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Better power delivery system?

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Smoblikat

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So I have 7 drives in my computer (not including ODD and top hot swap) which means I need 7 SATA power connectors, I want to add more drives (SSD, more backups) but have run out of connectors, I even turned an old modular cable into a molex to three SATA. Is there any other way for me to deliver power to all my drives? I know hot swap bays exist but are there any that have a single input to multiple outputs for power?
 
My last workstation used a 3Ware RAID controller with four disks. It was a power-hog. The Sandy Bridge replacement has the same storage volume, is about twice as fast for disk access, and overall uses 120W less power at idle.

If I were to use a lot of SSDs, then power consumption would still be small -- or less. But the money I save on the power bill adds up to parts for the next computer.

Ah'm jus' sayin' . . . . I've known folks who followed in my footsteps of long, long ago by throwing as many parts as they can into the box. They're obsessed with running RAID0 on two different controllers simultaneously, and so forth.

But there's the KISS principle, and the Swiss chef who said "Simple is best." And of course, the Six P principle: "Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance."
 
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