Quote Originally Posted by Hor View Post
If you went full raid with it, I'd definitely recommend dropping a few dollars on an actual raid card though.
Last couple of RAID5 systems I've set up with 8 drives or less have been software raid configured in the OS. They Just Work(tm), are easier to maintain and debug (IMO) and far outperform either the LSI or Adaptec dedicated controllers I had in the other systems. We have a system that does outperform any other here but it's a high-dollar RAID card that costs more than your average budget PC all by itself.