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RAID and HBA Cards under $800

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9 RAID and HBA cards under $800. Most cost $706 to $780, and half cost less than $738.

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8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, RAID, Internal

+Internal 8-port layout for connecting multiple drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for faster drive connections
+Includes a 12GB cache for write performance
−Internal ports only, no external connection option
$780.62
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Generic

PCIe 4.0, 12Gb/s, HBA, SAS3808

+PCIe 4.0 x8 interface for fast host connection
+8 internal ports for drive connections
+Tri-mode support for SAS, SATA and NVMe
−Internal ports only, no external connection
$738.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
HighPoint

24 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+24 ports for connecting many drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS speed
+Uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface for high bandwidth
−Not a RAID card, so no hardware RAID
$799.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:08 PST - Details
LSI Logic

PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s

+24 internal ports plus 4 external ports
+6Gb/s SAS and SATA speed
+512MB onboard memory
−Older PCIe 2.0 interface
$742.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
ADAPTEC Companies

16 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Supports 16 ports for many connected drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface for drive connections
+PCI Express x8 interface for a standard motherboard slot
$706.11
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
Supermicro

12Gb/s, HBA

+SAS3 expander card with 12Gb/s SAS speed
+Supports SBB 2U JBOD systems with 24 2.5-inch bays
+Acts as an HBA-type card
$778.70
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardSAS speedTypeSpec scorePrice
12Gb/sRAIDn/a$780.62
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
12Gb/sHBAn/a$738.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
12Gb/sHBAn/a$799.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:08 PST - Details
6Gb/sn/a$742.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
6Gb/sHBAn/a$706.11
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
12Gb/sHBAn/a$778.70
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
RAIDn/a$726.09
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
n/a$712.31
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
n/a$700.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details

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