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I'm getting 4 new WD 1tb drives (TLER so it shouldn't be a problem) to place into a Raid 5 array. I'm looking to get a decent software raid card with 4 ports to do the business. My motherboard has an onboard silicon image controller, but I want the raid to be transferable when I get my new nehalem build in the future. I've got a decent dual core soon to be upgrade, so I not looking for a hardware based controller which will work in win x64. I'm looking for a pci-e 4x card to be reliable but inexpensive. Performance is a secondary concern, the array will be used for hi-def movies mostly.
One more thing.. I was fooling around with a cheapo pci 2-port sata card by sunix in my motherboard. It wouldn't work unless I disabled the onboard silicon image controller which I use for other hard drives. Seems the mb boot rom was full. Is there anyway to avoid this problem with a new card?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Here's one I think would suit my needs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115027
Recap:
- 4x SATA Ports for Raid 5
- PCI-e 4x
- Software based
- 4 WD 1tb drives
- windows x64 compatible
- smaller boot rom footprint?
- ~$150 maybe more for a substantially better product
One more thing.. I was fooling around with a cheapo pci 2-port sata card by sunix in my motherboard. It wouldn't work unless I disabled the onboard silicon image controller which I use for other hard drives. Seems the mb boot rom was full. Is there anyway to avoid this problem with a new card?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Here's one I think would suit my needs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115027
Recap:
- 4x SATA Ports for Raid 5
- PCI-e 4x
- Software based
- 4 WD 1tb drives
- windows x64 compatible
- smaller boot rom footprint?
- ~$150 maybe more for a substantially better product