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SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 10:24 AM
I seem alot of post where ppl buy PERC 5 cards and they dont work on their board.. so my dumb question:

i have this Mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138130 will a PERC 5/i work on it?
Jon
08-12-09, 11:02 AM
All I can confirm is that they work on 790FX boards (or at least GD70).
SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 11:58 AM
i see the most of the people having issues with it is using intel chipset... but just wanted to make sure
thideras
08-12-09, 12:02 PM
My server uses an AM2/AM2+ chip and I also had to block out pins 5 and 6. Otherwise I got boot errors (no POST).

It should work and I've heard of no reports where it just flat out doesn't work on any motherboards.
SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 12:15 PM
block pins 5 and 6? is this o the connector it self?
thideras
08-12-09, 12:23 PM
That is part of the PCI-e bus. Check out the Perc5 thread, we have a ton of information linked. Search the forums for "perc 5" and it is one of the top results.
Jon
08-12-09, 12:24 PM
Yep...a little black tape over the pins will work.
SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 12:30 PM
oh ok
SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 01:04 PM
damn there are alot of people having issues with PERC5 cards :) hopefully it works like a charm with my mobo
SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 01:05 PM
That is part of the PCI-e bus. Check out the Perc5 thread, we have a ton of information linked. Search the forums for "perc 5" and it is one of the top results.

cant find that thread
thideras
08-12-09, 01:16 PM
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=610967&highlight=perc
SuperMiguel
08-12-09, 01:26 PM
Thanks you
solstice
08-13-09, 01:03 AM
Does anybody know if the 790GX x16 slot is a true PCI-E where you can attached a RAID card? I read somewhere that some x16 card for video card are really not compatible with RAID card (at least using the full x4 or x8 bandwidth.)
hitokiri_808
08-13-09, 07:17 PM
Here's a HUGE thread about the perc. Shows a pic of what pins to tape/cover/cut. You may have seen it though.
http://www.overclock.net/hard-drives-storage/359025-perc-5-i-raid-card-tips.html
visbits
08-14-09, 09:45 AM
It works without any modification in my P35 board and on my Serverworks chipset (broadcom). I honestly think its hit and miss, its a great card though, make sure you put better cooling on it!


I have good flow so this fan was all it needed to stay cool.
http://hostthenpost.org/uploads/c480e2d08d49568a353ea7695e325556.jpg

I've actually got another one of these fans and screws I can send you, talk to me on msn about it.
SuperMiguel
08-14-09, 10:04 AM
woot :) ill talk to u laterz about it :)
solstice
08-14-09, 10:04 PM
It seem kinda extreme to mount a fan on that card. If you have a 120mm vent on the top of the case, then you can easily plug a 120mm FAN to suck the air out. It will be more than enough for that card. That is what I did for my 3ware.

I have a ICP8085BL which I cool it by using a slot mounted Antec cooler in which I blow air directly on it. It works fine. The case temp is hot to the touch but not super hot.

On a side note, I got the ICP5085BL from Frys for $29.99. It was on clearance. I believe I got the last one at the store. Goes to show you that it is a good idea to walk around. You never know where you will find a good deal on a RAID card. The ICP5085BL uses 800 MHz IO processor and based off Adaptec. The performance is not too shabby based on Toms' hardware review (its the only one I can find review on .)
thideras
08-14-09, 10:24 PM
It seem kinda extreme to mount a fan on that card. If you have a 120mm vent on the top of the case, then you can easily plug a 120mm FAN to suck the air out. It will be more than enough for that card. That is what I did for my 3ware. Your card is not the same as this card, I don't see how you can say it would "easily" be cooled by a 120mm fan from far away. The Perc 5/i puts out a lot of heat and needs direct cooling. The reason it didn't in the Dell server is because it had ~30cfm of air being pushed over it.
visbits
08-15-09, 11:58 AM
Your card is not the same as this card, I don't see how you can say it would "easily" be cooled by a 120mm fan from far away. The Perc 5/i puts out a lot of heat and needs direct cooling. The reason it didn't in the Dell server is because it had ~30cfm of air being pushed over it.

Yep, the heatsinks are designed low profile for directional air flow through the dell rack case. Without a direct fan the heatsink literally gets hot enough to burn you.
visbits
08-15-09, 12:35 PM
woot :) ill talk to u laterz about it :)


http://hostthenpost.org/uploads/98a097941de33b1d5d813a2ee522418c.jpg


All yours bud, I'll get it shipped monday.
SuperMiguel
08-15-09, 12:43 PM
woot :) woot :)
solstice
08-16-09, 01:01 AM
The specification only call for 200 LFM which is similar to my ICP/Adaptec RAID card. The 200LFM can be done with 80mm at 16CFM or more based on what I read. I am using 120mm fan with that sit on top of the card and blows the air out of the case. My 120mm have a rated ~60 CFM. After I added that, I ran some test and feel the heat sink. It was still hot but not burning hot. This should be more than enough to hit 110 TJ as specified by Intel.

Direct heatsink is not always best. The thermal airflow from beginning to the end makes a difference in case temperature. This is very similar problem when one tries to cool VRM on a overclocked CPU.
visbits
08-16-09, 04:45 PM
With the fan upgrade I made/sent him the heatsink will only be "luke warm" :)
solstice
08-16-09, 08:28 PM
With the fan upgrade I made/sent him the heatsink will only be "luke warm" :)

Seem like there are more room for overcloking. Does the IOP uses PCI-E as bus speed? I read some where that sequentially transfer rate is mostly limited by processor speed. I suppose one must have large enough raid setup to justify it.
SuperMiguel
08-17-09, 06:49 AM
there are few people water cooling this card..
SuperMiguel
08-17-09, 08:31 AM
BTW u guys using the PERC cards, are u guys using the dell firmware or the LSI firmware?
thideras
08-17-09, 08:35 AM
BTW u guys using the PERC cards, are u guys using the dell firmware or the LSI firmware?Do NOT use the LSI firmware with the Dell version of the card. It is known to cause massive data loss after some time. The stock Dell one works fine anyway.
SuperMiguel
08-17-09, 08:39 AM
Do NOT use the LSI firmware with the Dell version of the card. It is known to cause massive data loss after some time. The stock Dell one works fine anyway.

thank :)... Ill get the card today, tomorrow the cable and wednesday 2 15K SAS HD's :P :drool::drool: