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Dell Perc 5 vs Perc 6?

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I noticed on Ebay that the Perc 6 is almost the same price as the Perc 5. I do not see many threads or people talking about the Perc 6. From my understanding the Perc 6 is the newer version of the Perc 5 with on board cache ram and raid 6 support? Is the performance the same?

If you could get a Perc 6 for the same price as the Perc 5 should you go with it?
 
I have not had any issue with my Perc 5/i.
I modded it by adding a NorthBridge Heatsink so less airflow was required.
I am sure you can do the same with the Perc 6 cards as well.

I would say the Perc 6 would be the better option (for the same price) since it has Raid 6 support.
Also has some other features the older Perc 5 does not have.
 
Does anyone happen to know if there's a performance gain on the Perc 6 vs 5? That thread is huuuuuge... :/
 
PERC 5 does not support NCQ (Native command queing) - performance hit will depend on the age and type of hard drive(s) being used...
 
Well, I'm a little shocked at this necro, but more shocked at the claim the Perc 5 doesn't support NCQ. Not because I don't believe you, but because I always thought NCQ was inherent in the SATA protocol. But apparently after looking at Wikipedia, it can be optional.

But it seems odd since it was one the main advantages of SATA.
 
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