4 SSD - best editing performance configuration

[zlek131]

Hoping to get some recommendations regarding hard drive configuration for best Premier Pro editing performance, specifically what (OS, software, media files, export files, scratch files, etc.) goes on what drive.

Drive info (4 drives)

C drive: M.2 Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD plugged directly into the motherboard (1TB). From what I read, I want to instal Premiere Pro on this drive, right next to the OS (Windows 10)

D drive: M.2 Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD plugged into expansion board (shared with drive E). The board is plugged directly in to the motherboard (1TB)

E drive: M.2 Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD plugged into expansion board (as mentioned above shared with drive D). The board is plugged directly in to the motherboard (1TB)

F drive: Samsung SSD 860 EVO Internal SSD connected to the mother board via SATA cable (1TB)

Other hardware info:

Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME

CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 3200 64GB

GPU: ASUS  GF GTX 1070 Ti - 8 GB GDDR5

Thank you in advance.

[Peru Bob]

I've moved this from the Premiere Pro forum Video Hardware forum so that proper help can be offered.

[John T Smith]

I won't claim this is "best" (I built in 2014 so what you have is faster) but this works for me and the 1280x720 30fps from my Canon SX510

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