You can't be serious.....

Same · Mar 12, 2008

My motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L) does not come with a RAID controller. Okay, fair enough, its a good mobo and was only $90. I want to add a second WD SE16 AAKS 320GB and run them in RAID 0. I stroll over to newegg, only to find all RAID controllers are over $100.... wtf? Ive never used RAID before so I don't have experience with it. But please tell me I'm looking in the wrong place...

ratbuddy · Mar 12, 2008

If you just want cheap, here you go.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...8488+1193512552+1193812556&name=RAID+0/1+JBOD

Just remember, you get what you pay for..

Looking at your system, it looks like you cheaped out on the mobo for some reason. Gigabyte makes some great boards for just a few bucks more than include the ICH9R southbridge.. Why not sell your board and grab one of those?

EchoTheDolphin · Mar 12, 2008

All I'll contribute is to say that by going cheap on an off-board raid controller you're going to have problems. Maybe not right away but you WILL have problems.

Same · Mar 12, 2008

Well what mobo do you guys recommend then, the DS3L had great reviews and it seemed like alot of people loved it, thats why I got it.

ratbuddy · Mar 12, 2008

This is sorta the deluxe version of the one you have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128048

There is a DS4 version as well, but it's around $190 and doesn't seem to offer much more..

Same · Mar 12, 2008

Hmm I think I will have to wait before getting a different mobo, cause I dont have enough cash atm.

Rattle · Mar 12, 2008

well if you have $130 for a hard drive you can get a p5k-e for $140 shipped with ICH9R southbridge with intel matrix raid, then sell the mobo you have... and save a few more bux then get the drive...

Same · Mar 12, 2008

Rattle said:
well if you have $130 for a hard drive you can get a p5k-e for $140 shipped with ICH9R southbridge with intel matrix raid, then sell the mobo you have... and save a few more bux then get the drive...

yeah, but what is a good way to sell my mobo? ebay or what lol

tuskenraider · Mar 12, 2008

We have classifieds here.........

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Same · Mar 12, 2008

tuskenraider said:
We have classifieds here..........

True but isnt it only people with 100+ posts that can see it? Plus in these classifieds I am typically seeing really good deals, and i kinda wanna max out my profit from this as im short on cash lol.

Rattle · Mar 12, 2008

you dont get deals unless you give deals, thats the rule lol

super2007 · Mar 12, 2008

Wait we can actually sell things here? give me the link plz? lol i want to sell my pc parts..

Tagan7 · Mar 12, 2008

i have a PCI raid card if you want it ill give it to you lol

super2007 · Mar 13, 2008

Tagan7 said:
i have a PCI raid card if you want it ill give it to you lol

is it eide? or sata?

Tagan7 · Mar 14, 2008

Zerix01 · Mar 14, 2008

It looks like you have four SATA ports on that board. So why don't you set up software RAID? The board does not have to support RAID for you to use those ports in RAID.

Niku-Sama · Mar 14, 2008

your joking right $90 and your board has no raid? i have bought cheaper boards that have raid.

dude i think you screwed your self

Same · Mar 14, 2008

Zerix01 said:
It looks like you have four SATA ports on that board. So why don't you set up software RAID? The board does not have to support RAID for you to use those ports in RAID.

Software RAID hmm. Is that just as effective and fast? Won't I need to be in my OS before it starts working?

You can't be serious.....

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