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- Jan 15, 2001
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- Denver, CO
My A7N8X died, so I've decided to add another P4C system and sell the rma replacement. I've already got a P4C800, but that's more than I want to spend on a second setup. I've been trying to decide what would make a good budget choice. I was leaning towards the regular P4P800 for awhile, but I just read Anand's article in which they chose the IS7 as best all around for the price point. Now I'm sort of undecided and looking for something to close the decision process. The only issue is that I might want IDE raid - I'm going to put a WD raptor in my current P4C and that will leave me with two identical IDE drives I could use. I was thinking I might as well setup an IDE raid array since I'll have the drives. If I want IDE raid what does that leave me with? I guess I could buy the sata adapters, but if I buy the cheaper mobo that only has sata raid will the adapters make up the difference between that board and one that includes IDE raid? Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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