New hardware - am I doing this right?

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2011/05/18 10:22:04 (permalink)

New hardware - am I doing this right?

Hello,

I finally decided to upgrade my computer from a 3ghz Core2 DUo w/ 4gb ram and Win 7 32bit, to 3.4ghz i7 Quad with 8gb ram and Win 7 64.

Also, I plan on buying one HD thats 7200rpm /6gb SATA for my Main Drive.  <--- Will this make any difference?

But my question is, where is the best place to keep everything? As of right now I use Sonar X1 (or 8.5), Superior Drummer, drum samples and other VSTis...

I usually keep Sonar and all VSt's on the C drive, but all projects write and record to the D drive.
Superior, and all Drum Samples are on the D drive, is this correct? Or am I losing performance because of my setup?

I would like to know, just because I plan on a complete "douche-out" of everything, and would like to start from scratch, and have everything correct from day one....

Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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    Jim Roseberry
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    Re:New hardware - am I doing this right? 2011/05/18 11:49:51 (permalink)
    SATA-III will not in and of itself make the boot HD faster.
    The fastest SATA-III HDs are nowhere near saturating the SATA-II bus.
    You'll achieve the same exact performance connecting a SATA-III HD to a SATA-II controller.
    Right now, the Samsung F3 is a fast/reliable/inexpensive HD that makes a great boot, audio, or samples drive.
    • OS and apps on C:\
    • Projects and audio files on D:\
    • If you're large sample libraries, put those on a 3rd dedicated "Samples" HD
    This setup yields maximum performance... and keeps the backups of C:\ realtively small. 
    If you weren't needing a lot of disk-streaming polyphony, you could put the sample libraries on C:\.  The downside for doing that is that backups would be HUGE (large and slow).

    Best Regards,

    Jim Roseberry
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    Element77
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    Re:New hardware - am I doing this right? 2011/05/19 08:13:23 (permalink)
    SO basically, if i get a new drive (which will be my "C") It's not that big of a difference between the 3gb or 6gb transfer rate?

    What about 7200rpm vs. 5200?

    and...

    if i do go 7200/6gb, am I still at the mercy of my other 2 HDD's for streaming, if they are 3gb and 5200??? (which I'm not sure, it's been a while since i looked.)
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