Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:21:48 +0200 From: Lukas Razik <freebsd@razik.name> To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Issue with 7.0-RELEASE and Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC Message-ID: <48A2B5BC.7080701@razik.name> In-Reply-To: <20080813091654.GA86595@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <200808110000.58666.freebsd@razik.name> <20080810234421.GA90311@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <200808112221.00672.freebsd@razik.name> <20080811205530.GA54217@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20080813091654.GA86595@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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Hello Jeremy! Jeremy Chadwick schrieb: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 01:55:30PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > >>But in this day and age, one of the best SATA controllers for FreeBSD is >>an Areca controller. They're somewhat expensive (comparatively), but >>the performance is apparently stunning, combined with decent FreeBSD >>drivers that utilise CAM and da(4) (yes, despite the disks being SATA). >>Every time people mention them on the lists, the response is the same: >>amazing performance, and really good driver + administrative support >>(e.g. software administrative utilities). >> >>I do wish Areca made a less expensive controller with less features, >>intended for "tech-savvy" consumer use, in the US$125 or less price >>range. > > > And it appears they now do: the ARC-1200. PCIe x1, has 2 ports, and > on-board cache. It lacks an IOP, so the performance won't be that of > one of the more expensive cards. Either way, quite good for 2-disk > servers: > > http://www.areca.com.tw/products/2ports.htm > > Cost is ~US$175. A little steep, but the on-board cache supposedly > justifies it (IMHO, barely). Hopefully the price will come down to > US$100-125, which would be perfect. > Ooops, I haven't seen your eMail when I wrote you the last some minutes ago... :-) I know this controller (as I wrote you) for some days now. Here in Germany I've only seen one Online-Shop where this controller is listed. If the HighPoint RocketRAID 3120 (100EUR =~ 150USD) isn't as good as I hope, then I will test the Areca ARC-1200 (140EUR =~ 210USD). But you wrote "It lacks an IOP [...]". Do you mean that it will have no Intel IOP because they only write it has a "500MHz Storage processor" and therefore it will be not as fast as the other controllers from Areca? Regards, Lukas
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