Good move. I bought an 8 core a month ago. Excellent machine.
As to your RAID setup: might I suggest VelociRaptors? I did a bit of research on video which needs excellent sustained write times, and 10K drives do better than SSDs for sustained writes. Plus, you can get a 300 GB drive for much less cost and a lot more storage than an SSD. Write times have been excellent. I don't have a RAID, just a single Raptor, but in a RAID 0 it would be nice. And the Raptor is fairly quiet. Not 5400 rpm quiet, but quiet.
I've got the following setup:
Drive 1: SSD for Mac OS and Applications
Drive 2: Raptor for video
Drive 3: stock 640 GB drive with Home folder and other data
I'm also using a eSATA external dock for backup. I installed a eSATA card in the Mac Pro.
FYI, if you have just one SSD, you don't need to waste your money on a dock or other device. Just stick it in the unused optical drive bay and attach to the SATA connector that is hanging loose in the cage. The drive doesn't need to be fastened down as it has no moving parts. A little electrical tape if you want it to be secure, but other than ugly, it is free. And in the optical drive bay, you can't even see it when you open the MP.
Enjoy!
As to your RAID setup: might I suggest VelociRaptors? I did a bit of research on video which needs excellent sustained write times, and 10K drives do better than SSDs for sustained writes. Plus, you can get a 300 GB drive for much less cost and a lot more storage than an SSD. Write times have been excellent. I don't have a RAID, just a single Raptor, but in a RAID 0 it would be nice. And the Raptor is fairly quiet. Not 5400 rpm quiet, but quiet.
I've got the following setup:
Drive 1: SSD for Mac OS and Applications
Drive 2: Raptor for video
Drive 3: stock 640 GB drive with Home folder and other data
I'm also using a eSATA external dock for backup. I installed a eSATA card in the Mac Pro.
FYI, if you have just one SSD, you don't need to waste your money on a dock or other device. Just stick it in the unused optical drive bay and attach to the SATA connector that is hanging loose in the cage. The drive doesn't need to be fastened down as it has no moving parts. A little electrical tape if you want it to be secure, but other than ugly, it is free. And in the optical drive bay, you can't even see it when you open the MP.
Enjoy!