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New PC

sighcallsighcall Member Posts: 497
edited July 2013 in Poker Chat
Yep, yet another Pc thread. Just wondering between:

Desktop/Laptop? 

Alienware/Mac/Standard PC?

What Specs does it need to run a decent amount of tables on sky?

Ty
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  • sikassikas Member Posts: 857
    edited July 2013
    get an i3 or an i5 with 8gb DDR3 Ram
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited July 2013
    Definitely desktop if you got the space.
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  • AcidMan27AcidMan27 Member Posts: 3,752
    edited July 2013
    Yeah desktops are much better. You get more power for your money usually and they're easier to upgrade in the future.

    Have you got a budget?
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk Member Posts: 6,186
    edited July 2013
    Desktop without a doubt. Fully wired network connection. Laptops are pants.

    Mine is about 12 months old I think, an Intel i7 based system with 6Gb of RAM, running Win 7 Pro 64. It is easily capable of multi-tabling 20 (don't know at what point it would stuggle).


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  • MP33MP33 Member Posts: 6,308
    edited July 2013
    In Response to Re: New PC:
    Desktop without a doubt. Fully wired network connection. Laptops are pants. Mine is about 12 months old I think, an Intel i7 based system with 6Gb of RAM, running Win 7 Pro 64. It is easily capable of multi-tabling 20 (don't know at what point it would stuggle).
    Posted by NoseyBonk
    Just wondering what your screen resolution was on your monitor and the size of monitor

    I recently purchased a new one (23 inch) which i can fit 8-12 at a push with a max resolution of 1920x1080

    I have only 2 x 1GB of ram. I was wondering if i bought 2 x 2BG of ram if that would make a difference to get more tables on?

    Thx

    Paul
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  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited July 2013
    In Response to Re: New PC:
    In Response to Re: New PC : Just wondering what your screen resolution was on your monitor and the size of monitor I recently purchased a new one (23 inch) which i can fit 8-12 at a push with a max resolution of 1920x1080 I have only 2 x 1GB of ram. I was wondering if i bought 2 x 2BG of ram if that would make a difference to get more tables on? Thx Paul
    Posted by MP33
    hi Paul,
    the screen size doesn't matter.i have 2x27" now and get 9 tables without overlap and 12 with a little.
    I used to have a 23" and got the same results.
    think it's the resolution that's important.mine are 1920x1080 the same.
    I know you can buy higher res monitors but they are around the £500 mark+
    I don't know how many tables these would give you,maybe someone else might know?
    don't know about ram but I know the more you have the better on the pc side of things.
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  • devonfish5devonfish5 Member Posts: 4,291
    edited July 2013
    In Response to New PC:
    Yep, yet another Pc thread. Just wondering between: Desktop/Laptop?  Alienware/Mac/Standard PC? What Specs does it need to run a decent amount of tables on sky? Ty
    Posted by sighcall
    pc I think if it's just for playing poker from home.
    i5's are good enough to play 9+ tables.you deffo should get a dedicated graphic card which helps, so I was told.
    i7 is more expensive.i bought one 16/17 months ago from componentwarehouse.co.uk for around £570 which has 8GB ram windows 7 64bit 3.4GHz 500GB hard drive, Nvidia graphic card,etc.
    I have a wire connection running from my sky broadband router to my PC which I would advise you to use,especially with multi-tabling.my connection very rarely goes but my brother who also plays has a laptop with wireless connection,and his connection does go more often.
    I use it just about every day and have (touch wood) had no problems so far.
    I've had 20/21 tables running with no lag/problems.

    gl
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