Photo/Video editing drive setup

indirectMW · Mar 23, 2016

Hey guys, I'm building a $3,000 desktop for video and photo editing and am stuck on the last phase... What drive setup should I go for? I'll be editing large vector images and large HD(possibly higher) footage. All help is appreciated, thanks!

E: Drive setup only!

RCFProd · Mar 23, 2016

Example of a suitable build would be this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Supermicro MBD-X11SSL-O Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($171.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (1 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($217.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Lian-Li PC-A04B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($119.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1235.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-23 05:38 EDT-0400

*Does not include discrete graphics/render card.

indirectMW · Mar 23, 2016

RCFProd :

Although I appreciate you taking the time to post I feel like you literally pasted this... A drive setup is all I am asking for, I have now strictly made note of that in the OP. Do you think you could restructure a drive orientated post as your current one in that system seems lacking for optimal speed?

Thanks

wildfire707 · Mar 23, 2016

Most people that I know of that do this use a two drive combination. Most use a normal SSD for the operating system and a high endurance (long life) SSD for their current project. Project storage for archiving is usually done on mechanical AV related drives. In business use, the archive storage is usually network based on a multiple drive NAS.

Most people that I have seen are using a $220 USD Samsung 850 Pro 512GB drive for the operating system and video editing software (the Intel drives are also found here, but many people have switched to the less expensive Samsung ones):
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke512bw

High end editors tend to use the Intel DC S3500 drive as their data drive. Main stream editors tend to use the Samsung 850 Pro. The Intel drive is a little faster and should last longer, but the price difference is huge. A 1TB Samsung 850 Pro costs about $430 USD while a 1.2TB Intel DC S3500 drive is $920.

Samsung 1TB 850 Pro:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw

Intel 1.2TB DC S3500:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bb012t401

For long term storage, most people should probably use an external NAS. I favor the Synology DS216 model with 2 x 3TB drives in RAID 1 (about $500):
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&output=search&tbm=shop&q=synology+ds216&oq=synology+ds216&gs_l=products-cc.3..0l5.2661.6147.0.7747.14.14.0.0.0.0.147.1278.13j1.14.0....0...1.1.64.products-cc..0.14.1275.2lBtY8EuEEQ&gws_rd=ssl#hl=en&tbm=shop&q=synology+ds216+6tb

Good luck!

RCFProd · Mar 23, 2016

Ok, I missed out on that. My mistake! The post above by Wildfire luckily is informative.

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