Thread: New system, RFC
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Old 08-20-2001, 10:46 AM   #4
Slithy_Tove
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Re: What can I say?

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Originally posted by mbpark
I'd have the RAID separate from the other channels, and CD-RW and CD/DVD on separate channels on the MoBo .
But will that leave me enough channels? Channel 1 for CD-RW, Channel 2 for CD/DVD, Channels 3 and 4 on the Promise controller for the RAID... but where will the 20 gig Windows swap disk go? I don't see anywhere to hang it, but on that second IDE, with the CD-RW and CD/DVD as Master/slave on the first IDE.
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The only thing I'd put on would be a SB Live! or SB Audigy (new card), since the AC97 codec on that mobo zaps CPU. A live! is $50 and well worth it, especially for games.
Ah, good to know. I just didn't want to fill up every single one of my PCI slots. But I don't suppose it matters. The TB Santa Cruz has also been recommended, and it apparently uses fewer IRQs than the SB. I've been thinking about that card.
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