Mikhailtech has updated their EPoX 8K3A+ review with new benchmarks including two more motherboards from Asus and MSI.
The chip used by EPoX is the HighPoint HPT372, very popular among motherboard manufacturers (ABIT boards come equipped with HPT370/372 controllers, and now even Shuttle uses this chip). Besides the usual RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1, the HPT372 also features UltraATA 133 interface, so you can use ATA133 HDDs at full speed only when connected to the RAID controller. The HPT372 is my favorite RAID controller, especially because it works very well with standard HDDs in a non-RAID configuration, meaning you can only use one HDD connected to the RAID controller. The downside is you have to install the OS and drivers with the HDD connected to the normal ATA ports and then switch it to RAID ATA133. The IDE ports are placed in the lower right corner of the board.Read more
