I need a SAS Expander card but what about the specs? x16 versus x8 and 12Gb/s versus 6Gb/s...

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  • system
    PCHF Owner
    • Jan 2015
    • 7636

    #1

    I need a SAS Expander card but what about the specs? x16 versus x8 and 12Gb/s versus 6Gb/s...

    Hi,

    I found myself in need of a SAS expander card to accommodate my Z590 series motherboard that I am running an audio workstation with. Which only comes with 6 HDD Bays.

    I am not going to RAID. I need 6 (more) ports. They should support at least 8 TB drives.
    But most of the cards I found Googling are either: x1, x2, x4, or Lanes are not mentioned at all.

    And then there is 12Gb/s versus 6Gb/s cards…

    I am perplexed about which specs I should chase. Which would be good enough? Obviously, I’d like a fast and reliable card.

    So help on the subject and also maybe some specific card suggestions would be appreciated.
  • Rustys
    PCHF Member
    • Jul 2016
    • 7862

    #2
    You have asked this on several forums and has been answered and explained.

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