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08-05-2014 , 12:19 AM

johncrest

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Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 80

Hey 2p2, I'm terrible with computers and would love feedback on my build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/P7pddC

Purpose: Mostly poker (15+ tables with HEM/notecaddy/maybe more); otherwise just browsing, watching shows, torrenting.

I might game when i'm extremely bored, so I didn't include a GPU. If I do play more games I'll just buy an extra GPU and add it

So how does it look? Is the processor strong enough or too weak for poker?

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08-05-2014 , 01:59 AM

Baobhan-Sith

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,279

You should consider getting a quad core if you want to run HM2 and NC on 15+ tables.

Also, the PSU is prolly too weak for a performant (ie. 150W+) graphics card.

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08-05-2014 , 03:39 AM

Love_the_game

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Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 542

get a better power supply. some of the top brands are Antec, Corsair, Seasonic. You do not want a cheap power supply. HIgher chance they blow and take out your entire computer. My first build i bought a cheap power supply and it blew up in less than a year and took out my motherboard and ram.

heres a better one for the same price but its also a 80 plus bronze.. in terms of energy efficiency, its 80 plus titanium > platinum > gold > silver > bronze > regular 80 plus

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817371033

Last edited by Love_the_game; 08-05-2014 at 03:49 AM.

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08-05-2014 , 03:52 AM

johncrest

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Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 80

thanks guys!

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08-05-2014 , 08:01 AM

johncrest

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Originally Posted by Baobhan-Sith

You should consider getting a quad core if you want to run HM2 and NC on 15+ tables.

Also, the PSU is prolly too weak for a performant (ie. 150W+) graphics card.

i5 quad core has no hyperthreading and i7 is overkill. which CPU would you recommend?

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08-05-2014 , 08:07 AM

johncrest

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Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 80

i picked some random i5 processor, thoughts?

http://i.imgur.com/pAdRz34.png

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08-05-2014 , 09:42 AM

fozzy71

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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 38,216

I would suggest a 250gb SSD if you are playing that many tables/hands and using HM2 + NC. NC can cause the DB to swell when in use and some can be reclaimed with maintenance but you also need plenty of free space for things like creating backups, purging hands, etc as they use your Windows TEMP directory.

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