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RobertLynn
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p.1 #1 · Computer kitting for photography

My current computer is a POS, and has cooked 3 video cards in the past 5 days.

I need to upgrade anyway, so I've been wanting to kit one. I'm a little bit lazy though, so buying everything I need from different sites is like...bleh, and paying what Dell wants for a new one is bleh too.

I went to Tigerdirect.com and checked out their barebones kits. Essentially I kit the thing myself, but they bundle (nearly) everything I need.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4138023&Sku=P450-9112%20B

Aside from my cables, fans and anything else I'm forgetting, would this be good for running PS CS2 or even 3? Does anyone have a better suggestion?

Thanks for your help.

Rob

Sep 08, 2008 at 03:28 AM

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p.1 #2 · Computer kitting for photography

If you have cooked 3 video cards, then is there enough ventilation? Perhaps a new case and appropriate fans/placement should be the priority. Also be sure to get a quality power supply. Cheap ones cause more trouble than they are worth. I prefer Intel chipsets for their CPUs.

EBH

Sep 08, 2008 at 06:25 AM

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p.1 #3 · Computer kitting for photography

0 problems with cooling, all fans are working properly, and are high quality. The power supply is an Antec 550W power supply, and I even tried a brand new one, to rule out the power supply.

It's definitely the mother board, I honestly can't think of anything else.

Sep 08, 2008 at 12:34 PM


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