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Starbuck3733T
30th March 2005, 16:58
http://www.scsi4me.com/?menu=menu_scsi&pid=75&display=4L.htm

For Raid 0,1,5 and others - $129! Damn!
dutchcedar
30th March 2005, 17:21
Aye, that's cheap... and ya just gotta love those full length cards... would look nice under my Wildcat... :lol:


Not as robust, but even cheaper... http://www.scsi4me.com/?menu=menu_scsi&pid=12&display=3HB.htm
Da_Rude_Baboon
31st March 2005, 10:06
Are the drives still incredibly expensive though?
Fibbles
31st March 2005, 11:02
Aye, that's cheap... and ya just gotta love those full length cards... would look nice under my Wildcat... :lol:


Not as robust, but even cheaper... http://www.scsi4me.com/?menu=menu_scsi&pid=12&display=3HB.htm (http://www.scsi4me.com/?menu=menu_scsi&pid=12&display=3HB.htm)
The size caught my eye. A guy I know (not a friend) had a cousin or something in some IT related company and he would bring boxes of unused parts. Some of the cards and such were long as hell!! Just like that one.

Are the drives still incredibly expensive though?
Yeah, so I buy that card, only to find out the drives cost more than selling my liver, kidneys and heart are gonna cost, or not... :lol:
Starbuck3733T
31st March 2005, 17:40
ahh but if you've got existing u160 stuff, this is nice.
Vis
31st March 2005, 20:27
Well if you get one and can't afford the drives, you could always use it as a desk!
zer0
31st March 2005, 20:40
how would you use that 64bit pci slot every system i have seen dosent have one...

also why scsi dont people say sata is better?
Starbuck3733T
31st March 2005, 21:08
that particular card is usable in a 32-bit slot too.

as far as SATA vs. SCSI, a lot of people trust SCSI because its been reliable for along time, and consider the disks more reliable physically. I cannot confirm or deny this, but I like muh scsi just the same.

Now, from a performance standpoint, SCSI is still better than SATA2 (SATA NCQ) because the processor usage is lower under load due to the additional controller electronics on the drive itself. SATA NCQ removes the ability to say that SATA doesn't suppost Command Queing (meaning that the bus is busy, but commands can still be loaded).
dutchcedar
31st March 2005, 21:43
SCSI's for them big dawgs, not us li'l pups... :lol:


Four SCSI HDD's spinnin' at 15,000 RPM in RAID5... that would float my boat... B)

Hey, while we're dreamin'... here's the dream board to go with 'em... http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we.html
Starbuck3733T
31st March 2005, 21:54
You'd be surprised what you can pick up at centrix in terms of refurbed u160 stuff. That tyan board is SWEEEEEEEET.
Vis
31st March 2005, 22:35
:eek: Talk about having options, sheesh!
zer0
1st April 2005, 01:33
/me drools over mother board...

well as a linux users both sata and scsi are very well supported so for me cheeper is better (all except ide eww)
fivecheebs
1st April 2005, 10:18
/me strokes trusty 3 drive RAID 5 array (shame it doesnt belong to me:D )

pprrrrrrr!