Well, I posted the specs a couple weeks ago. The machine is sweet except for one major problem: apparently the AMD / ATI Radeon HD video drivers do not get along with adobe. There are too many different stories on the internet to really tell the truth (install drivers from AMD, no install drivers from Microsoft).
I believe (based on the logs from the several BSODs and some of the chatter) that Adobe overrides the settings in catalyst and overclocks the video card which then causes Windows to crash. I installed Foxit PDF viewer and Terry used the machine all day without an issue. I tried installing reader and BAM! Immediate crash, so I uninstalled Reader... I've never liked Adobe, now I have a reason why.
I've been having similar problems on my rebuild and my system is entirely different than yours. Pentium 4 dual core, XP Pro, MSI P6N-Diamond.....
Everything works until I attempt to load the newest version of Adobe Pro or the free Adobe Reader. The system will lock and then the drivers are in conflict.
I have come to the understanding that software companies are never going to come to terms where their programs will work properly with one another, even when they are not in competition on functionality.
My next move is it see if my old reliable Adobe 6 Pro will install on there.
If that fails, I am considering to split these programs and put them on different machines so they will not be in conflict.
For many years, PFD files have been written to be useable back to version 5. I don't think that option is being widely used anymore and is causing this problem.
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Hardware giveth, software taketh away.
Check out Sumatra PDF, an open source PDF reader. I've never used it, but I've heard good things from the ether:
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html
You said it brother.
