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***glc*** · 05-26-2007, 07:08 AM

If you want that kind of capacity, I'd build a dedicated NAS computer. Here is my choice for a SATA RAID card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816103010

This card performs best in a PCI-X slot, so I'd build around this motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813182105

I'd get 8 drives, set 7 up in RAID 5 with the 8th for a hotspare. The array capacity with RAID 5 is total number of active drives minus 1. This would give you 4.5tb with 750gb drives.

05-26-2007, 07:08 AM	#13
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,707	If you want that kind of capacity, I'd build a dedicated NAS computer. Here is my choice for a SATA RAID card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816103010 This card performs best in a PCI-X slot, so I'd build around this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813182105 I'd get 8 drives, set 7 up in RAID 5 with the 8th for a hotspare. The array capacity with RAID 5 is total number of active drives minus 1. This would give you 4.5tb with 750gb drives.