kt400 or nforce2 board question

[tizodq]

im looking on upgrading my system. i plan on getting the barton 2500+ from newegg but im stuck on which mobo to get. my question is though i need a ide raid because im running 5 hard drives. so is it better to get the kt400 mobo with raid built in or should i buy the nforce2 and buy a cheap raid card?

 

[floccus]

nForce2... definitely... and I believe some have IDE raid, they just need an integrated controller... you also have SATA raid so you can jsut buy some adapters...

 

[TourGuide]

What do you use your system for?

 

[tizodq]

i use it mostly for gaming and unraring stuff

 

[bgeh]

then i'd get the nforce 2

 

[nemesismk2]

Get the nforce2, the kt400 is just slow!

 

[tizodq]

Originally posted by: floccus
nForce2... definitely... and I believe some have IDE raid, they just need an integrated controller... you also have SATA raid so you can jsut buy some adapters...

would i just use the SATA as my raid?

right now i don't have any raid setup. i just have it set so i can see all 5 drives individually if you know what im trying to say. i just need that.