BEST HDD set-up for absolute best performance ?

dreamtk · Post by **dreamtk** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:22

I'm building a new shuttle.

I'll be using a Pentium 4 3.4 ghz (478 socket CPU)

I really want speed so this box will be dedicated soley to resolume with no bloatware and NO other software installed, no processes running in the background but the absolute BARE minimum needed with 2 gig ram to boot !

okay...

What would be the best HDD set-up ? I've decided (drool) those Raptor 76 gig 10,000 rpm drives.

I'll have room for 3 10,000 rpm 76 gig HDDS.

HDD 1 = Operating system and resolume ?

HDD2 & 3 = RAID0 ? and video clips ? .

where to put the Page file ?

should i have operating system and resolume on seperate HDDS ? should i bother with raid ? how to squeeze the best PERFORMANCE with 3 Raptor HDDS ?

continuity-B · Post by **continuity-B** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:42

Page file goes with the operating system, the principle is that your clips should be on a drive (or RAID) by themselves with nothing getting in the way to get max transfer rate.

A 10krpm RAID would be the absolute business, this is the ideal configuration.

Your machine would be a resolume beast as it sounds - let us know how far you push it, could probably easily get 3 layers at 640* with effects, audio analysis, the lot without slowdown.

Remeber to turn HyperThreading OFF if your CPU has it!

DoofBoy · Post by **DoofBoy** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:59

Hi continuity B,
Could you please tell me where and how do you turn HyperTheading OFF,

I using a labtop, with XP pro, 9700 RADEON, pentium 3.2 , Hdd 7200 rpm, 1 gig of Ram.
Cheers

continuity-B · Post by **continuity-B** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:03

I don't have HT so I never tried, but just picked this off a random google result..

You need to enter the BIOS on sytem startup "F10". You might have to select System Startup. Then go to advanced option and you see Processor Hyperthreading. You can then enable or disable it.

edit: As far as I know some BIOS don't give you this option though. Maybe a BIOS update could help if that's the case but I'm not the expert at that kind of thing.

[Edited on 10-7-2005 by continuity-B]

DoofBoy · Post by **DoofBoy** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:18

thanks for the tip anyway,
as for dreamtk set up , it's looking pretty good, A HDD OF 10 000 RPM should do the trick and beyond...
cheers

dreamtk · Post by **dreamtk** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 14:30

i hope so Doofboy.

thanx for the info continuity-B.

the upgrade is planned for inside a month.. and i'll be SURE to share the results here.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 05:27

hi guys,
please
whats HyperTheading means?

cheers

VJair · Post by **VJair** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 18:49

Hyperthreading - sometimes just called HT, is found on some Pentium 4 processors- basically allows 1 processor to work as two, so that you can run 2 pieces of software at the same time and always have 50% power for each program.

if you are only running 1 piece of software, turn it off, otherwise you can only use 50% of your total processor power.

hope that makes sense....

[Edited on 13-7-2005 by VJair]

dreamtk · Post by **dreamtk** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:54

just to add to this....

At our gigs we upload photos every hour or so.

If i have HYPERTHREADING OFF, i need to close Resolume before plugging my camera (USB) to upload.. otherwise the CPU maxes out and grinds to a complete halt.. That's in my experience anyway.

[Edited on 14-7-2005 by dreamtk]