What's the best way to connect 8 or 12 hdds? The only board I've found on Newegg with 8 sata ports has 6 Intel ports and 2 ASmedia ports, plus it's expensive. I've always read Intel ports are preferably for your (primary?) hdd over third party ones. Would it be alright to use the ASmedia ports in this case?
Would it be better, or at least an option, to add a 2x sata pci-e card to the motherboard for more drives?
Would it be better, or at least an option, to add a 2x sata pci-e card to the motherboard for more drives?