5.25″ 1.4TB SSD raid POWERHOUSE

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5.25″ 1.4TB SSD raid POWERHOUSE

Posted by James Ashbolt on January 15, 2013 at 12:12 am

Hey Guys,
I thought I would just post a potential Raid setup and get your opinions on the build.
Would this setup be a viable option. I am talking mainly for 2k/4k post production editing and vfx compositing.
This could be setup as inside the computer (in the 5.25″ tray) or externally (like I have illustrated below)

This picture should illustrate what I’m going for:
https://s8.postimage.org/3r2lknl3p/5_25_inch_raid.jpg

I haven’t done any calculations yet, but given that it uses 6 x SATA 6gbs SSD straight to the PCI-E (via 2 x External mini SAS) it should be close to 2GB/s?

James Ashbolt replied 13 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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Jon Schilling
January 15, 2013 at 3:47 pm

James,

For $249.00 I doubt that mini-SAS card has any RAID capability, JBOD perhaps, but not RAID. What kind of card is it?

Jonathan Schilling
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Proavio Storage by Enhance Technology Inc.
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Neil Sadwelkar
January 15, 2013 at 4:49 pm

From the picture the card appears to be a NewerTech SAS RAID card.

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Neil Sadwelkar
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FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India
Jon Schilling
January 15, 2013 at 4:59 pm

James,

Looks like a good solution if you’re on a serious budget and don’t need much space. Don’t forget to buy 2 cards.

Jonathan Schilling
Vertical Sales Manager
Proavio Storage by Enhance Technology Inc.
12221 Florence Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Dir: 562-777-3498
Main: 562-777-3488 X106
Fax: 562-777-3499
Email: jon@proavio.com
Neil Sadwelkar
January 15, 2013 at 5:30 pm

I actually have one of these cards, but haven’t used it. Waiting for the occasion/need.
You’re right about the case. If it sits inside a PC case without cooling, the SSDs may overheat.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India
James Ashbolt
January 16, 2013 at 3:20 am

I was more thinking of this as an external solution but theres no reason why you couldnt pop this into the 5.25″ slot inside a PC.

The 5.25″ enclosure has two fans for cooling btw. See the specs here: https://amzn.to/11yckd1

The raid card is indeed the newertech. So it should be capable of running those speeds: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXPRMS6G2E/

Any feedback is welcome. Im keen to build this monster.
– J

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