Expanding my raid 5 array

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rockdude14

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I've got a perc 5i with 4 750 gb spinpoints in riad 5
I'd like to add 2 more drives to it but had some questions

newegg has a 10% off all hard drives this weekend so I figured nows a good time to do it

the first problem is they dont sell the drive that I used for it initially
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152100

they do however have this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152099
the only difference seems to be old drives have 32mb buffer compared to these have 16mb

they also have this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152118
but i dont really want to pay 90$ compared to $65

do you think the 16mb of buffer will have a big effect on speeds
speed isnt the important part of this array
but I want it to perform as good as it can


also any guestimate on how long it would take to expand from 4x750gb to 6x750gb?

thanks
 
Get the original drives here
They have them in stock and also do way better job packaging then newegg.

As far as time to do the OCE?, perc5 is pretty slow so 12-16 hours?
 
does that site have any sas to sata cables like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226021

I'll need another for the next 2 drives
but all i can find is mini sas to sata there

I also just realized I wont be able to fit 2 more drives with out a 3 into 2 or 5 into 3 drive bay
does anyone know a place to get these cheaply
I see them for 70-120 but dont want to spend that much
doesnt need to do anything fancy just make them fit

thanks
 
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