Dual Raptor Raid 0 on Asus 865 or 875?

[Murr]

I'm deciding between the Asus 865 and 875, and I'm considering splurging for the dual Raptor Raid 0 setup. It is my understanding that both mobos have raid support included. So my question is this: is the raid card on either one good enough for 2 HD raid 0 (limited CPU recourse)? I think I heard the 865 was better because it had the intel controller or something, as opposed to the promise, I think.

Any recommendations?

 

[GnomeCop]

thats a fine combination (865PE or 875P) with the Raptors, go for it!

 

[Murr]

So they both definitly work, but is either board at all preferable? I heard that 2 HD raid has very little if any effect on the processor, so buying a seperate controller isn't necessary, anyone confirm this?

BTW, what kind of price drops could be expected for the raptors? I can wait up to two months....

Edit: Hey Gnomecop, I see you got the dual raptors. How is it?😀

 

[Tavoc]

The Raid on the ASUS 865PE is better, it uses the southbridge to get the Raid off the PCI bus. Both the P4P800 and the P4P800 Deluxe have this feature.

 

[Murr]

Better and cheaper, sweet.🙂

Whats the difference between deluxe and non-deluxe?

Thanks for the help guys.🙂

 

[SleepyGreggy]

IDE Raid and Firewire on the DLX.

 

[OverVolt]

I only have about 4% CPU usage on a 32kb stripe. Rig in Sig.

Also Start read = 130Mb/s and end read = 85Mb/s for my drives

 

[GnomeCop]

dual raptor raid 0 setup does not require an extra controller card, using the 875/865 onboard sata bus is better because you wont be held back by the pci bus.
access times increase a bit, but no way you'll notice, the read and write speeds are what will grab your attention.
I am using an 845PE board and I am very satisfied, so you should definitely be happy with a 865/875 board sata