Highpoint RAID vs. Promise...

[Nitro]

I currently have two Promise RAID controlers that really work great (now that I've removed the "Lite" BIOS and put in the full BIOS that is...) I'm looking at buying a new Epox 8K3A+ which includes a Highpoint RAID controller. 2 questions:
1. Does it let you set the cluster size of the stripe set? (8k for example...)
2. How does it stackup against the Promise?

TIA
Nitro

 

[jpetermann]

I need to know this also. I am thinking about getting the Asus p4s533 and I need either a promise or highpoint. Highpoint seem to be a lot more money. What do you all think?

 

[Boonesmi]

promise, hightpoint, and AMI are all software based raid and they all have the same basic features and the same basic performance

so you shouldnt have any trouble switching to a new board with a dif type of raid.

 

[zzzz]

Actually the promise raid controller on the motherboard is a lite version which does not allow you to set the stripe size. It also does not allow raid 0+1. This can be cured through a "hacked" bios.
The onboard highpoint controller allows you to set the stripe size and raid 0+1 without any modifications.
The performance difference is not much between the two.