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NoahGoodrich
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June 3, 2017
Question

SSD/HDD/RAID0 for Premiere Pro

  • June 3, 2017
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Hi all,

I have a quick question regarding multiple drives for Premiere Pro.

I have the following drives in a Windows 10 system:

1x SSD 960GB

2x WD Black 7200rpm HD

My question is this: which of the following two options would yield the best performance in Premiere Pro, After Effects and Lightroom?

Option 1

SSD for OS and scratch disk

RAID0 on 2x HDDs for live project files

Option 2

SSD for OS

Hard drive 1 for scratch disk

Hard drive 2 for live project files

I'd also note that redundancy is not an issue in this system, I'm only looking for performance here - I have an external RAID6 12 bay system for storage where files are regularly backed up (plus online and 3rd level alternate location backup)

Any help is is most appreciated!

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    Inspiring
    June 3, 2017

    Option 1 would win of the two choices you provide.

    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 3, 2017

    Moved to the Hardware Forum.