AX860i or AX1200i for Dual R9 290X?

[Jeremy1998]

I think the best idea would be to go with a couple of SSDs and just a 3TB backup drive. Then a little server or NAS for actual storage.

2x SSDs, 3TB WD Black - then a server or NAS.

I'll probably end up doing something like that, but I'll end up needing more than 2 SSDs for sure, just because of how big some projects are, and I want my boot and programs drive to be separate from my video drive. But I'll probably go all SSDs inside the workstation itself, and then build an expandable nas of some sort so I can add space when ever I need. Something with an Intel Gigabit line, and maybe two lines teamed if I need it.

Your 'recent projects' aren't really going to take up anywhere near 3TB of storage anyway.

I'm not trying to be rude when I say this, I promise you... But I beg to differ. I'm going to start production on a film soon, and when it's all said and done, it's gonna be anywhere from 1 to 1 1/2 hours long. All of the raw unedited footage for that is gonna be ridiculous, and I'm honestly afraid to see how much it ends up being... but it will surely be under 2tb... I hope.

As for the SATAs, I'm not sure what you're saying? There are X79 boards that have 4 SATA 6 ports? The RIVE for example (don't you have one?). Why can't you use that?

Yeah, I've still got my RIVE... but two of those SATA are from a 3rd party (marvel) chipset. I've heard using those for raid 0 on SSDs is a bad idea, just because it's slowed down and not as good as the Intel chipset or a quality raid card.

If I'm missing something, then as far as rendering goes, there will be a bit of difference between the 3930k and the 4770k, as the 3930k has 4 more threads, which rendering programs will make use of.

Yeah, the threads would make a difference. I'm gonna be using a pair of 780's for GPU acceleration for rendering though, so I figured the CPU couldn't play as big of a role in rendering.


As for what I'm gonna do, I'll probably get the 750D like Tom (and maybe others) mentioned before. I'll just use the SSD mounts that are built in, or get some velcro. I've gotta keep my 3930k, because I totally forgot about how much PCI-e bandwidth I need, so I'll end up using a nice raid card for the SSDs.

 

[SparkleDJackson]

i think you might be right about the satas. the intel ones seem to be a good bit snappier when i have tested them compared to the third party one.

 

[jamesriley94]

Might be right about slowing them down using RAID...
But my suggestion was the SSDs on the Intel chipset and the 3TB HDD on the Marvel.

In the case of the recent projects then - why not just put the current one you're working on on the 3TB hdd, as soon as it's finished, move everything to the server.

For something like this, you're actually better off getting a single 3TB, building the PC, and then seeing if you need more from there. You could find it just ends up being a needless waste of money if you go out and buy several drives and an expensive RAID card to find that it's not actually needed.

 

[Jeremy1998]

Might be right about slowing them down using RAID...
But my suggestion was the SSDs on the Intel chipset and the 3TB HDD on the Marvel.

In the case of the recent projects then - why not just put the current one you're working on on the 3TB hdd, as soon as it's finished, move everything to the server.

For something like this, you're actually better off getting a single 3TB, building the PC, and then seeing if you need more from there. You could find it just ends up being a needless waste of money if you go out and buy several drives and an expensive RAID card to find that it's not actually needed.

The only thing I wonder about then is if a single hard drive is gonna stutter when I try to play back video (or even multiple streams of video) in real time. Anyways, I'm gonna end up making a 750D work one way or another, because a 900D is just too big for this situation, and I like the clean look of the Corsair Obsidian series. I've got temporary storage right now, and I can keep using it for a while longer. I'll get my GPUs and watercooling and overclocks working first before I worry about expanding storage. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[SparkleDJackson]

on my rIVe i have 2 ssds on the intel ports. a 2tb wd black and a 3tb barracuda on the marvell (or is it asmedia). its still seems quick enough mate. what about 2 x 4tb drives. would that be something to consider. i dont know much about how raid works but would a 4tb drive not have you covered. as mechanical drives have a much slower rate anyway. i dont know. its just another thing to think about

 

[Jeremy1998]

on my rIVe i have 2 ssds on the intel ports. a 2tb wd black and a 3tb barracuda on the marvell (or is it asmedia). its still seems quick enough mate. what about 2 x 4tb drives. would that be something to consider. i dont know much about how raid works but would a 4tb drive not have you covered. as mechanical drives have a much slower rate anyway. i dont know. its just another thing to think about

Well, if I use HDDs, they're going on the Intel SATA2 ports. The thing is I've done editing before, but never in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects... So I don't know what those programs prefer. I know After Effects likes having different locations for all of the different types of files it uses, so I'll have to look into that.

 

[SparkleDJackson]

We will get to the bottom of it soon enough mate. An added bonus. The less parts the less potential for disaster