Been kicking around an idea in my head

 

Are there any old (CHEAP is important) mobos that have 8+ SATA ports? Doesn't matter if they're spread across multiple controllers or only SATA 1.5Gb/S, being able to hook up a load of drives is the most important thing

 

Thanks!

 

K

If you need eight SATA ports, what's the matter with PCI/PCI-E SATA controllers?

Might end up cheaper to find than an obscure old board.

How old, and how cheap? What platform?

I'm finding sata cards disproportionately expensive Cheapest 4-port PCI card I can find on Ebay UK is £12

 

Any age, any platform. Sata ports and price is the most important thing

 

 

Thanks!

 

I have my old DFI SLI-DR here, that has 8 and it's a good starting point. Hoping to find a couple of boards with a more consistent low price

 

 

At the mo, i'm even vaguely looking at SAS cards and 1-to-4-way cables.

Edited October 17, 201311 yr by K404

what about something like a Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2 ?

I was gonna say, almost all the Gig 790 boards have 8.

Thats for the suggestion They're still quite expensive in the UK,but i'll keep an eye out on Ebay

Take a look on LSI 2008/IBM M1015 card (it's the same card, just branded). Can be flashed in HBA mode and used for 8*SATA ports. Costs more but gives more too.

 

Favoured by DIY NAS builders.

My interest in that solution depends 100% on Ebay bids

 

If I am going to buy HDD cards, then £13 for 4 ports is the price to beat

This? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-A8N-SLI-Premium-Socket-939-Motherboard-CPU-Memory-/121196156574?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopMotherboards_CPUs_CA&hash=item1c37da969e - you can sell the sticks and CPU if you wish.

Building a storage unit specifically for screenshots you aren't submitting Kenny?

Thanks Knop, that's in my watchlist. A8N is on my radar, as well as some Gigabyte P965 + P35

lol me again

got a giga p35 ds4 rev 2.1

has one bent pin but works very good even benching.

Hey bro! This isn't a "wanted" thread, I need ideas for mobos to snipe on Ebay because there's so many boards out there that I don't know the spec/connectivity of.

oh sorry did not see that