Should I buy an extra 'normal' HDD, or an SSD?

Stab

Well-known member
Hi guys,

I use Adobe Premiere (CS6) in combination with Panasonic GH3 files with no problems on my current setup. I just import the clips directly and I'm good to go. Smooth playback.
Only the rendering times could be better.

I'm willing to make a small investment in my computer so what would give me the most improvements in peformance:

- A 64 GB SSD? (and install Windows 7 / Premiere on that disk)
- An extra 1TB HDD and only use that disk for video files?

At the moment I only use 1 HDD and 1 external HDD for backup. This is probably not really 'safe' and also draining performance. However, my CPU is often at 90%-100% when doing rendering or exporting so it seems that it is not getting 'bottlenecked'. My RAM is never used more than about 60-70%.

What do you guys think?

Current system:
i5 2500K
8GB RAM (1333 mhz)
1 TB 7200 RPM
Nvidia GTX 660
Windows 7

Thanks!
 
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