Sata 3/4 instead of sata 1/2

I am having some problems with games (Far Cry, HL2) just plain dissapearing while playing.  Suddenly the desktop appears with no error, the game is gone and no longer running.
I have my SATA drives in RAID 0 connected to sata 1 and sata2.  Some posts I have read suggest unsing 3 and 4 for RAID so that Overclocking works better.  First question is WHY?
Next question...Can I move my array from 1/2 to 3/4 without causing any problems...Just by unhooking the drives from 1 and 2 and moving them to 3 and 4?  Will this work without clearing drives or reformatting anything?
Thanks
MZ

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Some posts I have read suggest unsing 3 and 4 for RAID so that Overclocking works better. First question is WHY?
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Can I move my array from 1/2 to 3/4
Switch Bootable Raid from 1-2 to 3-4    

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