On 7 August 2013 07:37, Stan Hoeppner [off-list ref] wrote:

It makes more sense to spend 50% more, $75, for the native 8 port LSI
enterprise SAS/SATA HBA for guaranteed stability/reliability and the
available 4GB/s aggregate drive bandwidth.

Do you have any opinion on the suitability of a

FUJITSU MEGARAID LSI 2008 DUAL MINI SAS D2607-a21

similar to those listed at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181152217999?_trksid=p2048036#shId ?

Looks pretty similar to me... maybe identical if I'm not using any
hardware raid capabilities?  Possibly can be got for half the cost of
the LSI 9211-8i.


Case-wise a http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/shinobi
looks the best/cheapest option availble to me.  Hopefully the 2 front
fans will cool the main array enough, and I can jury-rig another fan
for the extra drives mounted in the 5.25" bays.


Thanks