# Ran out of room in HTPC

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**Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-out-of-room-in-htpc/250297/29 "2010-02-16T10:06:22Z")

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> [@Want a cheap euro. vacation?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-a-cheap-euro-vacation/29348/13):
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> Cant you get a NIC for pci-x bus? Would that increase bandwidth?

BD Video movies have a maximum data transfer rate of 54 Mbit/s

802.11G will do that, at a max. 802.11N will give you head room.

gig ethernet maxes out around 800 Mbit/s worth of real data payload. so it will be plenty

but check this out:

> **[StarTech 3.5in 4 Drive eSATA RAID External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Controller...](https://www.newegg.com/startech-com-sat3540er/p/N82E16817707156?cm_re=esata_controller-_-17-707-156-_-Product)**
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> Buy StarTech 3.5in 4 Drive eSATA RAID External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Controller with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

With that bad boy, you can put your sata 3.5" drives into that and connect it over e-sata which is plenty fast to the machine. It even comes with a pci esata controller card if your mobo doesnt have one on it.

or you can get a bunch of these:

> **[BYTECC HD-35SUS-BK Aluminum 3.5" Black Easy Open SATA to USB 2.0/e-SATA...](https://www.newegg.com/bytecc-hd-35sus-bk/p/N82E16817145074?cm_re=e_sata_enclosures-_-17-145-074-_-Product)**
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> Buy BYTECC HD-35SUS-BK Aluminum 3.5" Black Easy Open SATA to USB 2.0/e-SATA Enclosure with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

then get some pci esata controllers and connect them and stack them up next to the pc.

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