Is raid worth it? A7V133 vs MSI turbo

[MikeSi]

Hey, just a short question, trying to choose b/w the KT133A's, mainly the A7V133 and MSI turbo w/ or w/o on raid. Seems A7V133 is slightly faster, but is priced around $150 (shipped, pricewatch)and does not have raid. The MSI w/o raid looks around $130, with costs around $155.
So, what to do? Go cheaper and get the MSI, or get the A7V133 and spend more and not have the added luxury of raid?

 

[Kingofcomputer]

If you need it, go for it.
If not, don't waste money.

And I strongly recommend not to buy abit in us, it's way overpriced here.

 

[256]

Raid is hella worth it IMO,

- speed
- redundancy
- spanning (combine smaller drives as one large)
- extra IDE connectors (DVD, CDRW, ZIP IDE, and a lot off HDD's)
- cost is not much more than non-raid
- better resale value in future (if you sell it)

 

[Dulanic]

The A7V133 does have RAID, call them and ask. Ive yet to see a A7V133 shipped without Promise RAID 0 (Though it is supposed to be optional)

 

[MikeSi]

....does the Asus A7V133 have raid? Sorry maybe I don't know the exact meaning of what raid is, but from a review I read, I could've sworn it mentioned only 2 IDE channels... By on-board raid I'm referring to board that has the normal 2 IDE channels plus two others controlled by raid controller chip. Thus equalling a total of 4 master IDE channels....

 

[osgood111]

A7V133 has 2 ata 66 and 2 ata 100. The ATA 100 has RAID 0.


Rig

 

[BayouL]

Yep, just put together a system a week ago with the A7V-133 and it has four IDE controllers.