reibs;323518 wroteIm hoping to get some input/help from some of the experienced computer builders on here. I am essentially a 'newb' when it comes to this. If it weren't for Hangtodry's thread I probably wouldn't have gone this direction. So all help is appreciated.
I will start with posting my wishes for the machine and hopefully that will give you all a good idea of what I need. Hopefully this thread ends with a post from my new computer!
- Desktop machine
Agreed, don't get a laptop.
- This will be primarily a poker machine, however I do need the capability of running Autocad and Revit, which are beasts <acronym title="As far as I know">afaik</acronym>. I may or may not actually load the programs onto the machine right away, we will see.
Get 8, 12 or 16 gig, memory is cheap.
- I want the ability to play many tables while running PT4, and watching video/streaming music/whatever without any lag at all. I am not afraid of spending a bit extra to achieve this (within reason). While playing I also have all the other programs running like pokerstove, skype, IE, etc
I like having 3 monitors.
Buy 3 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 monitors.
Consider getting a Radeon HD7770 or better graphics card. It's the minimum that runs 3 monitors well.
An HD 5770 or HD 6770 is a little faster, but you mentioned quiet as well.
- Capability of running 3 monitors in the future
- Quiet
- Multiple USB 3.0/2.0 (2 of each min?)
all modern motherboards have lots of USB connections.
- CD/DVD burner drive
- Windows 7
I'd get Windows 7 64 bit pro.
You want 64 bit to support more than 4 gigs of memory.
- SSD - Need some input on this, but I know I need it for PT4
Build a system with two or more drives, a small SSD to put your boot and database on. and a spinning disk for everything else.
I'd base it on the new Ivy bridge processor.