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It's clear RAID10 is the way to go. Regarding LSI software, the features offered by the 9265-8i are very compelling... what would you suggest instead?

Good call. I'll get one immediately.

Currently, one Live concert edit is approximately 150GB... but I expect this to double as we add more and more cameras. That CacheCade technology is very exciting! And the 2nd Generation SAS controller on the 9265-8i is an equally exciting feature!! Thanks for pointing both of these out!! WOW...

Just looked at prices for UPS's... my current PSU is 850w... according to online charts I would need a UPS with approximately 1700VA.. wowzers! What would happen to my RAID if there is a power-cut during capturing? I expect the data file being captured would be damaged, but what about my...

Hi Red Falcon, thanks for your reply. I've now looked at WD RE SAS, WD RE4 SATA, Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000, & Seagate Constellation ES SAS. The Seagate Constellation drives are €200 for 2TB with a little 16MB cache... they are the only SAS drive readily available here in Austria. Is this...

I'm don't mind sacrificing storage... I'm pushing the boundary of video graphics and a big part of that is pushing the hardware to its limits. It's big time fun! + Having hard working tools rocks!! It enables creativity... and in turn increases my client base... yes Raid 10 could be the winner...

I have just made room for one extra drive.. so 9 in total.. would it make sense to run a Raid5 or Raid6 rather than Raid10 for the Editing portion?

Space wise I need an additional 4TB for the next 3 months. I will spend money on the parts that expand possibilities, like the raid card. Yet I think it makes no sense to buy Enterprise drives when the drives will be on for 2 days (extensive editing session) then off over night, maybe for a few...

Hi all I need help selecting parts for a Video Editing Workstation. I've been reading a lot of sites and found some very helpful information here on HF. Current system: + Win7 64bit on a OCZ Revo2 + 4x 2TB WD Black's running Raid10 onboard Intel raid. + EVGA E760 x58 mainboard + i7 980x...