Posting in off-topic as this obviously is not freenas related at all.
I've got a bunch of ibm m1015 cards for freenas, and as they work great as hba's, they do leave a lot to be desired as a hardware raid card. I'm wondering what would be a good raid card for use primarily under windows?
I'm looking for raid 0 performance (ssd's), and possibly raid 5/6 performance (spinning disks).
Are the LSI 9260 rebrands a good choice? This would include ibm 5014 and 5015 I think. They're about $170 cdn on ebay, which is far better than the ~$600 for the actual lsi one.
8 ports would just be enough, and I don't really see any 16 port versions unless you go to the actual lsi branded one which bumps the price way up. I know a port expander is an option, but kinda wanted to stay away from that. I think I'd rather live with 8 ports than need an expander.
Any other brands / models I should look at?
I've got a bunch of ibm m1015 cards for freenas, and as they work great as hba's, they do leave a lot to be desired as a hardware raid card. I'm wondering what would be a good raid card for use primarily under windows?
I'm looking for raid 0 performance (ssd's), and possibly raid 5/6 performance (spinning disks).
Are the LSI 9260 rebrands a good choice? This would include ibm 5014 and 5015 I think. They're about $170 cdn on ebay, which is far better than the ~$600 for the actual lsi one.
8 ports would just be enough, and I don't really see any 16 port versions unless you go to the actual lsi branded one which bumps the price way up. I know a port expander is an option, but kinda wanted to stay away from that. I think I'd rather live with 8 ports than need an expander.
Any other brands / models I should look at?