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New System Questions
I am replacing my old Windows XP / Vegas 5 system with a new computer. Some details of the new system:
Intel Core i7 2600 3.40 GHz 6MB
PCI-E4 ASUS DDR3-1024MB DVI-HDMI
Windows 7 Pro
2-Seagate 1TB HDD-SATA3 7200 rpm
Blu-ray reader drive
Blu-ray reader/burner driveI had the system built to handle Vegas Pro 10. Since my business is currently sliding more towards photo than video, and because my video projects are pretty simple and straight-forward, I have purchased Vegas Movie Studio 11 Suite.
My main question is this: my old system had an 80GB “C” drive and a 250GB “D” drive. All video was captured to the “D” drive. I never had any problems with rendering using this setup. Should I set up the new system the same or should I set up a RAID with the 2 drives? Not sure which way to go, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Unless you are working with uncompressed HD (which most of us can’t afford), you do not need RAID. The Seagate drives you mention are what I use all the time in a desktop USB docking station. Any non-green 7200 RPM drive should be OK.
Also, unless you really need the network domain services in Windows 7 pro, Home premium is all you need for the O/S.Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com
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