RAID controller differences..

[SMPer]

hi all..i'm a total newbie when it comes to RAID..i just want to know..what r the differences between this two controllers :

HighPoint RocketRAID 133 U-ATA/133

and

ATA133 Software RAID 0+1

in terms of functionality and maybe performance. if i'm not mistaken both are indeed software RAID, right? why does the price differs so much then? i'm actually looking for a low cost RAID controller. any recommendation is highly appreciated.

[streetster]

i think the highpoint one with 372 controller thing is actually hardware, hence the increase in price... i have a highpoint 374 controller on my old motherboard, and i'm pretty sure it was hardware rather than software... tho i'll go have a look on google

mark

edit : highpoint 372 chipset info

[SMPer]

i've been doing some reading about this n according to this article at Anandtech, i'm pretty sure both of them r indeed software RAID controllers. am i missing something here? please correct me if i'm wrong. the question still, will i lose performance by taking the cheaper route? is the HighPoint controller worth the extra money? thanks for replying

[SMPer]

anyone?

[BlackSheep]

I doubt you will lose any performance - software RAID-0 is usually quicker for desktop PC's owing to the sheer overkill speed of the CPU available to the software controller (which doesn't need more than 5% at any one time - per benchy's such as HD-Tach). I haven't seen any reviews on the Dabs Value one - you might even find out that it's either Highpoint or Promise anyway (or maybe Via?) as they usually just buy stuff in bulk and re-badge it.

[SMPer]

thanks mate..i guess i'll just try the cheaper one first n if it doesn't perform i'll just use it as another IDE controller n buy the HighPoint for RAID