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Help in Hard Drive Choices
Hi,
First I would like to thank all you guys for your help in my recent posts! As some of you know, I am currently building a workstation for video editing. I am basically building a system very close to the specs of Mike Kujbida & John Rofrano. “A special thanks to you two”
I have a few questions in regards to what would be the best choices in hard drives. As of right now the drive configurations are as follows;Drive 1: Seagate 146GB SAS Cheetah 15,000rpm
Drive 2 & 3: WD (2 x 500GB) WD5001ABYS SATA2 7,200RPM
Raid 0 configuration.I am considering changing drives 2 & 3 to either 10,000 or 15,000 rpm drives. I have a few questions for you experienced guys that are in the know;
1) Normally the configuration for drives 2 & 3 would be used in Raid 0 as shown. If I was to go with 10,000 or 15,000 rpm hard drives, would I be able to run them in a Raid 0 configuration? Maybe I wouldn’t want to.2) Would I be better off with the higher rpm drives as separate drives? If so, how would you use each drive in Vegas pro 8 and DVD Architect?
Since I am currently putting together a new system, I want to make the right choices. I value all of your opinions and suggestions. Below is what I have configured so far with the exception of two monitors. I am currently trying to find a good OS LCD 22″ or 24″ monitor and a good LCD TV for video/editing. As always thanks for you advise and help. Ray
OS: MICROSOFT Windows XP Professional w/SP2
Case: ANTEC SONATA III 500 (black) ATX Case w/extra120mm fan
Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750 watt ATX 12v
Motherboard: INTEL DX48BT2 Core 2 Extreme Processor
CPU: INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6700 2.66G (1066Mhz)
CPU Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT copper base cpu cooling fan
Memory: 4GB (2 of the following kits needed)
CRUCIAL ballistix BL2KIT12864BA1608 2gb kit (1gb x 2) match pair 1600mhz
OS Hard Drive 1: SEAGATE 146gb ST3146855ss 3gbit SATA scsi 15000rpm 8mb
Hard drives 2 & 3: WD (2 x 500GB) WD5001ABYS SATA2 RAID 0 7200RPM 16mb
DVD Writer/Burner: PLEXTOR px-810sa 18x DVD+/-rw dual layer/dvd-ram SATA internal
Graphics Card: Nvidia Quadro FX3700 512mb pci express 2.0 dual dvi/tv-out
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster x-fi extreme audio 7.1 24-bit pci express
TV Tuner: Diamond TV Wonder HD600 pci express tv tuner
Networking Card: ZONET ZEW1602 802.11g 54mbps wireless pci desktop network adapter card -
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Correction for above post:
Hi, I was unable to edit my post above. The OS hard drive should read Western Digital WD1500AHFD SATA150 10,000rpm.
The drive listed in the above is for SAS which requires a card. Thank You, Ray -
Ray, the system looks great.
I wish I could help you on your drive specs but I know nothing about Raid systems.
All I can do is repeat what I’ve read in a similar thread on another Vegas forum.*******************************
A 10k drive isn’t really going to gain much, if at all. They provide faster access times, but not much in the way of faster transfer rates. Some of the newer 7200rpm SATA drives have a sustained transfer rate as high as the 10k Western Digital Raptor drives. You can get a 750gig 7200 drive for the same price as a 150 gig Raptor.The biggest return in editing efficiency in Vegas is a faster CPU.
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Hi Mike,
Thank you for all your help, very much appreciated! Ray
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