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What SSD's and how to configure for custom pc build

  • September 3, 2020
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So I am currently getting ready to build a custom pc optimized for video editing (mainly premiere, and some after effects). I'm relatively new to custom pc builds and I'm not sure which SSD's to get and how to configure them for the best premiere performance. I've heard that you want to get two SSD's to separate your OS and programs from your video files and current projects, and I'm wondering if this is necessary or not. If it is, how should I configure this when my mother board only has 1 M.2 NVMe slot and the rest are SATA ports? I've heard that the Samsung 970 evo plus 1 TBs are very fast SSD's, so should I put that in the M.2 slot then buy an additional internal SATA SSD? If so, would it be better to put the OS and programs on the internal SATA SSD and put the video files and working projects on the NVMe since its faster? Or is this all unnecessary and I should just put everything on the Samsung 970 evo plus 1 TB M.2?

I do professional video and edit a lot of 4k footage, some projects are 1 hour of 4k footage.

Here's what I'm putting in it:

MSI Performance Gaming AMD B450 GAMING PLUS Max

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XHH4YG4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A1TSN35NIS24VZ&psc=1

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Processor

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SXMZLPJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TDN1SC5/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

32 GB of Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM

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Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal SSD with V-NAND Technology

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MFZY2F2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

 

Thanks!

 

 

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    Peru Bob
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    September 3, 2020

    Moved to the Video Hardware forum.

    John T Smith
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    September 3, 2020

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/video-hardware/article-by-dave-helmly-on-hardware-for-running-premiere-pro-aftereffects/td-p/11369321?page=1

     

    I built mine 6 years ago, and it does OK for my needs (home/vacation video to DVD)... being 6 years old, some items in my list are no longer sold, so read the article above

     

    i7-4930k CPU LGA-2011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116939
    CPU Cooler Hyper 212 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
    Asus Sabertooth X79 MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131801
    - https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_X79/specifications/ has Firewire
    Corsair 2x16Gig Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233536
    RaidMax Full Tower Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156288
    4 Pack 120mm Fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-103-052

    -added a fan everyplace the case had a mount (removeable side, etc)

    Raidmax 1000W Gold http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152044
    Samsung 256Gig SSD Boot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193
    - 256Gig SSD Boot for Win10 64bit Pro and ALL program installs, about 80Gig is used
    Crucial M550 512G input http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148792
    - 512Gig SSD data for all input... video files and pictures from camera
    Crucial M550 256G temp http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148791
    - 256Gig SSD data for temporary and video project files
    - Create project here, work files follow, so my boot drive is not used for the media cache folders and files
    Crucial M550 128G out http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148790
    - 128Gig SSD data for all exported output video files
    MSI 2Gig GTX760 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745

    Samsung DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151269