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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!utcsri!utnut!nott!bcarh189.bnr.ca!bmerhc5e.bnr.ca!bmerh278!atrens From: atrens@bmerh278.bnr.ca (Andrew Atrens) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: SCSI choice: ASUS SC200 or Adaptec Date: 12 Mar 1996 18:21:43 GMT Organization: Bell Northern Research Lines: 46 Message-ID: <4i4fbn$big@bmerhc5e.bnr.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: bmerh278.bnr.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi all, I'm configuring a system and am trying to make a speed vs. price decision with regards to the SCSI controller I buy. So my question is: * How does the ASUS SC200 (NCR) SCSI controller perform in comparison with the Adaptec 2940 ?? * The Adaptec ( in my neck of the woods, at least ) costs times as much as the ASUS. Is it worth the extra money ??? * Are there any driver dependencies?, ie, is FreeBSD's Adaptec driver better than its NCR driver, or are drivers even a factor? My System Configuration: P5-133 P/I P55TP4XE mb. 16MB, w. 256 pipeline cache ( Disks still to be determined, probably 5400rpm 1GB seagates ) My System Usage: Single user, X, software development, lots of long compiles, etc. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Andrew Atrens ( opinions are my own, not those of my employer. :) )