hopfully i'll end with 4x 320 SATA drives and a singe IDE 80 for a scratch drive

but i can't decide if i want a raid 1+0 or a raid 5 with a spare...

i want redundecy beacuse i CANNOT afford to loose my data and making DVD backups is no longer fesable. (40 disk every 3 days isn't cool =-P )

i do alot of work on my computer but i need the max proformance for my 3dsMAX and photo shop

would i get better I/O's from 0 or a 5?

i've got 3GB or ram with a core 2 duo...

all on a P5B-E

it's supposed to have a 6ch. SATA raid controller but i've never used it although im VERY good with raids

(10+ year tech)