Two monitors rock. Been using that setup since 2005. Bigger screen does not mean more tables. As Reef says, it's the resolution that counts. From what you describe, any bargain basement PC will do what you want, as long as the video card runs 2 monitors.
As I mentioned in the In Search of the Ideal Poker PC Setup thread, you want a 7200 RPM hard drive for PT3, which I never saw specified in any of the retail PCs I looked at. My supposedly powerful Dell PC is once again laggy multi-tabling, but I don't know if PT3, the poker client or the hardware is the main cause. I have to stop at 8 tables even though I want to play more, as the display lag is causing me to time out and my AA are getting auto-folded again!
If I ever find the time, I would switch to HEM instead of PT3, which keeps falling behind in features and performance.
Solid state drives will speed your computer up.
SSD's are much cheaper in the last few months.
Just put your database on the SSD.
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I run 2x20 and it is fine for me @ 1600x1200 for 12 tabling. But I usually six table on one screen and have the lobbies, msn, chrome etc going on the other.
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Dual 27s might be too much imo, size wise. Thats a lot of screen to look at especially at that distance. Personally I would prefer duals 24s over dual 27s
As I mentioned in the In Search of the Ideal Poker PC Setup thread, you want a 7200 RPM hard drive for PT3, which I never saw specified in any of the retail PCs I looked at. My supposedly powerful Dell PC is once again laggy multi-tabling, but I don't know if PT3, the poker client or the hardware is the main cause. I have to stop at 8 tables even though I want to play more, as the display lag is causing me to time out and my AA are getting auto-folded again!
If I ever find the time, I would switch to HEM instead of PT3, which keeps falling behind in features and performance.
If you want me to I could have a look to see why it's slow...
What database are you using? Did you upgrade from Access?
Did you index/vacum your database?
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looks like a little screaming is all it took. After being told on Feb 4 my computer would be a February 28 ship date, nothing they could do, blah blah and i kinda felt bad for the guy in India i tore a strip off on the phone.. DING DONG... Computer was here on Tuesday Feb 9! Funny how that works
Solid state drives will speed your computer up.
SSD's are much cheaper in the last few months.
Just put your database on the SSD.
Does anybody know of a desktop PC that has a solid state drive pre-installed? I've always bought Dell and I am thinking of ordering a Studio XPS 8300/9100 and U3011 30" monitor this week, but Dell does not have a SSD option.
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Does anybody know of a desktop PC that has a solid state drive pre-installed? I've always bought Dell and I am thinking of ordering a Studio XPS 8300/9100 and U3011 30" monitor this week, but Dell does not have a SSD option.
Wait another year, more info on reliability and half the price for SSD.
Does anybody know of a desktop PC that has a solid state drive pre-installed? I've always bought Dell and I am thinking of ordering a Studio XPS 8300/9100 and U3011 30" monitor this week, but Dell does not have a SSD option.
SSD drives come the same form factors as regular drives.
If you have a desktop you can just install a SDD yourself, It's 4 screws.
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I'd just go ahead and buy one and just put my database on it.
You only need one big enough to put your database on to realize the performance benefit.
I really think you would need your O/S and the database on it to see the best possible performance, which would negate just adding one yourself unless you are comfortable installing/configuring O/S's...
Any deals/suggestions for a 30" monitor tho? I really should upgrade my 24, playing 6-8 sites really sucks when tables overlap a bit.
uuuhhh....are you playing 6-8 sites at a time? doing homework too i guess....and talking on the phone....while making phat beats.....wtf? what kind of volume are you putting in?
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