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07-03-2017 , 10:47 PM

BreakTheBank!

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Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 78

Hi i'm looking at buying a cheap pc to play poker and run holdem manager but i'm not really clued up on what to buy. I've been using an old no frills dell optiplex 755 series which does the job fine but i cant play the new sites on it like Unibet so need an upgrade as its slowly deteriorating. i'm only looking to spend around £150-£200 which isn't much of a budget.

I like this one but i'm worried the proccessor speed might be to slow ?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XSG4B...-2&keywords=pc

The other choice i was looking at

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FAST-Dell-O...rds=dell+pc+i5

If you know of any better options id be very greatfull to hear , thanks.

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07-04-2017 , 01:20 AM

headtrauma

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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 506

Go with option 2. Specs seem reasonable for your price range and it has double the RAM and probably faster proc than option 1. This will not be good for gaming, if that is a consideration.
Recommended upgrade if you have money later:
Add a SATA SSD and move your OS install and HM to that drive.

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07-05-2017 , 06:19 PM

BreakTheBank!

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Optiplex-IN...=dell+i5+320gb

Last edited by BreakTheBank!; 07-05-2017 at 06:30 PM.

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07-05-2017 , 07:00 PM

thunderbolts

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If you're in a bracket where you want to buy refurbished Dells (particularly business machines) have a look at Dell's outlet website. There is a UK version (which is where I'm guessing you are from the links, Unibet and the Deal or No Deal picture).

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07-06-2017 , 12:39 PM

inmyrav

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Originally Posted by headtrauma

I mostly agree. SSD drives are quite cheap and you could get a 240 - 256 GB around $60 - $80 on Amazon US, not sure what prices are in your world. If you get a Samsung EVO new it should include the software to transfer your current hdd intact via usb. Then all you need to do is remove a few screws, unplug the old, plug in the new. You don't even really need to take the old one out, if you don't move your pc much the SSD can just hang there.

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07-08-2017 , 01:36 PM

BreakTheBank!

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Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 78

cheers for the advise ive settled on option three and ill think about adding an ssd later on. Its only for poker as my current dell optiplex 755 series which i paid £60 for wont update the videocard or graphics card to play on unibet. Ive tried all the microsoft updates possible and none of them work. So those cards are like last updated about 10 years ago and i cant find a fix for it. Microphone port is broke as'well so i need an update for that alone.

Thanks again for the help.

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