Recommended PCI-X SAS Controller Card?

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It's a SATA card...
The advertised '2 internal Mini-SAS connectors for secure and reliable connection' are for use with SATA/SAS backplates (same connector). The card itself only supports SATA drives.

AFAIK no company has made a PCI-X SAS card that's on market yet. I've only seen PCIe ones which you should be using anyway.

I have to disagree. There are quite a few PCI-X SAS controllers.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010150410+1193512553+119340936&Subcategory=410&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

This one is more expensive, but still PCI-X SAS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816103004

There are others as well.

My mobo has 2 PCI-e slots and 2 PCI-X slots. It would make sense to take advantage of the PCI-X I would think. Especially since the PCI-e SAS controllers tend to be more expensive than the PCI-X SAS controllers.