SFF Cables Selection

[Fastline]

Hey Guys,

On my way to upgrade the servers and I'm looking for recommendations for the SFF-8643 to SATA Cables. I bought some unknown cables back then from AliExpress and they worked fine so far. As that's no longer being sold, I'm looking for a new reliable brand. Any recommendations would be helpful.

I would need like 12 of them.

Thanks

 

[Fastline]

@Patrick M. Hausen and @Arwen any guidance please

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

And why do you think I'm a specialist on that topic? I never bought cables like these. In the two systems where I have them they came with the mainboard. Buy from an established supplier local to your country.

 

[Etorix]

I'm looking for a new reliable brand.

Then look for the Supermicro part number.

Otherwise look for suitably short SFF-8643 breakout cables on eBay, AliExpress or wherever. AFAIK, it's not like there's a whole industry of fake cables out there waiting to take your money for a dressed-up piece of string.

 

[Arwen]

@Patrick M. Hausen and @Arwen any guidance please

Sorry, I have not bought SAS cables in more than 10 years. During that time more connectors have been released that I have quite limited knowledge of which cards they work one, verses backplanes.

 

[Fastline]

Then look for the Supermicro part number.

Otherwise look for suitably short SFF-8643 breakout cables on eBay, AliExpress or wherever. AFAIK, it's not like there's a whole industry of fake cables out there waiting to take your money for a dressed-up piece of string.

I know, i know, but i've seen some bad cables due to which HDD has acted up weird so just for the precaution. Would be the generic ones totally fine? Or should i go with a brand like Cable Creation/Cable Matters/10Gtek or StarTech?

 

[Fastline]

Sorry, I have not bought SAS cables in more than 10 years. During that time more connectors have been released that I have quite limited knowledge of which cards they work one, verses backplanes.

Gotcha.

 

[danb35]

The last couple of times I bought SAS cables, I just ordered whatever was the right configuration/length off eBay, without giving any real attention to brand. May not have been smart, but they've worked fine for me so far.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Or should i go with a brand like Cable Creation/Cable Matters/10Gtek or StarTech?

I've never heard of neither 10Gtek nor StarTech. I can confirm Supermicro is fine. *shrug*

One point for Supermicro although they surely source some arbitrary Chinese manufacturer just like everybody else - they have these super thin SATA cables that are just a joy to work with especially in crowded small cases.

Supermicro MiniSAS HD to 4 SATA 30/60/70/70cm Cable (CBL-SAST-0704)

Copper Cable Assembly Perfect for Internal MiniSAS HD SFF-8643 to 4 SATA Applications Also Available in 13/13/23/23cm Supermicro Certified

store.supermicro.com

 

[Fastline]

I've never heard of neither 10Gtek nor StarTech. I can confirm Supermicro is fine. *shrug*

One point for Supermicro although they surely source some arbitrary Chinese manufacturer just like everybody else - they have these super thin SATA cables that are just a joy to work with especially in crowded small cases.

Supermicro MiniSAS HD to 4 SATA 30/60/70/70cm Cable (CBL-SAST-0704)

Copper Cable Assembly Perfect for Internal MiniSAS HD SFF-8643 to 4 SATA Applications Also Available in 13/13/23/23cm Supermicro Certified

store.supermicro.com

Thanks man!

 

[Fastline]

@Patrick M. Hausen Hello again. So, i found that those cables does not have a SATA lock. Any recommendation with the lock?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Don't they fit snug enough? I use them because they came with my Supermicro barebones. Never missed the lock.