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Suggestions for disk setup

Jul 12, 2012 3:24 AM

Dear All!

Id like to make a claen install.Before that id like to ask your advice for some disk setup, or modification.Is there some cheap solution to improve the system, ( maybe to buy or replace hdd-s or ssd-s).

My config was this : C: OCZ revodrive X2 160GB ( OS)

                                D: 240Gb Corsair Force 3 (Media cache, previews, pagefile)

                                E : 2*1TB Samsung 7200 RAID 0 ( Project files )

                                F : 2,5 TB WD Green (Export )

My revodrive too slow now (under 200Mb/s , tested with HD Tune).The retailer recommended a clean install before I send back the item.So maybe they change this product, maybe I can choose another type of SSD.In this case what is a good choise?

Thanks in advance.

405 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: Dvico, Jul 12, 2012 6:56 AM
 
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  • Bill Gehrke
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    1. Bill Gehrke,
    Jul 12, 2012 6:02 AM   in reply to Dvico
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    Personally I would replace your D: drive with a small 7200 rpm drive as you do not want to be using a SSD for heavy writing tasks.  Then I would get the green drive out of the editing path and use it for backup/archiving only.  Since you have a RAID 0 array for your project files, exporting to a single green drive will be much slower that exporting to your RAID array.  Now if you can configure another RAID 0 that would be ideal for the exports

     
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  • Dvico
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    2. Dvico,
    Jul 12, 2012 6:13 AM   in reply to Bill Gehrke
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    If I would replace my 240Gb SSD to a 7200rpm HDD this will not be much slower like before?I thoght that media cache drive must be a fast drive.This Corsair HD tune test show around 300Mb/s average speed.And If I take out the corsair, where can I use?

    I agree with you about the export drive.

    Thanks.

     
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  • RjL190365
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    3. RjL190365,
    Jul 12, 2012 6:49 AM   in reply to Dvico
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    Here's the deal:

     

    While SSDs are fast, they also have limited rewrite life. And when an SSD is used as a media cache dribe, it can use up its entire rewrite life cycle in only a few weeks to a few months of use! This is because media cache requires repeated rewrites to a disk.

     
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    4. Dvico,
    Jul 12, 2012 6:56 AM   in reply to RjL190365
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    I see!

    In this case what if I put the corsair for an export drive? I render large files only a few time/month.

    And I would buy another  2 * 7200rpm hdd RAID0 for media cache?  But I m afraid there is no more free sata port on my Asus P9X79 pro. In this case a RAID controller will be necessery?

     
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