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General Category => Hardware => Topic started by: Josetann on October 04, 2002, 06:15:24 PM

Title: MSI KT3 Ultra or KT3 Ultra ARU?
Post by: Josetann on October 04, 2002, 06:15:24 PM

Alright, I\'m building the new server for the site.  I\'m thinking of the MSI KT3 Ultra.  Good price, good features.  Now I want to use linux\'s software raid.  If I do this, I need both drives on separate ports.  So where would I put the cd drive?  If I attach the CD drive, it\'ll slow down everything on that cable (i.e., instead of almost 50MB/s transfer, we\'ll be topped out at 33 on that drive).  I could either a) leave the cd-rom disconnected, only connect for emergencies (this is a webserver after all, would only need the CD drive for a restore) or /cool.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'B)\' /> get the KT3 Ultra ARU for $12 more.  It has raid ports, so I\'ll have plenty of ports.  I wouldn\'t use the RAID ports as raid though, they\'d be used as standard ide ports (linux would do the raid in software).

Thoughts?

Title: MSI KT3 Ultra or KT3 Ultra ARU?
Post by: Anonymous on February 24, 2003, 11:15:07 PM

DONT bus MSI, i have da KT4Ultra MSI and change it every month :<< but becoz KT4Ultra is really FERRY GOOD try to find a GigaByte KT4Ultra.