Alexander Muthmann wrote: > Hi, > > thanks for your answers, first @ mbw725: > I already checked the HCL, but there are only PCI-X controllers, I need > PCI-Express... The last controller is a PCI based controller, which means a > transfer rate of max. 133MB/s (with 4 driver :-/) > > @ ian: > Thank you too, but the motherboard I've chosen only has 4 SATA ports (2 used > for DVD + DVDRW). There aren't any motherboards with AMD 690G chipset > available with more than 4 ports, but the 690G has the best > energy-consumption. > > Then you may have to compromise and save power elsewhere. Most third party SATA controllers are unnecessarily expensive RAID devices, which you don't want on Solaris.
The CPU(s) and graphics tend to dominate system power consumption. If energy efficiency is a concern, don't skimp on the quality of the PSU. Ian
