***Official Laptop/Monitor/Computer/Grinding Equipment Discussion Thread***

[DoGGz]

Do you stack all of them? If so then you could go to a lower end screen and save money. I'm sure there will be some sick deals tomorrow.

[CabreraEra2]

I stack most of them but occasionally like to pull out a few tables so I might have 4 tiled tables up front and a stack of 20 behind one of them.

[DoGGz]

Originally Posted by CabreraEra2

I stack most of them but occasionally like to pull out a few tables so I might have 4 tiled tables up front and a stack of 20 behind one of them.

Change your res to 1600x900 (if you can) and tell me if that is too big or too small for your 4 table tile.

[CabreraEra2]

Not on my own laptop so can't check. If it's gunna be close I'd rather just get the higher end screen resolution so if my preferences change and I wanna tile one day I can. Also, I kinda want an anti-glare screen.

[Bartolomeo6]

Nowadays, as I carry my laptop rarely outside my home - I'd buy something like this http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/sto...ionalImage1%22

+ another 24' monitor and u have great dual-setup... but... why is it available only in sony usa store?

[sirswish6]

will post screenshot of 7 sites on a laptop when i get back to mexico

[1banditpanda]

Originally Posted by benza13

I'm guessing most stack. I'm having the same problem with my search as you tho, complicated more by the fact that I need display port to run my 30". it seems like Dell has the only reasonably priced laptops with mini display port and I was really hoping to avoid Dell. Blah.

i have a new alienware laptop and tried to connect my 30'' through displayport and obv doesnt work. monitor goes into power save mode.
tried google and seems like infinite ppl have the same trouble. gg dell
now struggling with 24'' and laptop

[DoGGz]

Originally Posted by 1banditpanda

i have a new alienware laptop and tried to connect my 30'' through displayport and obv doesnt work. monitor goes into power save mode.
tried google and seems like infinite ppl have the same trouble. gg dell
now struggling with 24'' and laptop

Does your laptop video card support dual-DVI? If not, than you'll never be able to push a 30".

[cheesies]

Can someone briefly explain SSDs and how they're used? Never even heard of them until reading this thread :/

[Dave47]

Originally Posted by 1banditpanda

i have a new alienware laptop and tried to connect my 30'' through displayport and obv doesnt work. monitor goes into power save mode.
tried google and seems like infinite ppl have the same trouble. gg dell
now struggling with 24'' and laptop

Hmm thats weird because at a minimum the alienwares should able to run 1920 x 1080 on the U3011- the monitor goes into power save mode when its getting no signal so im kinda confused. I use mini-display port to displayport adapter- assume u do as well

[Look4Waldo]

Hey guys, I got this CPU for my birthday and like it so far.. Only knock on it is the graphics card, is it possible to change the graphics card in an all-in-one cpu like this? Can't really find anything online, thanks.

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/a...3B-A02US-specs

[stanski]

Originally Posted by cheesies

Can someone briefly explain SSDs and how they're used? Never even heard of them until reading this thread :/

Stands for solid state drives. They are supposed to be more reliable and run faster because you don't have a physical disk spinning like in a traditional hard drive. Hard drive speed is the primary factor holding back a lot of performance and this can help with that when you set it up with certain programs that you access often on the drive.



To anyone saying "you don't need a top of the line computer to play poker online and browse 2p2," (not just this thread i read this sentiment all the time in threads like this) really? I and many other poker players spend a huge majority of our lives on a computer, it is the one component completely necessary for my job, and when i'm on it i'm usually playing music, tv shows, downloading torrents, 30 tabling+holdem manager+multiple sites and doing whatever else simultaneously, if we aren't the primary market for souped up machines then who the hell is? Why poker players constantly skimp when it comes to hardware is beyond my realm of comprehension, I just cannot believe the number of people who don't run backup power units, backup internet, multiple computer options, or play on older machines. Theoretically we have a lot of expendable income and spend a **** ton of time on a computer doing a billion things at once, why wouldn't you invest in a super high quality machine?

Not to mention the fact that many poker players also are gamers (and this is actually one area where it actually doesn't matter, playing one game on low settings will pretty much give me the same excitement/enjoyment in life as something that can run some stupid FPS clone at super high settings), are going to make videos (think of all the coaching videos that require video editing software), edit photographs etc. which all benefit from a better computer. I realize the sentiment comes from people who constantly say "oh its fine, you can get by with xxx computer if you just use it for poker and browsing 2p2, poker sites use up no resources!" but its really scary just how truly bad this advice is, use your brain we ARE the top echelon of people that top of the line computers are needed for when I have 20 programs running simultaneously and if one of them lags/****s up it potentially could cost me hundreds/thousands of dollars.

[augie_]

Originally Posted by Look4Waldo

Hey guys, I got this CPU for my birthday and like it so far.. Only knock on it is the graphics card, is it possible to change the graphics card in an all-in-one cpu like this? Can't really find anything online, thanks.

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/a...3B-A02US-specs

not possible, for you anyway. the reason it has a ****ty graphics card is because it doesn't have a graphics card! lol. you have a graphic chip on your motherboard and it steals memory from the RAM. good graphics cards are huge and wouldn't fit in an all-in-one PC. it's a neat computer, looks pretty slick, but not meant for very intense computing.

[DoGGz]

Originally Posted by stanski

Stands for solid state drives. They are supposed to be more reliable and run faster because you don't have a physical disk spinning like in a traditional hard drive. Hard drive speed is the primary factor holding back a lot of performance and this can help with that when you set it up with certain programs that you access often on the drive.



To anyone saying "you don't need a top of the line computer to play poker online and browse 2p2," (not just this thread i read this sentiment all the time in threads like this) really? I and many other poker players spend a huge majority of our lives on a computer, it is the one component completely necessary for my job, and when i'm on it i'm usually playing music, tv shows, downloading torrents, 30 tabling+holdem manager+multiple sites and doing whatever else simultaneously, if we aren't the primary market for souped up machines then who the hell is? Why poker players constantly skimp when it comes to hardware is beyond my realm of comprehension, I just cannot believe the number of people who don't run backup power units, backup internet, multiple computer options, or play on older machines. Theoretically we have a lot of expendable income and spend a **** ton of time on a computer doing a billion things at once, why wouldn't you invest in a super high quality machine?

Not to mention the fact that many poker players also are gamers (and this is actually one area where it actually doesn't matter, playing one game on low settings will pretty much give me the same excitement/enjoyment in life as something that can run some stupid FPS clone at super high settings), are going to make videos (think of all the coaching videos that require video editing software), edit photographs etc. which all benefit from a better computer. I realize the sentiment comes from people who constantly say "oh its fine, you can get by with xxx computer if you just use it for poker and browsing 2p2, poker sites use up no resources!" but its really scary just how truly bad this advice is, use your brain we ARE the top echelon of people that top of the line computers are needed for when I have 20 programs running simultaneously and if one of them lags/****s up it potentially could cost me hundreds/thousands of dollars.

There is a huge difference between power and reliability. What you really should cherish is reliability. Nobody is saying things like backup internet is a bad idea, but I am saying that paying for a huge CPU is not required.

You have to remember that not everyone is as well off as you may be. Spending $500 more on a PC than is required isn't in the interest of all poker players. It's all a personal assessment wrt the utility of $500 into a powerhouse PC vs into saving/partying/traveling/car payment.

I've personally only made one high price item recommendation for both performance and reliability: SSD. I think you are misguided if you think a modern midrange PC cannot coast through all the tasks you listed.

[DoGGz]

But, you did bring up an interesting point that we should dive into: What uncommon items are hugely +ev that most players may overlook:

Large/Multiple Backup power supplies. The $300+ cost will pay for itself no question if you live in an area that is prone to power outages. Make sure your modem/router is on backup power as well and have enough power so that you could play for at least 3 hours if need be. I'm up probably $5k lifetime because of my backup power.

A second computer. This one is only for the ballers. I'm sure all of us have been in the situation at least once - having your main computer die. Depending on the problem, it could be days/weeks until you get it fixed. Just having a cheap backup PC or a combo PC/laptop will make sure you don't need to take an impromptu vacation. +ev for highrollers.