First, by itself: HD Tune max 119.8MB/s 6.2ms.
Second, in RAID0 Intel ICH9R, default (128KB?) stripe: HD Tune max "peak" 199.8MB/s 6.5ms.
UPDATE:
Still playing around with BIOS settings but same stripe size. Better, but still the "typical" is around 175MB/s versus around 125MB/s...
Similar situation for me. I'd opt for VelociRaptors, maybe 150GBs in RAID0. It seems the OCZ Core SSDs have some teething (compatibility) problems notably with AHCI and certain chipsets/motherboards. Some others on forums have reported them mysteriously dropping-out (disconnecting). I don't...