Raid Controllers and SATA

[Automocation]

I have what may seem like a dumb question, that i'll probably answer myself, but if i'm right in thinking, this raid card -

Highpoint SAS/SATA 6Gb/s 8 Port RAID Controller
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HighPoint-RocketRAID-2720SGL-PCI-Express-Controller/dp/B0050SLTPC

only has two mini SAS ports. Wouldn't that mean that if you had 8 ssd's, each with a SATA 6gb/s connector, you'd need 2 4 way SATA adaptors that output with a mini SAS each to be able to connect to the RAID card, for you to be able to put 8 ssd's in raid 0? This is purely academical, but I feel like I need an answer.

 

[pauls3743]

Yes, and here is a selection of suitable cables.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adaptec-2272300-R-I-mSASx4-4SATAx1-SB-0-7M-Internal-Controller/dp/B0052W1IWA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424785587&sr=8-1&keywords=sas+fan+cable
http://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-SFF8087-SFF8482-Internal-Attached/dp/B008KF7H8U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424785587&sr=8-2&keywords=sas+fan+cable
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Startech-com-50cm-Serial-Attached-Cable/dp/B004KDO22K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1424785587&sr=8-3&keywords=sas+fan+cable

 

[Automocation]

Thank you, if anyone wants to know why, here -

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

[pauls3743]

Parts list is blank.

 

[Automocation]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JYHhxr

Works for me, heres a better link.

Completely changed most of the parts, and i still need to add fans, tubing, fittings and add the extra watercooling loop for the gpu's. Decided its probably easier to put 6 ssd in raid through software and leave one 512GB for boot. How? ssd 5.25 6 2.5 mounting bay. This build will never be done, but one can always hope. cheers for the reply anyways

 

[pauls3743]

The motherboard you have picked supports 18 SAS/SATA ports, more than enough for all your drives. No need for the expansion card.

When you install the OS only connect the drive you plan to use for the OS. Connect the other drives later. The RAID the drive you need to enter the drive manager, convert the drives to dynamic, and then you should be able to RAID them.