Best PCIe hardware based RAID controller (for Z390 and modern systems)

I bought a raid controller. It is “StarTech 2 Port PCIe Controller RAID controller”. It is a Marvell based RAID controller. It does not function well. I could not configure it. I cannot enter the configuration by pressing ctrl + m after BIOS enumeration. I researched it a lot. Many people complained about similar problems. They also say it is a low profile RAID controller. Therefore I want a proper and fully functional RAID controller.

There are very specific reasons for why I need a PCIe based RAID controller. Mostly for research. So, please let us not discuss why I should NOT get one :slight_smile: I also do not want to use motherboard’s RAID controller.

My motherboard is Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master. Would you please recommend me a proper RAID controller? The budget isn’t important. What is of paramount importance is that it is fully compatible with modern motherboards and functions well.

After some research, some people recommended High Point SSD7101A and LSI 9361-8i. High Point seems expensive. I will first try 9361-8i and if it does not do what I want to (such as hiding serial numbers of SSDs), I will switch to High Point 7101A.

Never mind. :smack: