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> Using "8x 4 way SATA data splitters". There's no such thing as a passive SATA data splitter.

• tracker1 7y ago
  it's probably a SAS/Sata controller, and the sas interface split to 4x sata.
  • zaroth 7y ago
    They do link to the motherboard they are talking about, and it doesn't have SAS.
    • tracker1 7y ago
      They mention 8 pcie slots with 48 pcie lanes... I'm presuming they are filling them with sas/sata controllers.
      • hddherman 7y ago
        > 48 PCIe lanes PCIe lane count depends on CPU support, for AM4 I believe it ranges from 6x PCIe 3.0 (cheapest AMD Athlon/Ryzen CPU-s with integrated GPU) to 24 (PCIe 4.0 for latest Zen 2 based Ryzen 3000 series). The CPU they list in the article supports 16 lanes of PCIe 3.0 connectivity + 4 lanes for chipset (storage and other IO). Nowhere near the 48 PCIe lanes you mention, although you could argue that 20+4 lanes of PCIe 4.0 bandwidth is equal to 48 lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth, but this would require a compatible CPU, which would increase the cost by hundreds of dollars.