Adding a RAID (stripeing) for rendering/capture

SprinterPD wrote on 10/17/2002, 1:53 PM
Current relevant hardware:
ASUS MoBO A7V333 with AMD 1.4GHz Athlon.
512MB RAM (not sure what speed)
40GB HD ATA-100

MoBO supports ATA-133 and built in Raid 0 or 1.
I am considering getting two 40GB drives that are 7200rpm, ATA-133. and setting them as a stripeing array, giving me a pretty decent transfer rate. From what I've read, I should keep the OS on the current EIDE ATA-100 drive and use the RAID for render/capture only, yes? Keep Vegas on C:?

I just hate to get the RAID set up and only benefit while doint rendering and captureing.
Thank,
Michael

Comments

HeeHee wrote on 10/17/2002, 2:07 PM
<< From what I've read, I should keep the OS on the current EIDE ATA-100 drive and use the RAID for render/capture only, yes? >>

That is correct

<< Keep Vegas on C:? >>

Also correct

<< I just hate to get the RAID set up and only benefit while doint rendering and captureing.>>

You will not gain performance on preview, if this is what you are hinting about. In order to gain performance in preview you will need a faster CPU and/or Dual CPUs. More memory may help as well. Rendering is also CPU intensive more so than Hard Drive intensive, but RAID will help to prevent dropped frames and such.
SprinterPD wrote on 10/17/2002, 3:23 PM
I was more implying that my system performance as it relates to a NON-Vegas program. I don't use it extensively and I would like to get a reasonable performance gain for other stuff that I do on my system.
The other option, though more expensive, is to run 2 RAIDS. 2 disks for my OS, and 2 for data storage/transfer. I'm new to this, so I'm not even sure if you can do such a thing.
I think I would start by setting up the RAID as my primary and the single, ATA-100 as my render/capture drive. Maybe that's a good middle-of-the-road solution? I don't do heavy editing like I'm sure many here do. I just get video from my VHS-C camcorder and make little movies of the kids for my parents. Perfection isn't required because no one is paying for it, but I still want to have a nice product.
Michael
Tyler.Durden wrote on 10/17/2002, 3:54 PM
Hi Michael,

A raid might help quite a bit if you were sending multiple streams of low-compressed or uncompressed video to a real-time output card. Since Vegas is optimized for compressed DV output via IEEE 1394, data throughput from the drives is not as vital as processing power. (This is why 5400rpm drives are usually fine.)


HTH, MPH