Best way to use current SSD and HD?

morpheus1870

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Hi all, I have the following drives purchased for a new build. I'm a fashion photographer and videographer and using my new build mainly for client work (video editing photography/photoshop work).

Samsung Pro 950 250gb M.2 SSD
Samsung Pro 850 EVO 250gb SSD
WD My Book Duo 8TB USB 3.0 (RAID 0, RAID 1, Individual Drives JBOD)

I'm thinking of the following setup and would like to know your views:

850 EVO 250gb SSD - OS / Applications
950 PRO 250gb M.2 SSD - Current Working Files for fast read write performance (Premier, Photoshop, Lightroom Catalogue, scratch disks etc.)
WD In RAID 1 mirrored - System Disk Image, Complete project files (will remove from 950 pro once finished to keep the working files drive clear)

I am possibly considering an additional USB 3 external hard drive raid system that could be used purely for system disk image, music, random photos, videos etc and keep the other RAID purely for my client based professional work.

My PC Specs that I've literally just built this week

Intel Core i7 6800K 3.4GHZ
Asus X99 Deluxe II
64GB Corsair Vegence LPX DDR 4 RAM 2400mhz
MSI GTX Geforce 1080 Aero 8G
Corsair RMX 1000 80+ Gold Fully Modular Power Supply
Corsair H105 Hydro Cooling
Corsair 760T Graphite Black Full Tower

Samsung Pro 950 250gb M.2 SSD
Samsung Pro 850 EVO 250gb SSD
WD My Book Duo 8TB USB 3.0 (RAID 0, RAID 1, Individual Drives JBOD)

Corsair K70 Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard
Logitech MX Master Mouse
Logitech G13 Game Board (programed for premier and photoshop)
Intuous Pro 4 Wacom Tablet
43" LG UHD6512V 4K TV

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
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RAID 1 isn't backup it's availability. If the array corrupts you lose data. If you delete a file you didn't intend to or alter one you didn't intend to, it's now hosed up in two places. The external backup protects from this especially if you do an additive backup, in that you copy over new files but don't delete old ones.

Doesn't matter what you back up to, just need at least one. Some folks use two and alternate, keeping one offsite at a family member's house or in a safe deposit box. Or, you could backup to the cloud(Carbonite or the like) but that usually entails monthly fees.

Happy backups!

morpheus1870

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The rig is already built and I'm currently using the 950pro M.2 as the OS Applications drive, however I think the extra speed M.2 brings would be much better suited for my actual working files/photos/footage media and a normal ssd (850pro) for OS and applications?

Software I use includes Capture One Pro, Photo Mechanic, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premier, After Effects and more recently Da Vinci Resolve hence the extra ram and GPU.
 

morpheus1870

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So basically back up the Raid 1 Mirror Drive, essentially a backup of a backup? Isn't the Raid 1 setup essentially already doing that in it's mirrored configuration?

Also would you back up the Raid drive using another Raid style configuration or just a straight backup?
 
RAID 1 isn't backup it's availability. If the array corrupts you lose data. If you delete a file you didn't intend to or alter one you didn't intend to, it's now hosed up in two places. The external backup protects from this especially if you do an additive backup, in that you copy over new files but don't delete old ones.

Doesn't matter what you back up to, just need at least one. Some folks use two and alternate, keeping one offsite at a family member's house or in a safe deposit box. Or, you could backup to the cloud(Carbonite or the like) but that usually entails monthly fees.

Happy backups!
 
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