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Speederlander
12-12-2006, 02:25 PM
Running P5WDG2 WS Pro. I have an 8800 GTX in PCI-e x16 slot 1.

I have 2 PCI-e slots (running x16 singly in slot 1 or x8 in both slots if I utilize both).

I also have 2 PCI-X slots.

Should I go with a PCI-X or PCI-e RAID controller? I am not familiar enough with the issues associated with PCI-e bandwidth generally and compared to PCI-X bandwidth to make an educated decision. Could a PCI-e RAID card cause stability issues?

There is also the issue of any PCI-X card being locked to this board for good, since I doubt any other motherboards I get will include PCI-X.

I actually lean toward PCI-X....

Anyone have any advice?