Hey man.. I got that laptop you showed me on Black Friday and LOVE it.

Noob question though- the backlit keyboard is always on when plugged in.. Do the lightbulbs or whatever burn out ever? Hope not. Thanks!

bump?

I assume they are LEDs, in which case no, they don't burn out per say.

hey guys, I dont know anything about computers, so any help is appreciated I basically will only use this desktop for poker. it should be able to handle up to 35 tables with HUD and TN. does this one sound good? its 579€ (~$720). any other suggestions are welcome as well


Acer Aspire X3990 Intel Core i5-2300
Intel Core i5-2300 4x2,80GHz / 6144MB DDR3 RAM / 1000GB HDD / AMD Radeon HD6570 1GB / DVD±R/RW DL-Brenner / 8,5 Liter Small Form Format / 18-in-1 Kartenleser / WLAN-n / Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)

get an ssd, otherwise should be fine

Looking to buy a used monitor.. Looking into a few in my area.

Dell 24" UltraSharp E248WFP - Pros: 1920:1200, delivery
$190aud

Acer 27" B273H - Pros: HD 27 inches
$250aud

LG 24" Full HD LED (not sure model number says Super LED on box) - Pro:brand new n box
$160aud

I have a brand new Lenova ideapad with a 15.6 display, will be using the monitor for all my tables (9-16 at peak).

I have owned an Acer and LG both 22", had no problems with either but I preferred the LG.

I'm scared to buy a used monitor but I'm only gonna be here for 6 months..
Thoughts?

Don't buy used, if you're not going to go with new, get one that's refurbished.

mwave have these 25s cheap atm: http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-27140181...onitor_1920_x_

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hi guys!

i want to buy a new pc and i have a few questions (clearly a noob here). i want a very reliable machine which i can use to play up to 20 tables (different sites), HM, TN, VLC, streaming stuff simultaneously. ultimately, its just for poker, but i will inevitably use other applications while playing poker. BTW, it will be connected to a 27 inch LG monitor. There is no cap to my budget (poker is my sole source of income so i dont mind splurging), but I cant imagine that it will be necessary to spend > 2k.

1) should i opt for a desktop over a laptop?

2) XP > windows 7 or vista?

3) what requirements do i need to fulfill in order that i needn't ever worry about lag or other random problems. im willing to go overboard here because i forfitted so much EV due to playing on an unreliable machine for so long. its not merely that i dont want to have problems; i dont want to have to even think about having problems.

4) im in canada now, but in 2 days I will be returning to belgium for another year. should i rush to buy the pc in canada, as opposed to buying one in europe, or having it delivered?

Many thanks in advance for any replies

I could really use a new graphics card (Dual Monitor ready) whose got a nice one

^^^ Desktop over Laptop if you're using it for grinding obv..

Good value here as well: http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-27140082...20_x_1080_Reso

1) Unless you intend to do some travelling, definitely get a PC rather than a laptop. Having said that, if money is no object you can probably get a good enough laptop and at least give yourself the option of travelling with it. Perhaps the best option would be to get a good strong PC and a little 11-13" netbook or something.

2) windows 7 all the way for me.

3) Good motherboard; 8gig of good ram (branded); strong processor (i5 sandybridge probs); at least 120gig SSD for OS - probably go for intel, or do your research on whichever is the most reliable. those are your key components, the ones on which you pay for what you get and if you want reliability and speed you should be prepared to pay lots.

4) i don't know about the price difference but i'm sure it would be offset by shipping costs, or even if it's not, give yourself time to do this properly.

Thanks very much wazz. I appreciate your help.

I've just got my new PC. It's with GeForce GTX 460 (two DVI's and one miniHDMI connection) and I can say it runs gooood

I'm looking for pretty much the exact same type of pc but I definitely want a laptop and I wouldn't want to spend more than $1200ish. I'd also be connecting to a 23 inch monitor. Can someone please find me a laptop fulfilling these requirements? Much appreciated, ty.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsun..._Laptop_review

i'm not 100% but i believe you can take out one of the 500gb hdds (and combine it with a cage? or something - to make it an external) and replace it with an ssd.

Any of the entry level ATI or nVidia cards with 2 x DVI ports will do the trick.

just got a new monitor its a dynex 24'' 1080p mofo but when i extend my comp to it the image is wider than the monitor screen, anyone know a quick fix for this?

(i tried navigating the monitor settings to adjust the picture orientation and size but i could only move it the way it was and couldn't stretch it horizontally or vertically)

Sorry I'm not good with computers so I don't really understand what you're saying lol

solid state disks are amazingly fast, they speed up everything, lots. they replace hard disk drives. external disks usually connect by usb to your computer; internal drives sit inside your pc or laptop. 500gb refers to the capacity. anything else unclear?

I'm not very good with computers but pretty sure you can just right click the desktop > personalise > fiddle with the resolution settings. It's likely that your monitor settings are not on optimal resolution.

yeah I tried this I have my laptop and monitor both on 1920x1200

I'm assuming you're connecting with HDMI? Personally I don't like using HDMI as the quality sucks. Try getting a different connection imo.

There should be no picture quality issues at all with HDMI (vs DVI). Just that HDMI carries audio as well.