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August 4, 2017
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Raid 0 on scratch disk and media cache drive question??

  • August 4, 2017
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I am building a new computer which will be used for many things but a lot of video editing and some photo. I was wondering if anyone that is familiar with Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects could help out or anyone that thinks they know.

I was wondering if a person could use 2 SSD drives in raid 0 for the scratch disk and media cache drive. I know raid 0 is not as safe as only one drive or any other kind of raid but I can get two smaller SSD drives for a great price and much cheaper than one larger one. I know it will even make the SSDs faster. Anyone care to comment? Thanks.

Also, what is the most common scratch disk and media cache drive size?

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    RoninEdits
    RoninEdits
    Inspiring
    August 5, 2017

    its ok to use raid-0 for scratch/cache drives. common size for that drive is typically 256gb-500gb.

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    ingeborgdotAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 5, 2017

    Okay?  Not necessarily recommended but okay?  Not necessary?  Is it a better idea to use just one SSD?  Sorry about the questions but I just want to do it right the first time.  Thanks for the info on size.  I had not really been able to find an answer like that. 

    RoninEdits
    RoninEdits
    Inspiring
    August 5, 2017

    usually not necessary. raid-0 may be faster in a couple tasks/functions, but overall a single ssd will perform similarly. scratch and media cache files aren't critical, like project or video/media files, so the extra risk of raid-0 doesn't matter for those files.

    Ann Bens
    Ann Bens
    Braniac
    August 4, 2017

    Moved to Hardware forum for expert advice.

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