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I'm a newbie in the server space and have 4 2tb ssd's in my server. I use it for immuch and plex and now I need more storage what sata expansion card do I buy? I saw one guy used a Chinese one off of amazon but I see that other people buy used server cards (lsi raid cards) I just want something plug and play that wont throttle my future 6 or 8 ssds too much. I'm brand new to all this so please keep any explanations simple thank you!

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This is a  loaded question lol. I have seen many people but the amazon pci / m.2 to sata adaptors but If im spending the money I'd look for a used SLI Raid card thats Flashed for IT mode " AKA it will pass threw the connected device without needing to make it a Raid Storage. 

I personally run THIS CARD IN MY BUILD and if you are worried about adding more than 8 drives It is easy to put in a sas expansion card to add more. Also note you can add this card and still use the existing sata on the motherboard with out issues

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