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Considerations when buying an LSI HBA? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi everyone

I'm looking to expand my storage. I have a case capable of 8 bays and I don't think I'll exceed that soon (currently at 3 drives).

I bought a m.2 slot with a bunch of sata ports on it but it doesn't work. I've researched and read an HBA is a much better solution anyway.

If I'm going to get the HBA I might as well run all 8 ports on it.

Aside from the clearance on the card in the case, are there any other considerations I need to he aware of? I justbeant to get something that works from the get go. For my uses I have a good amount of apps and I stream media from the server

CPU- i5-10400f 2.90ghz

MOBO - asrock h570m-itx/ac

RAM - gskill f4-3200c16-8gvkb

GPU - Quadro k620 (gm107gl) rev a2

CASE - Jonsbo N3

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[–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I just about pulled the trigger on it and saw my board only has one pcie which us presently occupied. Back to the drawing board!

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Then it's probably time to switch boards. Anything that will expand drive connections will need a PCIe slot. Using an adapter that goes into an m.2 is probably going to have issues. Using USB based devices is asking for trouble.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago

    I think I've found a solution. If I get a CPU with integrated graphics I can get rid of my GPU, its only an old quadro k620 so its so super powerful anyway.

    I spent hours last night looking up new parts for a new build but I think this is the best option. The whole reason I have an itx is cause I really like the 8 bay case.

    If all that fails I'll get a new board

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