Looking for a “noobie proof” photography setup.?

I am looking for a complete setup with camera and lighting that will take professional (or as professional as I can get) pictures with no experience. I am somewhat well versed in lighting techniques and color temperature etc, but not how it applies to photography. Honestly, I take terrible pictures with consumer grade cameras. I have no idea if it’s the camera or me.

This setup will have its own room with complete control over lighting (room is white box as of now). I will spend what’s necessary, but am looking for more of the “bang for the buck” approach. I assume with a room designated for the camera and proper lighting, I don’t need the best out there, since it will always be in ideal conditions.

The camera will be taking pictures of still products. Mainly our high-end custom computers for the site. So this will involve taking pictures of computers with case lighting and/or in low light conditions.

Thank you in advance!
We thought about hiring a pro, but we assumed the education received in learning how to set it up would help with using the equipment.
We agree DL. We do not expect to win awards for our pictures, but we would like some pointers on the stuff we can control. Is it wrong to assume that in a room built to take pictures and decent equipment we cannot get good results without being professional photographers?

Hint: The problem is your lack of knowledge and experience and probably not the camera! I would suggest a visit to a studio that does product work and ask them to make you a cheat sheet for your lighting. It sounds like you can use the same approach most of the time, with maybe some minor variations. So once you learn how to light one boxy object, the other boxy objects will be very similar. An experienced studio photog will be able to recommend which lights you need and what type, and the placement and settings to light your whatevers. Then you can experiment to fine tune.

You can get a basic light kit for a few hundred dollars. Ebay is full of them, B&H, Adorama, and Calumet all sell lights. You may find your consumer camera will be fine when you get the proper lighting.

*EDIT*

Thought I’d add, I am usually the first on the "You can’t pretend to be a perfessinal just by getting equipment" bandwagon, but this guy is not asking how to shoot weddings or go into the photography business. It sounds like all he wants to do is be able to get decent usable pictures of computer stuff for his "real" business. I see no reason why he wouldn’t be able to do fine with some advice and the purchase of some equipment *in this one application*. If he asks how to light seniors or bridal portraits, then additional issues will come into play, but lighting computer parts ain’t like planning to shoot weddings for profit with no training. Give him a break!