Hi,
I am currently building a workstation for video editing. I have a few questions in regards to what would be the best choices in hard drives. As of right now the drive configurations are as follows;

Drive 1: Seagate 146GB SAS Cheetah 15,000rpm
Drive 2 & 3: WD (2 x 500GB) WD5001ABYS SATA2 7,200RPM
Raid 0 configuration.

I am considering changing drives 2 & 3 to either 10,000 or 15,000 rpm drives. I have a few questions for you experienced guys that are in the know;
1) Normally the configuration for drives 2 & 3 would be used in Raid 0 as shown. If I was to go with 10,000 or 15,000 rpm hard drives, would I be able to run them in a Raid 0 configuration? Maybe I wouldn't want to.

2) Would I be better off with the higher rpm drives as separate drives? If so, how would you use each drive in Vegas pro 8 and DVD Architect?

Since I am currently putting together a new system, I want to make the right choices. I value all of your opinions and suggestions. Below is what I have configured so far with the exception of two monitors. I am currently trying to find a good OS LCD 22" or 24" monitor and a good LCD TV for video/editing. As always thanks for you advise and help. Ray

OS: MICROSOFT Windows XP Professional w/SP2
Case: ANTEC SONATA III 500 (black) ATX Case w/extra120mm fan
Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750 watt ATX 12v
Motherboard: INTEL DX48BT2 Core 2 Extreme Processor
CPU: INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6700 2.66G (1066Mhz)
CPU Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT copper base cpu cooling fan
Memory: 4GB (2 of the following kits needed)
CRUCIAL ballistix BL2KIT12864BA1608 2gb kit (1gb x 2) match pair 1600mhz
OS Hard Drive 1: SEAGATE 146gb ST3146855ss 3gbit SATA scsi 15000rpm 8mb
Hard drives 2 & 3: WD (2 x 500GB) WD5001ABYS SATA2 RAID 0 7200RPM 16mb
DVD Writer/Burner: PLEXTOR px-810sa 18x DVD+/-rw dual layer/dvd-ram SATA internal
Graphics Card: Nvidia Quadro FX3700 512mb pci express 2.0 dual dvi/tv-out
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster x-fi extreme audio 7.1 24-bit pci express
TV Tuner: Diamond TV Wonder HD600 pci express tv tuner
Networking Card: ZONET ZEW1602 802.11g 54mbps wireless pci desktop network adapter card

RayPaula:

If I was to go with 10,000 or 15,000 rpm hard drives, would I be able to run them in a Raid 0 configuration?

You can run a 10k or 15k HD in a Raid setup.. although you usually need a SCSI setup for a 15k HD.

As always, Raid 0 comes with the risk that if one drive fails, all data is lost.

RayPaula:

Would I be better off with the higher rpm drives as separate drives?

I do know that with any drive, Raid 0 provides an increase in performance (most likely not noticable unless doing a lot of reading/writing)... but i'm not aware of any direct benefits or disadvantages to wanting to keep them separate.

Personally, I like 10k HDs... and my next upgrade will include a Raid0+1 setup with 4x10k 150GB HDs (assuming I can get the money by christmas time)... however, a lot of people do like 7200 RPMs and don't feel the need for a 10k.

I know I didn't answer some of your questions/concerns directly... but its all I got!

willardcw4:

RayPaula:

If I was to go with 10,000 or 15,000 rpm hard drives, would I be able to run them in a Raid 0 configuration?

You can run a 10k or 15k HD in a Raid setup.. although you usually need a SCSI setup for a 15k HD.

As always, Raid 0 comes with the risk that if one drive fails, all data is lost.

yea if your even thinking of raid 0 make sure you have a extra harddrive or server, to save infomation. But you would see an advange for sure. just make sure to Back up data!

Hi, Wow! That graph is quite enlightning. Yes I want speed, but I also need storage. Looks like Samsung and Seagate has the market as to both. Thanks for the help, Ray