+1 The $100 RAID controllers usually have terrible performance (I've had a couple of Promise controllers, and Dell/HP rebadged LSI Logic controllers). You are better off using Windows software RAID. Same protection - much better performance.
Something like a 3WARE 9650 is probably a minimum if you want decent perf. If you just want something to protect your data, then a cheap card is OK I suppose (I'd buy a second just in case the card craps out) Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 29 August 2008 9:59 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: newisys 2110-i motherboards > > I think you're going to want to rethink that. > > Promise is one of the great many Yugos of the RAID business. Many on > this list downplay software raid (dynamic disks on Windows, md under > Linux, etc) but that's only because they've not had the pleasure of > dealing with Promise, SIIG, Highpoint, etc. > > I refuse to use anything but Areca, LSI Logic, Adaptec and sometimes > 3ware, for good reason. I've been dealing with white boxes for a long > time, and I regret it whenever I cheap out on the RAID controller. > > To get a *good* RAID controller you're not going to pay less than $300 > US for a new one - $300 would get you an Areca ARC-1210, Adaptec RAID > 3405 or LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP. > > Sometimes Dells and HPs are more expensive than the white boxes for a > reason. Sometimes it's because they charge $2k for $1k worth of memory > or $300 for a $80 hard drive, and sometimes it's because they're using > higher caliber equipment. When it comes to RAID controllers, it's the > latter. > > Michael B. Smith wrote: > > _http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=IDE-TX265R_ > > > > > > > > Promise FastTrak TX2650 2-Port SAS/SATA RAID PCI-E Controller Card > > > > > > > > 1 > > > > > > > > $67.01 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
