I have been studying P4 (I want the 2.4B to go with a GF4 4200 and the rollover stuff from my current machine) mobos for the last several days and have been getting steadily more and more confused. I need some help...

I want a 400DDR or 333DDR mobo with RAID (I need the extra EIDE connections, not the RAID functions). I have found 2 boards that I like but each is missing one of my requirements. Which do you guys like better: Gigabyte 8IEXP 845E or ABIT SR7-8X SIS 648?

On one hand the Gigabyte has 1394 and RAID (lacking on the SR7-8X) yet the Abit has DDR 400 and AGP 8x support. Slower DDR in the 8IEXP has me worried, am I likely to really feel the effect of this draw back?

Any suggestions for alternative boards with RAID/DDR333? I have a price limit of <$150.

Thanks for the help!