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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · D810/D800 users, what is your computer hard drive configuration for best performance? | |
mysh wrote:
I have an imac with a 512gb SSD and 2 usb 3.0 3TB HDD attached. The externals are not SSD just 7200rpm.
I import on my 512gb ssd and do my initial editing on there. Once I go over them and do editing I will move them over to the externals. I normally keep them on my main drive for a couple months or until my 512gb gets down to around 150gb whatever comes first.
I have no issue with this setup and don't feel the need for anything more. It is slow moving my photos from the main drive to the externals but its not really an issue for me. Normally in the couple months they live on my main drive i have done most the editing. If I need to edit something once its on the external its normally minor and I deal with it.
I should add my imac is 1 1/2 years old and I really have no lags. I typically have open PS6, LR5, firefox and something like ptgui or NXD open. Everything runs smoothly....Show more →
That's the approach I was thinking about taking, something like a Sandisk Extreme Pro 480gb or 960gb drive for short term and then use Windows Storage Spaces or Crashplan to move older content to my NAS. That is also what my hardware expert friend recommended and he manages high speed storage for one of the biggest cancer research organizations in the world which is an industry with crazy data processing requirements. I am just not 100% crazy about buying another drive when I already have the four WD blacks but they are aso getting long in the tooth and I am sure my RAID10 config for them has not contributed to longevity.
JimFox wrote:
So D750 users don't count? Since you seem to be after the fastest setup out there, couldn't some guy shooting just a D3 still have a fast computer setup?
I shoot with a D800E and a D810, I think I am too embarrassed to list my specs. But here goes, it's nothing fancy, I am just using some middle of the road i5 processor with USB 2.0 and I am pretty sure a 5400rpm HDD. And it works great. If it takes 45 mins to download a 32gb card it's fine, I just play WoW on my other computer while it's downloading.
And yeah, processing my photos in CS6 isn't speed lighting, but I guess it gives me time to think about my landscapes while the progression bar moves from left to right. In the end, I think my photos look pretty decent and at least for me, that's the most important part.
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I would imagine D750 RAWs could pose a problem for some systems but when I rented a D750 recently, the image size just happened to be within what my workstation could handle without any hanging. You sound far more patient than I; I have been downright spoiled with the ability to import a full 128gb card in a matter of minutes thanks to USB 3.0 and UDMA7 compact flash.
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