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BlondeFish;217357 wroteAs 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! :arghh:

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?

folded

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

BlondeFish

ReefAquarium;217491 wroteSolid 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.

compuease

BlondeFish;262731 wroteDoes 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.

ReefAquarium

BlondeFish;262731 wroteDoes 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.

Tom's hardware has a review of the latest SSD's

Final Words : Crucial m4 And Intel SSD 320: The Other SSD Competitors

There Vertex 3's look very good.

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.

Vekked

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.

compuease

ReefAquarium;262892 wroteI'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...

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Vekked;262896 wroteAny 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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ReefAquarium;262892 wroteSSD 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.

Where do the screws go?

is it just like installing a normal drive (hardware wise)

compuease

darbday;262906 wroteWhere do the screws go?

is it just like installing a normal drive (hardware wise)

Use 10" lag bolts...

Vekked

darbday;262905 wroteuuuhhh....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?

Lolll, yea not every day but def sundays. I'm usually just playing the majors on each of the small sites. It's more about keeping my ABI higher than increasing volume, both methods of increasingly hourly rate.

DennisG

Vekked;262926 wroteLolll, yea not every day but def sundays. I'm usually just playing the majors on each of the small sites. It's more about keeping my ABI higher than increasing volume, both methods of increasingly hourly rate.

Yeah..I saw you on a few of MY tournies...can you find your own please? ;)

ReefAquarium

Vekked;262896 wroteAny deals/suggestions for a 30" monitor tho? I really should upgrade my 24, playing 6-8 sites really sucks when tables overlap a bit.

It's cheaper to add another 24" monitor or two.

Radeon cards support 3 monitors (with windows 7).

30" dell monitors cost about $1299.

Vekked

ReefAquarium;262962 wroteIt's cheaper to add another 24" monitor or two.

Radeon cards support 3 monitors (with windows 7).

30" dell monitors cost about $1299.

Yea def cheaper for 2x24 but 30" takes up less desk space, and I've tried a dual monitor setup and it was kind of confusing, idk how I'd like it.

moose

Vekked;262896 wroteAny deals/suggestions for a 30" monitor tho? I really should upgrade my 24, playing 6-8 sites really sucks when tables overlap a bit.

You realize a 30" monitor does not give you more 'room'. It just makes everything bigger.

isnork

KW Surplus sells LCD wall mounts for dirt cheap, attach them to a wall behind the desk = No desk space being taken up.

Vekked

moose;263071 wroteYou realize a 30" monitor does not give you more 'room'. It just makes everything bigger.

Yes I realize this, I want a 30", 1600p, actual computer monitor, not TV. If I thought size gave me more room I would be looking for bigger than 30" I think.

ReefAquarium

moose;263071 wroteYou realize a 30" monitor does not give you more 'room'. It just makes everything bigger.

Yes, you need to pay attention to the Max resolution of the monitor, not just the area.

For Example::

Dell
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Usually Ships 1-2 Days
Manufacturer Part# 9XDG8
Dell Part# 224-9949
Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz
Image Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 / 1000000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 7 ms

Dell
UltraSharp U2410 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Usually Ships Within 24 Hours
Manufacturer Part# C592M
Dell Part# 320-8277
Max Resolution: 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz
Image Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 / 80000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 6 ms

I'm not recommending dell here, just using their stuff for example.
Dell is a pretty expensive place to buy stuff from.

BlondeFish

Dell has the U3011 for $300 off until tomorrow and I was about to buy it, but I found out that it goes on sale regularly for less, so maybe I'll hold off on my purchases of a 30" monitor + desktop system with SSD.

ReefAquarium;263103 wroteDell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
:
Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz

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is ssd just a normal hard drive as far as installation?

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