So, to help with the design of my new machine, am hoping some of you can provide some guidance. I want to ensure I optimize my purchases, and that includes I/O. I'm bit of a hardware noob so here goes.
LSI controllers? For RAID only? Can be used with mechanical SATA disks? Are there great motherboard with great LSI controllers built in, or do I need to consider adding on a LSI controller? Are there certain brandnames and specific products that are known to have great success with FreeBSD?
And, if I go with NVME M.2 drives instead of SATA, is the LSI controller even relevant? Should I consider NVME M.2 drives instead of SATA with upgraded LSI ?
Thanks, and please bear with me on my ignorance of this type of stuff.
LSI controllers? For RAID only? Can be used with mechanical SATA disks? Are there great motherboard with great LSI controllers built in, or do I need to consider adding on a LSI controller? Are there certain brandnames and specific products that are known to have great success with FreeBSD?
And, if I go with NVME M.2 drives instead of SATA, is the LSI controller even relevant? Should I consider NVME M.2 drives instead of SATA with upgraded LSI ?
Thanks, and please bear with me on my ignorance of this type of stuff.