ICH5 + SATA + Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ?

Hello, I'm in the process of selecting new computers, and I'm tempted by an ASUS P4P800, with Seagate SATA disks. After googling a bit, it seems that the ICH5 is indeed supported in SATA mode from the 4.9-Release (perhaps also 5.1 ?) (at least the chip is correctly identified by

Re: ICH5 + SATA + Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ?

I'm in the process of selecting new computers, and I'm tempted by an ASUS P4P800, with Seagate SATA disks. ... is there some actual, positive, experience in using the above combination, and with which stability ? The ASUS P4P800 uses the Intel 865PE chipset. I have a Gigabyte 8KNXP