Possible Storage Options for Video Editing

[NoxiousOdor]

Hello friends,

I am currently building a computer I could use some help with storage options. I do both 2D and 3D animation and I can use up quite a bit of storage space. In addition to needing space, the speed that I read and write from the storage is also a factor. I don't need anything too crazy but I was wondering what some of my options would be, I have 6 drive bays available and 5 PCIe spaces. I was thinking of maybe getting an NVMe PCIe sdd or whatever the name is for the OS but what would you recommend for the main storage in terms of raid, number of drives, and kinds of drives if you have suggestions. I'm looking to have somewhere between 4-10tb of storage but I'm flexible on this.

 

Any thoughts you have are appreciated

[xdeathshot20]

6 minutes ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

Hello friends,

I am currently building a computer I could use some help with storage options. I do both 2D and 3D animation and I can use up quite a bit of storage space. In addition to needing space, the speed that I read and write from the storage is also a factor. I don't need anything too crazy but I was wondering what some of my options would be, I have 6 drive bays available and 5 PCIe spaces. I was thinking of maybe getting an NVMe PCIe sdd or whatever the name is for the OS but what would you recommend for the main storage in terms of raid, number of drives, and kinds of drives if you have suggestions. I'm looking to have somewhere between 4-10tb of storage but I'm flexible on this.

 

Any thoughts you have are appreciated

i would say either go for wd blacks or seagate barricuda pros

[Electronics Wizardy]

What system specs?

 

What programs?

 

Id probably run a ssd(512) for boot, maybe a 1tb ssd for current projects and previews, then a 8tb(4x 4tb) raid 10(in storage spaces) for storage.

[NoxiousOdor]

6 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What system specs?

 

What programs?

 

Id probably run a ssd(512) for boot, maybe a 1tb ssd for current projects and previews, then a 8tb(4x 4tb) raid 10(in storage spaces) for storage.

I have dual xeon x5690's

64gb of ram: upgrade-able to 128

I haven't ordered the gpu yet I am likely going to get a gtx 1070 though

 

The main program I use now is Blender and I am probably going to get adobe premiere or something similar to add some more editing options. That is also a good idea with the storage thanks

[NoxiousOdor]

13 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

i would say either go for wd blacks or seagate barricuda pros

Awesome thanks I'll look into those for sure