RAID0 Controller/Drives

[drgnfang]

I'm getting ready to do a minor rebuild/upgrade on my daily system and I'm considering going to RAID0. OS is Vista 64, with likely upgrade to Win7 64 (unless MS pisses me off, then Linux).

Any opinions on this controller:
HighPoint RocketRAID2640X4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115050

Also, what's the best best bang/buck drive setup (2 or 4 drives)? I'm debating between two 2.5" SAS drives (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822116058), two VRaptors (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296), or 4 single platter 7200 RPM SATA drives (advice on these is welcome).

Other drive/controller suggestions are welcome.

Are there any benefits/problems with splitting the RAID0 array into multiple partitions?

 

[Lazn_Work]

For RAID 0 that controller is overkill but if you are going to use SAS you do need a SAS controller and most MB's do not have one onboard. (some do)

SAS vs V-Raptor vs 4 drive is up to you and your work load.. what will this be for? Single computer performance? server? etc.

No benefits / problems with partitioning.. unless you consider short stroking the drives..

Have you considered a SSD? The Intel X25 series would probably work out to about the same cost and has some nice benefits.