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Well. Video is a function of what you want to see. I just noticed that you already have a 1gb radeon GPU 7470 in your quote. That is a Dual video card. If you dont need it, you can simply go with the default GPU that comes with the mother board. If you dont like what you see, you can always throw in...

This has been an interesting thread; and reflecting Nate's comments, I am also looking for a simpler solution. My setup: 1. I have a Optiplex 990 Server - Intel i5; and a RAID 1 set up; Currently with no partition. Running windows 7 Pro 64 bit. (No Bitlocker) 2. I log on remotely using Logmein to ch...

This config looks pretty good. I have used Optiplexes in all my Ops and they are a workhorse. i3 is more than sufficient for Ops use; and you are having enough memory.

Question on your Video Card. Do you use dual monitors? If so, you may want to upgrade to Dual VGA.

Hope this helps!

Dr Sparks, Will try Microsoft Firewall..

regards
DrC

I am running Open Dental in the following configuration. 4-5 desktop machines that run OD and the data is stroed in a shared network folder that sits on a server machine. I want to set up a machine level software firewall. To make things easier, I installed firewall in the desktop machine (Not the s...

Thank you much for your response. Will check out the 1.3MP camera.

regards
DrC

Anthony J Turner wrote:Do a search on ebay for dental camera. Get the USB model, not the RCA. UsB goes directly to computer. RCA you have to get a video card or USB adapter ($49.00)to accept the images.

I am experimenting OD for my scratch startup and very much like it. I plan to buy a USB camera, perhaps, a low-cost camera from eBay. Do you have any suggestions for the brand/model that integrates with OD.

Thanks
DrC