OK, so everyone loves the overclocking on the DS3 but I being a "noob" 1st time builder would like something that I can overclock without all the work of trying to get the SATA/IDE CD-DVD to work.
I do consider everyones view on this DS3 board as extremely important and reading this thread, I'm very "scared" of trying to set up a RAID1 (2 HDD) and having a IDE DVD/CD writer.
So, is my nightmare scenario justified or is it just a matter of following directions?
Seems that this thread topic was on using a SATA DVD and SATA HDD, in my case I would just buy a IDE DVD/CD and of course use 2 SATA HDDs in Raid 1 off of the Gigabyte/JM controller (not using the Intel for anything atm).
So, given that, which would be better for my needs, the DS3 or the P5B-E (with its ICH8R Intel chip).
With the P5B-E, I would just use the JM for the IDE and the Intel chip for the Raid 1 config.
Or, just buy a SATA DVD/CD and use that in the DS3 (even the P5B-E) and this way , on the DS3 I would have all SATA drives on the JM (RAID 1 HDDs and the SATA DVD)
Lastly, I'm reading a whole lot about the "hot" NB, I assume thats when the board is overclocked to 3gig or more, or is the heat issue always there even at stock speeds (hence the addition of the NG_Fan plug on the DS3 rev3.3?
This board has a lot of "buyers", I assume that the vast majority of the crowd is right most of the time, so, my needs and your opinion on the better MB?
1. $100-$15
2. RAID1 support
3. Overclocking (I will probably go with the E6600 after April 22 when prices drop)
4. Overclocking, probably no more then perhaps ~2.8-3Gig
5. Stability
6. Good Audio off of MB
7. Future (1333 Bus?)
I would have to re-read this entire thread again to make sure I understand what I would need to do to get the Raid 1 and IDE to work (or RAID 1 and SATA DVD (DVD/CD from Intel ship or the JM)
On the P5B-E I'm sure there would be issues as well, on that MB, I would use Raid1 off of the Intel chip (ICH8R) and the DVD/CD off of the JM (IDE), or I suppose I could also a SATA DVD/CD off the Intel chip as well, if the combination of a HDD and a removable media device on the same controller is without bugs.
So, what say yea all?
Thanks so much for ur time on this,
Macpeteo