Serial ATA adapter or PCI RAID card?

Im_gumby · 10-March-03, 02:49 PM

Well here's the deal, I HAD a A7V333 mobo with a RAID 0 Array of 2 WD 80Gig hard drives. Now I am 99% sure I will have to buy another mobo. If this happens, I plan on getting an A7N8X Deluxe. As this has board has onboard Serial ATA RAID, which would you choose:

Option 1 - Buy a PCI RAID card for IDE drives ($70)

Option 2 - Buy 2 IDE to Serial Adapters and use the onboard RAID ($50 for 2 adapters)

BigAkita · 10-March-03, 03:19 PM

I would use the onboard raid.

Im_gumby · 10-March-03, 03:42 PM

Could you explain why you suggested that Akita?

Gamma_Goblin · 10-March-03, 04:42 PM

well im thinkin that it would be bottlenecked by the PCI's limited bandwidth, but then again, i could be another reason

brandon

Im_gumby · 10-March-03, 06:19 PM

That's why I asked.

10-March-03, 02:49 PM		#1 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	Serial ATA adapter or PCI RAID card? Well here's the deal, I HAD a A7V333 mobo with a RAID 0 Array of 2 WD 80Gig hard drives. Now I am 99% sure I will have to buy another mobo. If this happens, I plan on getting an A7N8X Deluxe. As this has board has onboard Serial ATA RAID, which would you choose: Option 1 - Buy a PCI RAID card for IDE drives ($70) Option 2 - Buy 2 IDE to Serial Adapters and use the onboard RAID ($50 for 2 adapters)

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10-March-03, 03:19 PM		#2 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	I would use the onboard raid.

10-March-03, 03:42 PM		#3 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	Could you explain why you suggested that Akita?

10-March-03, 04:42 PM		#4 (permalink)
Gamma_Goblin Senor Cisner-Hoes	well im thinkin that it would be bottlenecked by the PCI's limited bandwidth, but then again, i could be another reason brandon

10-March-03, 06:19 PM		#5 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	That's why I asked.