Tips on this server build, need a raid card

[rockking1379]

alright so my current server is an old Dell Poweredge 2900 that my high school gave me when i graduated. i know, nice school. anyway, its dying. slowly and painfully. and needs replaced badly. here are the current planned specs

 

CASE: Corsair Carbide 330R

PSU: Corsair RM450

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245V3

RAM: Kingston 4GB ECC(4)

MOBO: AsRock C226 WS

COOLER: Corsair H60

HDD: Western Digital RED 2TB(4)

 

The issue i have is that i don't want to really use the onboard RAID. what would you guys recommend for a good sub 500 dollar RAID card that allows RAID 5, 4 drives, and has good ubuntu support? yes ubuntu support is a requirement. i am moving many of my systems over to linux based. the ECC is also required. This will have databases on it. i don't need corrupted databases because of a single bit error that occured three months prior.

 

-rock

[N7_Zer0]

LSI 9260-4i with BBU (with RAID 5, you'll definitely want this)

 

Edit: A watercooler for a server?  :huh:

[JRowe95]

LSI 9260-4i with BBU (with RAID 5, you'll definitely want this)

I agree, have used this card before and its a solid piece of hardware.

[rockking1379]

LSI 9260-4i with BBU (with RAID 5, you'll definitely want this)

 

Edit: A watercooler for a server?  :huh:

i have a friend who gets great discounts on corsair stuff. so the price for an H60 is about the same as it would be to buy a decent air cooler. not using stock cooler. pure insanity there. so yes a water cooler for a server. with the BBU, will i need a remote battery kit or can it mount directly to the card itself?

[N7_Zer0]

Just be careful with it leaking or failing.

 

BBU is mounted directly on the card.

[rockking1379]

Just be careful with it leaking or failing.

 

BBU is mounted directly on the card.

and now i might reconsider a water cooler on a server.