Hey guys I was hoping some of you could chime in with some input on how I should move forward with my storage solutions.
I am a photographer that does light video (3 minute promos and only one a month...maybe) Most workflow is on large RAW files around 42 MP's standalone and then over 2+ GB files sizes when layered in Photoshop. Use Lightroom, and Premier Pro.
I am looking to create the best workflow with speed making sure I have some backup and room for a fast access scratch disk. SO here's what I have to play with.
System is an64 bit WIndows 10 built on an Asus Z170 Deluxe with the i7 6700k 4.0 (not overclocked), MSI GTX970 4G and 32 GB DDR4 2667(Maybe I should upgrade to faster RAM or 64 GB?
I currently am running for storage:
Samsung 950 Pro NVMe- 512GB as the main drive and then a couple 4 TB internals.
What I need some input on now is the recommendations on how I should configure the following. (I'm including the 950 above)
2x Samsung 950's 512 GB each
2x WD Black 4TB each
1x Samsung 850 SSD 1 TB
2x G-Drive External 4TB @ 7200
1x QNAP NAS 8TB (2x4tb)
** I also have a Asus Thunderbolt EX 3 Expansion card that I haven't un-boxed but also don't have drives for that though.
My initial thoughts were:
Main Boot- Samsung 950
Raid 0- WD Blacks as working drive
Scratch Disk- Samsung 850 or 950
Full Drive Backup- QNAP
Other option is two Raid the 950's
I'd appreciate the feedback. I've read mixed reviews about the need to Raid 0 the 950's as Intel didn't have a better controller vs. Samsung's and therefore the speed increase was reduced. Also, what should I use as a working drive vs. the boot and program drives, etc.
I know this is a mouthful but I'm quite sure there's a lot of you that already had the answer before you got this far!
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP...
I am a photographer that does light video (3 minute promos and only one a month...maybe) Most workflow is on large RAW files around 42 MP's standalone and then over 2+ GB files sizes when layered in Photoshop. Use Lightroom, and Premier Pro.
I am looking to create the best workflow with speed making sure I have some backup and room for a fast access scratch disk. SO here's what I have to play with.
System is an64 bit WIndows 10 built on an Asus Z170 Deluxe with the i7 6700k 4.0 (not overclocked), MSI GTX970 4G and 32 GB DDR4 2667(Maybe I should upgrade to faster RAM or 64 GB?
I currently am running for storage:
Samsung 950 Pro NVMe- 512GB as the main drive and then a couple 4 TB internals.
What I need some input on now is the recommendations on how I should configure the following. (I'm including the 950 above)
2x Samsung 950's 512 GB each
2x WD Black 4TB each
1x Samsung 850 SSD 1 TB
2x G-Drive External 4TB @ 7200
1x QNAP NAS 8TB (2x4tb)
** I also have a Asus Thunderbolt EX 3 Expansion card that I haven't un-boxed but also don't have drives for that though.
My initial thoughts were:
Main Boot- Samsung 950
Raid 0- WD Blacks as working drive
Scratch Disk- Samsung 850 or 950
Full Drive Backup- QNAP
Other option is two Raid the 950's
I'd appreciate the feedback. I've read mixed reviews about the need to Raid 0 the 950's as Intel didn't have a better controller vs. Samsung's and therefore the speed increase was reduced. Also, what should I use as a working drive vs. the boot and program drives, etc.
I know this is a mouthful but I'm quite sure there's a lot of you that already had the answer before you got this far!
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP...
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