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_33
08-20-2006, 04:34 AM
Anyone has the DR model and can explain the benefit that it created with a RAID configuration on the special RAID controller chip of that model?

I'm happy with my dual RAID0 config, but performance doesn't seem to be maxed out, and sometimes it consumes little CPU. I might post some benchmarks with my dual WD2500KS RAID0 setup.
Dippyskoodlez
08-20-2006, 04:37 AM
Anyone has the DR model and can explain the benefit that it created with a RAID configuration on the special RAID controller chip of that model?
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Lower CPU usage. thats prettymuch it.
Poisonsnak
08-20-2006, 10:54 PM
Does it let you have more hard drives (8 instead of 4)?
POGE
08-20-2006, 10:59 PM
Your talking about the SLI-DR, not the Ultra-DR. And yes, what dippy said was true, but it does also let you use 8 sata hard drives instead of four.
Azn Tr14dZ
08-20-2006, 11:06 PM
The thing is with "DR" models, is that the Silicon controller that lets you have 4 more hard drives is only SATA 1.5GB/s. So you have 4 SATAII 3GB/s, and 4 SATAI 1.5GB/s. And lower CPU usage too I guess.
_33
08-22-2006, 12:09 AM
Wouldn't it be saver in an overclocked rig to use the Silicon Image chip for RAID0 action that the Nforce4? Or maybe I didn't get it...
Dippyskoodlez
08-22-2006, 01:56 AM
Wouldn't it be saver in an overclocked rig to use the Silicon Image chip for RAID0 action that the Nforce4? Or maybe I didn't get it...

Wouldn't make much of a difference if any at all. The bus these are located is locked. Possibly if your chipset was having SEVERE heat issues, but I'm doubtful it would be too impacting.