These are listed chronologically. I prefer to see them under each topic. You now have to go back to the topic filter to see the next topic.

No, it keeps running old posts in the thread and that wastes my time.

I see no advantage to the new way of displaying the topics here. I do not like having to go back to the topic list to read the next one. And I certainly do not like seeing the reruns. I waste time opening a topic just to see that its posts having been running for week.

What am I doing wrong? Can I fix it? Am I the only dissatisfied user here? What am I missing about this new setup?

Doyle, you can get good results with your current equipment and workflow. However, I started printing in 1959 and to make a long story short, I love all the improvements in gear and software. My work gets better and better while taking less time. When I think that the technology cannot find anything better, it does! Not all new features are useful to me but with every new update, Adobe surprises us with a new must-use feature I had not even imagined.

So stay with what you have or grow your artistry. Photography is such a great blend of science and art but the former is in the service of the latter.

Never thought of that but a prudent warning.

I vacuum and wipe with a cloth first and then use a can of compressed air for those last, hard to get places. The compressed air does not get very cold.

To make a long story short, your post made me look more closely at the fan. I now see that it seems to be a generic configuration so I should be able to buy one from Amazon for about $15. Going this way avoids my spending more time in finding the right new GPU. Otherwise, I am satisfied with the performance of this machine. A year from now when Adobe demands greater GPU performance, I will either upgrade or buy a new computer.

Thanks for setting me on the right path.

I vacuum the inside regularly and the dust buildup on the GPU fan was not that bad. It is still noisy and getting louder. This is now a race against time. If I tap the case, the noise goes away for a few minutes.

My power supply is 400 W. Besides the graphics card that is rated at 75 W, the computer has a 1T SSD, 4T HDD, and CD/DVD drive. Since I do not play games, I should not need an expensive graphics card.

I asked Adobe what they recommend now for memory. Before, 2 Gb was the minimum with 4 Gb recommended.

My case has room.

Replacing the fan is very easy. I already took it off and reinstalled it without a problem. The problem is that nVidia does not sell them and no one I can find so far does. So, because of a lousy $20 fix, I have to buy a new card.

I need a new video card for my computer. The current one is a nVidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and the fan is getting noisy. I presume this means it will fail shortly. The problem is that I cannot find a replacement fan and nVidia does not have any. The current card is a gaming one with 4 Gb.

Since I cannot find a fan, I presume I have to replace the entire card before it dies altogether. The most intensive programs are Photoshop and Premiere Pro. No games. Adobe recommends just 4 Gb with DirectX 12 support for PS.
What do you recommend?

Thanks for your help.

The center of the flower is in focus but the bee is slightly out of focus. These are very hard pictures to take and focusing on the wrong thing is a common problem. The bee and flower are moving and then you may not be steady and fast enough to stay focused on the bee.

The other issue is the lack of proper post-processing to reduce the background and to focus on the center of attention: the bee and the flower he is sitting on.

Number 2 jumps out of the lot. Really spectacular.

Thank you. My Sigma lenses except for the kit one delight me with there sharpness. At this point in my career, I do not feel like replacing them because of the cost. I know at some point I will text the new one just to see what I am missing. The Canon RF's are about double of the comparable Sigma non-RF's.