New ESX server, unsure what 12GB/s Raid Card to look for

[scline]

Hello (^_^)

Currently in the process of building a 4u home ESX server. In the past I would scrub ebay for cheaper and basic raid cards (H310's etc) but I want to really future proof myself for the next 3 or so years. I am using a Supermicro CSE-M28SACB-OEM SAS/SATA Mobile Rack. I will only be using SSD's and dont really care about a BBU since nothing on this machine will be mission critical (will also backup to a more redundant system nightly).

Likely will be doing RAID 10 at the end of the day and only require two SAS cables from this card. Would like to stay within the 200-300 range but if required could likely stretch the wallet a bit more.

 

[tare55]

I have some 8 port 12GB SAS cards. they are LSI3008 that have been flashed to IT more (per forums instructions) I was going to use them in my scale out file server project that i dropped. they are $160 a piece 180 w/2 sas cables (non-fan out) 195 w/2 fan out cables

 

[pricklypunter]

For HBA's these days, the 3008 based LSI9300-8i is a solid choice as would be the new Adaptec 1000 8i/16i series, it really depends on your preference