I would like to add SATA3 to a X8DTL-iF MB that unfortunately only supports PCIe 2, and has no controller for SATA3. The reason is leveraging SSDs. I might consider ditching the MB but I keep it because the two Westmere CPUs in it were bought at retail prices years back, and they are perfectly fine even now for the kind of workloads I have.
What are my options for a cheap, eBay-plentiful HBA that can run on PCIe 2 8x and at least allow me to drive two SSDs at their rated speeds?
What are my options for a cheap, eBay-plentiful HBA that can run on PCIe 2 8x and at least allow me to drive two SSDs at their rated speeds?