ServeRAID M5015 is a raid controller. dont need it and not willing to pay for something i wont use. the IBM m1015 is...
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    need help with a controller

    hello i'm looking for a pci or pci-e 2.0 x1 controller to connect around 30-40 sata hdd. i'll be using software raid so there's no need for a raid controller. in my small research i found this one: LSI SAS 3041E-R HBA is it any good? according to its specifications it allows for 122...
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