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

  • afk_strats@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    3 months ago

    I have mine running in a consumer case and, despite it having a heat sink, I found it was overheating and turning off. Consider your airflow and put a fan near or on it if possible

    • just some guy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Same thing happened to me, but with a rosewill case. Luckily there’s a 3d file for my card clip a fan to the heating and keep it cool. Unfortunately ALL the noctuas already in the case weren’t enough. OP be prepared to have a dedicated fan for the card

  • MuttMutt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    If you are intending to run software raid then you want something that can be flashed to Initiator Target or IT mode. There is a JBOD function for some RAID cards and you DO NOT want that because it does not send all the same data that software raid wants from the dive. You also do not want to waste money on a card with RAM or Battery Backups since they are really designed for hardware RAID.

    A SAS3008 card will really be what you are looking for.

    https://www.ebay.com/shop/lsi-sas-3008?_nkw=lsi+sas+3008

    With a SAS backplane or expanders you can connect 256 drives.

          • MuttMutt@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            3 months ago

            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.

            • philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
              1·
              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

  • HiTekRedNek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Hey, so. If you have an unused m.2 slot, you can get a m.2 to pcie riser adapter, and then put your HBA into that.

    Otherwise, yeah, you’ll need an mITX board with another PCIe or an oculink, or that at least supports PCIe bifurcation, which yours does not.