Choosing A SATA Controller

seeker · 03-05-08, 06:29 PM

Currently I have a Syba SATA raid contoller, but I want to replace it because I believe that it is the cause of a long series of problems that keep popping up on my SATA drives. I bought it simply because it was cheap and appearred to serve the basic needs, but some comments that I have received in the past regarding this seems to support my previous thoughts.

I have been looking for a new choice, but it seems that the more that I read, the more I get confused. As might be expected, I want the most bang for the buck ($50-$100). I want raid, but I also want to be able to connect a single harddrive or optical drive without any problems. It would be nice to have an external SATA connection and a internal PATA connector, but these are optional. As far as the reaid levels, the more the better, but 0 & ! are required.

Above all else, dependability is paramount. The crux of the question is how to judge this...brand name, price or ?. I don't imagine that there are any concise or definitive answer(s) to my question, but any and all inputs will be appreciated.

03-05-08, 06:29 PM	#1
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Choosing A SATA Controller Currently I have a Syba SATA raid contoller, but I want to replace it because I believe that it is the cause of a long series of problems that keep popping up on my SATA drives. I bought it simply because it was cheap and appearred to serve the basic needs, but some comments that I have received in the past regarding this seems to support my previous thoughts. I have been looking for a new choice, but it seems that the more that I read, the more I get confused. As might be expected, I want the most bang for the buck ($50-$100). I want raid, but I also want to be able to connect a single harddrive or optical drive without any problems. It would be nice to have an external SATA connection and a internal PATA connector, but these are optional. As far as the reaid levels, the more the better, but 0 & ! are required. Above all else, dependability is paramount. The crux of the question is how to judge this...brand name, price or ?. I don't imagine that there are any concise or definitive answer(s) to my question, but any and all inputs will be appreciated. __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

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