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

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 15, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898 "2019-12-15T17:47:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![MaverocK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898/1 "2019-12-15T17:47:16Z")

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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 🙂 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.

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**Author:** ![MaverocK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898/2 "2019-12-27T15:12:18Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pcie-hardware-based-raid-controller-for-z390-and-modern-systems/844898/3 "2019-12-27T15:22:30Z")

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Never mind. :smack: