Question Robust PCI --> SATA Card

[kirkdickinson]

I am building a Photoshop computer with an ASUS ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI AMD AM5 X870E ATX Motherboard.

It only has 4 SATA ports. I need a fast and reliable card, but don’t want to use an LSI HBA because I’ve heard that they are very power hungry and run really hot.

 

[In2Photos]

How many drives are you planning to install?

 

[kirkdickinson]

How many drives are you planning to install?

I have 5 hot swap bays for swapping video projects as they come. I also need a DVD drive, so I am short 2 ports.

 

[In2Photos]

I'm using this one in my server. It has worked well for me so far, just under a year of use. It does have a blue LED indicator that may or may not bother you.

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