Optimal multiple disk setup for AE

I have an 8-core Mac Pro 4,1 with 24GB RAM, a Radeon 5770, an SSD (about 75MBs/125MBs), a couple of WD Caviar Blacks and some regular old 7500rpm drives. I've decided to try and extend it's life a little rather than buying a new Mac Pro. Leaving more RAM and GPU upgrades aside, I'm not quite sure where to spend my money in order to maximise performance. For example, I currently use the SSD for OS, Apps and Home folder. But if AE is loaded into RAM when I run it, surely teh SSD would be more useful for my media? I don't really care how fast the OS or Apps load because I tend to do that over coffee and then spend all day in After Effects!
…I use AE a lot. Plus a bit of C4D, PS and very rarely PP.
There is a chart here with suggestions for optimal disk allocation, but unfortunately it's aimed at PP, and doesn't mention disk or bus speed at all.
I am thinking of buying a Sonnet Tempo Pro and SSD's so that I can add very fast storage over PCIe. The Tempo Pro can mount 2 SSD's as 2 volumes or as a RAID for even more speed. I don't know which would be best - having media on a superfast RAID drive and the OS on a slower SATA one, or having one SSD for OS and one for Media.
And then there is the AE Disk Cache. Then there is the 'Conformed Media'.
I think I can figure out redundancy and backup options - I'm just keen to understand performance.

Hm - this Adobe white paper states
"Multiple drives may be used to deliver higher performance. A simple technique is to install multiple
single drives in a desktop workstation computer, and dedicate each to specific tasks: for example,
one for the operating system, one for your files (with potentially separate drives for your sources
and output, especially for Adobe Premiere Pro), and one for your temporary storage caches"
I am attempting to optimise performance here, not merely avoid problems. If I were to go ahead and get the Sonnet Tempo, Todd, are you saying there would be no noticeable performance gain by then using other (albeit slightly slower) drives for the OS? Or, to put it another way, if one's drives vary in IO speed, there is no point in using ANY of them other than the fastest one for Apps, OS and all AE Caches?

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Hello,
I want to improve my disk setup for Adobe Premiere CS6 because I got long loading times.
My current setup:
Crucial RealSSD C300 60GB SSD for the program
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD for media and Media Cache Files
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD for projects and exports
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None from a performance point of view.
And should I use the 60GB SDD for the Media Cache Files?
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Hi Harm (& Jim),
After much deliberation I agree with you and Jim. I am not sure what I was thinking!
I have decided to build my own machine based around your reccomendations in previous posts. Could you please look over the system specifications and offer any suggestions or comments?
Chassis
Lian Li PC-A77
$ 375.00
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850AX Professional Series Gold AX850 PSU
$ 210.00
Motherboard
Asus P9x79 WS Motherboard
$ 469.00
CPU
Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz CPU
$ 615.00
CPU cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler
$ 40.00
RAM
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL10Q-32GBXL 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3
$ 285.00
GPU
Gigabyte GV-N66TOC-2GD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2048M
$ 319.00
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Owned
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Is the RAM specified compatible with the rest of my system?
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Hi All,
I know everyone asks these questions and I thought I will not but, when you spend more than $3000 it feels their is no "Harm" in asking the question (but hopefully their will be Harm somewhere in the comments).
So, after waiting for the Mac Pro update for 2 years (just to fool myself that I may buy it), I have decided to move from the Mac OS to Windows after 4 years. I was only using a Macbook Pro to edit and feel now have the suitable experience to begin working on an actual machine.
If you ask my budget, I didn't have any so I went on a buying frenzy with my credit cards and will hopfully be driven to work harder to pay it off .
Here are the parts I have bought:
CPU - Intel 3930K (duh! I don't see a point in waiting for the 4th Gen)
Mobo - ASUS P9X79 Pro
RAM - GSkillz 32GB (8GBx4) @ 1600MHz 9-9-9 (as 3930K is limited to 1600MHz and 1.5V)
Will buy this same set around end of this year to make it 64GB if I feel AE would eat it.
Cabinet - CoolerMaster Storm Stryker (was buying HAF-XM but could not resist the looks of this).
PSU - Seasonic 860W Platinum Plus (Thought 1k is overkill and 750 not future proof, pricey though)
Storage (I thought I will get 1 cheap SSD and 1 Hybrid but then I read all the threads and went crazy)
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Samsung 840 (nonPro) - 128GB - 2 nos.
Seagate 7200rpm HD - 2TB - 3 nos.
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Gigabyte GTX 770 4G
So, Question 1> Any comments on the component list?
As I plan to build this on my own, have not thought of overclocking as I am not a geek and feel I should first get comfortable. Fair thought?
And hence I have not bought any additional Fans or Coolers.
And now for the Question 2> disk setup! Can you please fill the blanks or suggest alternatives.
This is what I have planned:
C: > Samsung 840 Pro 256GB : OS and _____ ??
D: > Samsung 840 Pro 256GB: Previews and Renders and/or ____ ??
E: > Samsung 840 128GB x 2 RAID-0 : Footage and ___ ?? (the 128GB version has slowest write speed so assigned it to footage)
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G: > Seagate 2TB : Dedicated solely as Backup Drive for crictical data at any time (which for me can be on any drive, that is why no RAID3/5 I feel)
And I plan to use my old external USB2/Firewire/USB3 external drives (500GB/1TB) for manual backups.
I can buy 1 or 2 more 2TBs (not SSDs) if it is really critical for some configuration but not anything more.
Usage: I shoot only DSLR footage and use PPro and AE CS6. I have till now been using a 2009 17" Macbook Pro with an SSD. And could have been spotted sometimes using a Class 6 SD Card on a USB 2 card reader being used as the Media drive (Ouch!). I feel (a) now I have the skill to justify this as many times I end up not implementing an idea in AE as my machine just won't budge and (b) I plan to buy the BlackMagic Pocket Camera to learn capabilities of RAW media. Like many I do hope to make an indie in the next 2 or 3 years but I hope I can employ services of a professional who should at least give me respect when he looks at my machine
If you have made it till here, thanks for your time. Waiting for your comments.
Cheers!
Ps: And yes I am planning to subscribe to CC as its cheap for a CS6 owner. And then after 1 year will judge if I will continue with CC once upgrade pricing goes (hopefully yes as I wait for an extensively GPU using AE version soon).

Regarding question #1, build list, and question #2 drive setup:
everything looks great except...
add a good cpu cooler; lots of good choices out there including but not limited to: budget: Cooler Master 212 EVO, high-performance air: Noctua NH-D14, simple liquid: Corsair H110, full water cooling: many options (full water cooling is a pain to plan and build, but ooooohhh so quiet!)
RAM: suggest go for 64GB at the onset rather than trying to add RAM later
definitely plan on overclocking - 4 Ghz is a walk in the park and very safe since you aren't totally comfortable with overclocking, and the performance gain is rather significant for renders, etc.
One SSD is plenty to get started - 256GB would be good for OS, programs, as well as providing some room for AE and photoshop caching
2 drives in RAID 0 would work pretty well for all projects, media, etc. If you really want to spend more in the drive area up the RAID to a 3 or 4 drive RAID
Suggest putting your backup drive in a hot-swap tray so you can remove it and provide off-site backup capability
Regards,
Jim

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My name is Tom Woods and I was hoping that you may be able to advise me or point me in the right direction, in regards to the question below....
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*Also, for drives D & E, what 'SIZE' in GB would they need to be for assigning the Scratch, Cache and other files mentioned above? (when i purchase them)*
If you can help me out with this it would be totally amazing, im really stuck and finding internet advice very unclear..
I appreciate you will be busy but I thought I would try here first for some help! Thank you so much for reading this so far...
My Best regards to you
Timmy

Tom,
Let's start with the terminology. Once you understand that, things will become a lot easier.
MEDIA: Name for all the raw material you shot, whether video or pictures or audio recordings. It does not matter whether this was captured from tape based video cameras, or imported from card or disk based cameras.
MEDIA CACHE: When Media are imported into a project, PR automatically creates three kind of files that are stored in the location you set up in the Preferences. They are .IMS files or indexed files, .CFA or conformed audio files and last .PEK files, that display the audio waveform in the timeline.
MEDIA CACHE DATABASE: Also automatically created by PR and contains pointers to the files in the Media Cache.
Note that occasionally the Media Cache and Media Cache Database can become corrupted and in that case it is a good idea to Clean the Media Cache from Preferences. When opening a project indexing, conforming and generation of PEK files is automatically done. Just be a bit patient for that process to finish.
PREVIEWS: Also called RENDER files. When you render a timeline to turn the red bar into a green bar for preview purposes, PR stores .XMP files in the PRV directory location you have set in the Project Settings.
Media files are typically very large and require a good sustained sequential read speed. Once ingested (imported or captured) they remain unchanged, because PR is a non-destructive editor. On the one hand this makes a SSD an ideal type of disk, because it is only reading the media files and not writing, but the size may be the limiting factor.
Media cache files are typically small and many, so here sustained R/W transfer rates are important, making it less than ideal to put them on a SSD, because the major drawback of SSD's is their limited and finite number of writes.
Now Tom, to your specific situation:
C: SSD for OS & programs.
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E: SSD for static page-file and exports.
F: SSD for media cache and previews, although a HDD may give you better life expectancy but also slower performance.
Maybe this article can be helpful as well, because it shows the impact of codecs on your system: Adobe Forums: What PC to build? An update...
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SSD: R around 450 MB/s, W around 300 MB/s, depending on the brand/model in steady state with SATA 6G. SATA 3G is far slower. Sandforce controllers may top out around 250 MB/s W.
HDD: R around 150 MB/s, W around 140 MB/s

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External - cache/export/storage
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Good, that is a strong laptop spec.
I'd vote to go with a second matching Momentus in bay 3 for sure.
Suggest you buy it, configure it, and test it out to see if you have the drive speed with your workflow to max out your cores (monitor w/ task mgr) with just the two internal drives and nothing external. I don't have much personal experience with your particular codec (sounds like Canon DSLR?), but I suspect that you will be CPU bound more than disk I/O with this setup.
Your eSATA extrernal drive or array may only be needed for backups. If it does turn out you are want or need even more drive performance, configure the two 7200 rpm drives as a RAID 0 in the laptop and bundle with something (single 7200 or G-RAID mini) coupled externally.
Jim

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Optimal Scratch Disk Setting for Notebook/Macbook Pro Users 2013??

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2011 i7 Macbook Pro with 500GB SSD as my main drive and 750GB 5400rpm HD in the optical bay. The SSD is a new
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4th-generation 3-Core Samsung MDX Controller ensures sustained performance under the most punishing conditions
Backed by an industry-leading five-year limited warranty
I have various LaCie drives that contain projects, media, exports connected via LaCie Tbolt esata adapter. So these are drives I've had for years that are now running at 3G esata speeds.
I'm not using the 2nd internal drive for anything since it is 5400rpm. I just use it for backups, photo, music storage.
So I ususally work small projects with the projects, media, exports, renders all pointing back to the esata connected external LaCies.
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hello,
can any users throw out advice as to where to put scratch disk, media cache/files, previews, final renders for PPRO cs6
using 4 sataII 7200 drives please...
c: 1) os win7 // cs6 programs
d: 2) final renders //
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(the encore projects and iso are where they are at because writing the iso E: needs the final render D: (2 separate hdd) (and no longer needs the 'footage' on F:)
working with avchd 1920x1080 canon hfs20 footage
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WS9FAF538A-BEE3-4925-B45A-DF8BE7F2A2E5.ht ml
Premiere Pro saves conformed audio in CFA audio preview files. You can determine where to save these audio preview files by specifying a Scratch Disk location for Audio Previews in the Project Settings dialog box.
yet, i find the cfa files in the media cache files folder...
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Here's what I'd do.
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Hello, I'm trying to figure out the best way to separate the following into different hard drives for best performance...
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1. Why separate Project and Media(I'm assuming you mean footage/photoshop/ect.) files? Aren't project files very small?
Premiere Pro and After Effects project files aren't that large, but on this drive I also include any audio and stills used in the project, as well as the Encore project. Essentially anything you would need to rebuild the project down the line would go here, except the media. That goes on it's own dedicated drive.
Depending on the complexity, a project folder can easily get into multi-gigabyte range.
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