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Old March 29, 2008, 09:04 AM
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Default Seeking MB's that have more than 4 SATA connectors
Apologies if I've posted in the wrong forum, but the question I have is storage oriented.

It looks like I've maxed out my SATA connectors (my current MB has 4). My case can accomodate 6 drives, and I'd rather not go through the process of migrating my two 500 giggers to 1 TB each.

So, its time for another upgrade - MB and CPU. Perhaps memory as well. I'm interested in MB recommendations (AMD or Intel) that offer more than 4 connectors. I've seen one Asus MB, but it's also got wireless, which I don't really need.
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Old March 29, 2008, 09:06 AM
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Why not just get a PCI/PCIe based SATA card or something?
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Old March 29, 2008, 09:17 AM
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My Crosshair has 6... so do most of the newer chipsets (790,780g etc I believe.)
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Old March 29, 2008, 09:27 AM
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http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...e&promoid=1046

Here is a good board with 8 connectors ands it's a good price too- also a good overclocker
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Old March 29, 2008, 11:28 AM
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Why not just get a hard drive enclosure so you only plug in whatever drive you need at the moment. I find there isn't really any point in putting storage drives in my case and have them all use power and heat up the case.
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Old March 29, 2008, 12:06 PM
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GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview - GA-X38-DQ6

My Gigabyte X38-DQ6 has 6 internal sataII connections, 2 Gsata, as well as adaptors to have an additional 4 external sata connections. Not to mention it is an awesome board.
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Old March 29, 2008, 03:28 PM
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My DFI X38-T2R has 8 SATA ports on it. Six come from the ICH9 southbridge, and two come from a JMicron chip. And you can use any of the 6 together for RAID0/1/5/10 and the JMicron chip can do RAID0/1. Not a cheap board though.
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Old April 1, 2008, 11:07 AM
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Thanks everyone for your response. I'm thinking that I'd prefer to go with a new MB, since I can't move up to dual or quad core unless I do.
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Old April 1, 2008, 11:16 AM
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I have an Asus M2N-E (non SLI) with 6 SATA inputs for sale. Solid board used it for a year! Have not posted it yet though, been busy. Also have 2x1GB PC25300 DDR2 that works very well with it. PM me if you are interested and I can send you pics/details tonight.
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Old April 1, 2008, 11:31 AM
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Abit IP35-Pro has 6 with the ability to properly use locking sata cables.
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