Thanks The system is used for editing only. This is the Dell precision T5500. We also have a Dell precision T 3500 3ghz quad xeon which is also set up as a editor only (2 x 300gb 7.2k drives). None of these are conected to the internet and are not networked together either. I also have a Compaq presario that acts as the general computer that is ...

Thanks for the response I dont have the capacity to update drives now so I have to have the best solution for what I already have. Does this sound right..   C drive 300gb 15k - O/s + liquid 2nd drive 300gb 15k - Render/media files/capture External Esata 1Tb 7.2k - Back up media/back up projects OR C drive 300gb 15k - O/s + ...

I have 2 internal 320Gig 15,000rpm drives and an esata conected external 1Tb Sata 7200rpm drive. What would be the best way to configure? I was thinking C drive 320gig - o/s + Avid Liquid + project files                      D ...

Very nice  Check this special moments wedding video I filmed and edited. This is the first time I have tried this style.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9C-qYYohVI   Let me know what you all think please.

Hi there I have a direct x 10 card and my system has direct x 9c installed. If I install the direct x 10 patch for AL7.2 do I first have to install direct x10 on my system(which is XP 32bit) and then install the patch or is this already in the patch?

Quote ''You need a very special raid just to even play back a single stream of video'' What is an example of a very special raid? Would a normal 7200rpm sata drive deliver the required stream for playback?

I thought the graphics card did most of the rendering, for at least GPU effects.

We have 2 gigs of ram now. It sounds like we can gain a render speed advantage by increasing the ram to 4 gigs and following your advice to allow the system to enable large memory. But does our video card (1.5Gs) come out of the 4gig equation.

Thanks Tomas and LewS Would I see faster render times when I assign render files to the second drive?  

Thanks  How do you move render file location without reinstalling Liquid?