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performance of DDO overlay stripe vs. dedicated controller
I am doing a build of a NLE video system using a Compaq Evo w6000 (dual 2ghz
xeons). My integrated ide channels are free so I thought I'd use that to build a raid0 or 0+1 using winXP Pro. After much research at compaq/hp, it seems I would have to rely on a drive manufacturers DDO driver overlay to use 137gb drives. So my question is this: Is this a bad idea in terms of cpu efficiency compared to a regular pci ide-raid controller? am I going to get hosed on cpu cycles using DDO? I would rather not eat up a slot if I have what it takes integrated on the mobo, but drive speed and cpu is really quite important. Thanks for any advice. eno |
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wrote in message ... I am doing a build of a NLE video system using a Compaq Evo w6000 (dual 2ghz xeons). My integrated ide channels are free so I thought I'd use that to build a raid0 or 0+1 using winXP Pro. After much research at compaq/hp, it seems I would have to rely on a drive manufacturers DDO driver overlay to use 137gb drives. So my question is this: Is this a bad idea in terms of cpu efficiency compared to a regular pci ide-raid controller? No. am I going to get hosed on cpu cycles using DDO? No. I would rather not eat up a slot if I have what it takes integrated on the mobo, but drive speed and cpu is really quite important. Thanks for any advice. eno |
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Folkert... THANK YOU! I have been checking back here every half-hour for a
possible answer, you could not be more direct. Thanks for the help. I just found out that Matrox does not officially support pci raid controllers with the rtx100 I purchased because they both fight for PCI bandwidth (some cards have worked for some people on some chipsets) so my safest bet is to use the onboard ide. Your answers are exactly what i wanted to hear. "Folkert Rienstra" wrote in message ... So my question is this: Is this a bad idea in terms of cpu efficiency compared to a regular pci ide-raid controller? No. am I going to get hosed on cpu cycles using DDO? No. I would rather not eat up a slot if I have what it takes integrated on the mobo, but drive speed and cpu is really quite important. Thanks for any advice. |
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