# Computer guys...look this over **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-guys-look-this-over/259816 **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic **Created:** [August 6, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-guys-look-this-over/259816 "2011-08-06T18:23:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 11
### Author: ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady) #### Post date: [August 7, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-guys-look-this-over/259816/11 "2011-08-07T09:10:09Z")
> [@smilies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/smilies/44455/11): > > Yeah that’s one thing that made me cough a little. I do tax the systems from time to time with some of the larger assemblies. And support is nice, one of the reason I need to update anyway. Their cutting support for XP systems. > > I am still looking at the system you pieced together, but just wanted to see what other viable options where out there, hence why if I can get a system that does what it needs and run a GC that’ll definitely do the job of rendering then I’d be good to go with that… Either of the two systems you posted would probably do the job just fine, the biggest issue is going to be the video card, if you have been doing any SW stuff on the machiens you have now, anything you get will be a million times better, the video cards going to be the biggest pain in the balls in making sure its goign to work and render correctly. I’m with singh, if you can spring the money I’d say get the workstation card for peace of mind… Now’s the time to buy a system too prices be dropping lately --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-guys-look-this-over/259816)._