<p>I want to build a computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio. I want to choose how much SSD to use in it.</p>
<p>I thought of two variants. In both variants I will not store archive files on computer on which I will work in DaVinci Resolve Studio. Only current project work files will be on computer on which I will work in DaVinci Resolve Studio. Archive files I will store in NAS or another computer with RAID.</p>
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<p>Variant 1. On computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio one SSD: M.2, PCI-E x4, NVMe.</p>
<p>Two logical disks on it: disk C, disk D.</p>
<p>Disk C: Windows 10 Home 64-bit, applications including DaVinci Resolve Studio.</p>
<p>Disk D: current project work files.</p>
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<p>Variant 2. On computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio two SSDs. Each SSD: M.2, PCI-E x4, NVMe.</p>
<p>First SSD. Disk C on it. On disk C: Windows 10 Home 64-bit, applications including DaVinci Resolve Studio.</p>
<p>Second SDD. Disk D on it. On disk D: current project work files.</p>
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<p>What is better for DaVinci Resolve Studio's performance, stability, data safety?</p>

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2020-07-15T03:47:57.743Z
"What is better for DaVinci Resolve Studio's performance, stability, data safety?"  You can optimize for both without sacrificing either.  For safety, you want an external RAID5 or RAID6, and an offsite backup.  For speed, you don't care about safety, because the only stuff you should use the speedy disk for is cache.  Where you choose to invest your dollars depends on what you do most frequently, too.  If you're a colorist, you get more use out of the render cache than an editor, who needs seamless, native decoding as much as possible, and fast proxy generation whenever its not.
Jason Conrad
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2020-07-16T07:49:06.470Z
@JasonConrad Thank you, Jason. "the only stuff you should use the speedy disk for is cache". Cache of DaVinci Resolve Studio?
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How much SSDs to use on computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio?
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# How much SSDs to use on computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-14)

I want to build a computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio. I want to choose how much SSD to use in it.

I thought of two variants. In both variants I will not store archive files on computer on which I will work in DaVinci Resolve Studio. Only current project work files will be on computer on which I will work in DaVinci Resolve Studio. Archive files I will store in NAS or another computer with RAID.

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Variant 1. On computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio one SSD: M.2, PCI-E x4, NVMe.

Two logical disks on it: disk C, disk D.

Disk C: Windows 10 Home 64-bit, applications including DaVinci Resolve Studio.

Disk D: current project work files.

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Variant 2. On computer for DaVinci Resolve Studio two SSDs. Each SSD: M.2, PCI-E x4, NVMe.

First SSD. Disk C on it. On disk C: Windows 10 Home 64-bit, applications including DaVinci Resolve Studio.

Second SDD. Disk D on it. On disk D: current project work files.

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What is better for DaVinci Resolve Studio's performance, stability, data safety?

**Tags:** davinci-resolve, performance, ssd

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "What is better for DaVinci Resolve Studio's performance, stability, data safety?"  You can optimize for both without sacrificing either.  For safety, you want an external RAID5 or RAID6, and an offsite backup.  For speed, you don't care about safety, because the only stuff you should use the speedy disk for is cache.  Where you choose to invest your dollars depends on what you do most frequently, too.  If you're a colorist, you get more use out of the render cache than an editor, who needs seamless, native decoding as much as possible, and fast proxy generation whenever its not.  
> **username_0**: @JasonConrad Thank you, Jason. "the only stuff you should use the speedy disk for is cache". Cache of DaVinci Resolve Studio?  

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