Hello all!
I have a 2012 home build PC running Windows 10 with the following key components (rest of details in my sig):
Asus Rampage Extreme IV mobo:
https://www.bonanza.com/listings/As...ta-6Gb-s-Usb-3-0-Atx-Intel-Motherbo/495828883
Lian Li A71F Case (pics here):
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112343
I have a whole bunch of HDDs and am out of SATA ports, need/want to add more SATA ports.
Looking at picking up this new LSI card [SAS9211-8I 8PORT Int 6GB Sata+sas Pcie 2.0]
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RL8I7M/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1M9Q2WB0F8EVB
As I understand, I flash to IT mode to disable Hardware RAID and then add a couple of these SAS-SATA breakout cables so I can just use it as another SATA controller?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...fl_title_11?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1AMUYYA3CT6HJ
This is the old/crappy 4-port SATA card I am upgrading from. The new LSI card would replace these 4 ports + add 4 more:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002R0DZWQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Currently this card is just supporting 1x HDD and 2x Optical Blu-Ray drives, so wasn't be stressed much, but I am looking at adding a few HGST 8tb-10tb HDDs
If that LSI card is the one to get, a few questions:
Do I need to do anything to manage thermals? I understand the card may run very hot. If so, any instructions online and product recommendations for affixing a new fan or a new heatsink? I am relatively computer savvy, but haven't done this on an add-on card before, so any guidance would be helpful. The case has decent airflow and the CPU is on the Corsair H80 liquid cool, but this is not a server case and there is no air blowing directly over where the new card would be. And with all my internal HDDs and the GTX 1080 TI I am aware that adding another big heat source could be problematic.
Any additional considerations here? I understanding by flashing to IT mode and turning off Hardware RAID, in the event of card failure, I will not need to replace with the exact same card to retrieve data. As I understand this would also be a great card in terms of both performance and reliability? The reason I am looking at this card over one of the cheap $30 SATA add in cards is (A) I need more than 4 ports and (B) I am concerned about performance and RELIABILITY on the LSI cards, as I rely on the drives for work.
Thank you!
I have a 2012 home build PC running Windows 10 with the following key components (rest of details in my sig):
Asus Rampage Extreme IV mobo:
https://www.bonanza.com/listings/As...ta-6Gb-s-Usb-3-0-Atx-Intel-Motherbo/495828883
Lian Li A71F Case (pics here):
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112343
I have a whole bunch of HDDs and am out of SATA ports, need/want to add more SATA ports.
Looking at picking up this new LSI card [SAS9211-8I 8PORT Int 6GB Sata+sas Pcie 2.0]
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RL8I7M/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1M9Q2WB0F8EVB
As I understand, I flash to IT mode to disable Hardware RAID and then add a couple of these SAS-SATA breakout cables so I can just use it as another SATA controller?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...fl_title_11?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1AMUYYA3CT6HJ
This is the old/crappy 4-port SATA card I am upgrading from. The new LSI card would replace these 4 ports + add 4 more:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002R0DZWQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Currently this card is just supporting 1x HDD and 2x Optical Blu-Ray drives, so wasn't be stressed much, but I am looking at adding a few HGST 8tb-10tb HDDs
If that LSI card is the one to get, a few questions:
Do I need to do anything to manage thermals? I understand the card may run very hot. If so, any instructions online and product recommendations for affixing a new fan or a new heatsink? I am relatively computer savvy, but haven't done this on an add-on card before, so any guidance would be helpful. The case has decent airflow and the CPU is on the Corsair H80 liquid cool, but this is not a server case and there is no air blowing directly over where the new card would be. And with all my internal HDDs and the GTX 1080 TI I am aware that adding another big heat source could be problematic.
Any additional considerations here? I understanding by flashing to IT mode and turning off Hardware RAID, in the event of card failure, I will not need to replace with the exact same card to retrieve data. As I understand this would also be a great card in terms of both performance and reliability? The reason I am looking at this card over one of the cheap $30 SATA add in cards is (A) I need more than 4 ports and (B) I am concerned about performance and RELIABILITY on the LSI cards, as I rely on the drives for work.
Thank you!
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