I am getting into some serious HD video editing, and have a lag in my machine. I need to know if my bottleneck is in the CPU or in the RAID 0 array. My existing machine is:
Dell Precision Workstation T3400 (BTX) w/525W PSU and four internal drive bays.
CoreDuo Quad Q9650 @3.0GHz
8GB fast RAM on Vista Ultimate x64
BFG GTX260 OC Edition
C:\ is two 250GB WD 7200 RPM spin, with backups external.
D:\ is two 1TB Seagate 7200 RPM spin, with backups external.
Right now, with editing AVCHD video converted to Cineform .avi intermediaries, the preview window is somewhat laggy. Is there some way I can test to see whether the bottleneck is in the CPU, or in the D:\ Data array?
Specifically, is there some way to know if I would be better off with:
C:\ as a standalone drive, and
D:\ as three 7200 RPM spins in RAID 0?
Thanks.
Dell Precision Workstation T3400 (BTX) w/525W PSU and four internal drive bays.
CoreDuo Quad Q9650 @3.0GHz
8GB fast RAM on Vista Ultimate x64
BFG GTX260 OC Edition
C:\ is two 250GB WD 7200 RPM spin, with backups external.
D:\ is two 1TB Seagate 7200 RPM spin, with backups external.
Right now, with editing AVCHD video converted to Cineform .avi intermediaries, the preview window is somewhat laggy. Is there some way I can test to see whether the bottleneck is in the CPU, or in the D:\ Data array?
Specifically, is there some way to know if I would be better off with:
C:\ as a standalone drive, and
D:\ as three 7200 RPM spins in RAID 0?
Thanks.