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Mfrankfort

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Dave_W said:
Yeah, I guess you're right. My box still has its original fans and I'm sure I'd have to swap out the MOBO. As for graphics card, I was thinking it had something to do with rendering images, no? And to be honest, I would really like to build one myself if only for the experience of doing it. And as far as the power supply goes, how will you know how many watts you'll need when you're piecing together the MOBO, chip, drives, etc.? Do you just add them up in a linear fashion or ?
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Graphics cards is more for changing images. With games, the scene is refreshing so fast, you need a good graphics card to play at Ultra resolution, because if you don't, the image will have some weird effects as your running. (Say the water not flowing). As for static images... that's going to be the monitor. Any good LED monitor that can be calibrated will be good. And the power supply... for basically anything not used for gaming, you should be good with around 400. If your running a bunch of fans, and a graphics card that's going to be used all the time, you'll need something morel ike 800-1000... I only have a 500, and it works perfect.
 
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Bukitimah

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Hi guys, bump into this thread and I happen to be sourcing for a new computer. I am using a Fujitsu laptop, i-5 series now. It is a great computer.

I am planning to buy another new laptop, laptop for mobility. I saw the Macbook Air 13 inches selling around $1,100 with 128 GB SSD. It looks impressive.

Any idea if this is good or are there any more competitive laptop at a lower cost? Key attraction to his Macbook is the weight.
 
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Browncoat

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At this day and age, I can't in good conscience recommend any PC brands.

With a $1000-1500 budget, you really should build your own, or call a local computer shop and have them build one for you. There are dozens of places on the internet where you can spec out exactly what you want, then it's just a matter of ordering the parts and putting it together. If you're a smart shopper, you can save a lot of money...or for the same money, build a monster PC that the name brands can't even come close to.

All the name brands have at least a few proprietary parts, so if something goes wrong, you have to ship it off and wait for several weeks. A DIY project uses all OEM parts, so if something breaks, just order a new one and replace it yourself.
 
Browncoat

Browncoat

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Never built a laptop, but I've heard they're even easier to build. Personally, I wouldn't use a laptop for photo editing (or much else for that matter), but that's just me. Not enough power, and the screen is too small. About the only thing I use a laptop for anymore is tethered studio work...and even that I've been thinking about doing on my tablet.
 
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