High-end PC for gaming and media editing

[ollmor]

Hi guys, please see specs below. I want to get 2x 2TB HDDs and have them in RAID 0, but the site warns me that due to a limitation in Windows you can't have more than 2x 1TB in RAID 0.... I've definitely seen much larger RAIDs than 2TB... any ideas?

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Eight Core (3.60GHz @ up to 5.0GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs, WIFI - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2080 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
2nd Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
RAID
RAID 0 (STRIPED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Braided Power Supply Cables
CORSAIR Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro - White
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2x 50cm RGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
AOC U2879VF 28" 4K Monitor - 3480 x 2160, 1MS, HDMI, DVI, DP

 

[ubuysa]

Why RAID 0? AFAIK you'll not see any benefit in gaming, nor I suspect in media editing.

 

[ollmor]

Thanks for the reply. I occasionally have to edit multi cam sequences, sometimes with 4K footage where it’s reading 3 videos simultaneously and at 4K I was going for the faster read times of RAID0. Gaming I wasn’t too bothered about because I could move the game I’m currently playing to the SSD.

More importantly - have you any idea why the configurator throws a caution with RAID of more than 2TB total? It’s not one of the ones where it won’t let you proceed, it’s like an advisory where you can still go ahead without changing anything even though the words tell you to remove RAID or lower the drive capacities

 

[Oussebon]

If you're getting RAID because you need faster performance - don't. Get an SSD instead and use that for source files with HDDs for archiving.
This may be of interest: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-2015-4-Storage-Optimization-854/

(and if you're getting RAID as a backup strategy, don't, use versioned backups to cloud / network storage instead)

For video editing, you'll probably want 32gb RAM.

And for video rendering, the i9 probably makes sense.

The Strix 2080 doesn't make sense. It's almost £200 more expensive than the 'regular' 2080. It's only ~£140 less than an RTX 2080 ti. It's what's known as a rip-off.
Either save yourself £200 (or economise £200 to reinvest in the build as above) or just spend an extra £140 to convert that ~£200 premium into something that actually benefits you.

Is the 4k monitor for gaming?

If so, drop it and get a 4k one with Gsync.

Get the H100x or H115i coolers instead of the more mid-range Cooler Master coolers.

Drop the extra fans. The case and the AIO CPU coolers already sport a lot of fans put together.

 

[Mustafo95]

Hooh, OLLMOR, you're getting schooled son. That's a master class for you, for free, in crafting your own computer tower.
Listen to the wise men up above

 

[ollmor]

Thanks for the replies. I've taken you suggestions OUSSEBON and it's looking much better now, thanks