Narrowing down nForce2 mobos

[CyberBard]

OK guys, I am narrowing it down now.........

I am narrowing down my nForce2 motherboard options so I am looking for a motherboard that has:

1)Soundstorm sound
2) IDE Raid

Chaintech has IDE RAID, but uses a C-Media cip for sound
ASUS has the Soundstorm audio, but has Serial ATA Raid. (Unless they provide IDE adapters like those that come with the HighPoint Serial ATA RAID cards)

On a related note, does anyone know if the the adapters for the HighPoint 1520 that allows it to use IDE drives will work with other Serial RAID adapters (like the integrated Silicon Image adapter on the Asus A7N8X Deluxe) If so, where can these be purchased separately?

Thanks

 

[mechBgon]

Are you going to run mirroring or striping on the RAID? Have you considered software RAID in Windows 2000/XP, or an add-in PCI IDE RAID card, as other options?

Here's one item that could be useful if you decide it's worth it: Serial-to-parallel adapter for using PATA IDE drives on SATA IDE controllers

 

[CyberBard]

I am will be striping......

I have looked at add-in cards, but if I can find a board with the RAID controller built in, it will save me $140.....

THanks for the link, just what I need.