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Which online poker room is the best? Windows 10 laptop with 4 cores, and the most memory you can add will work well for 10 years. Hey guys, I’m looking to buy a laptop strictly for poker. My home computer is an iMac and I’m not too happy with the performance and speed. I have played online poker myself and have a good idea what is needed for the best experience you will just need to guide me for the right parts. First of all we need a very fast and high. Best Laptop for Online Poker? Help I travel for work so I'm looking for a cheap, light, low-specs laptop to boot up 4 tables in the rare occasion I have time during the week. Oct 24, 2008 I believe that hte best setup is a 24 inch monitor in the middle with a 19 or 21 inch monitor on the sides of the 24 inch monitor angled inward., 09:33 PM. Best multi monitor layout for poker. Quote: Originally Posted by ChkRazed. I'm running a Mac. In a thread from earlier this year we found interesting, posters on PocketFives bantered back and forth about the best PCs to use for online poker. How much memory do you need? How much processing power do you need? What if you’re on a budget? With computers coming in a limitless number of shapes and. I believe that hte best setup is a 24 inch monitor in the middle with a 19 or 21 inch monitor on the sides of the 24 inch monitor angled inward., 09:33 PM. Best multi monitor layout for poker. Quote: Originally Posted by ChkRazed. I'm running a Mac Pro with 2 30' Samsung monitors. It's the nuts imo.
- If you don't like overlapping table screens, have you considered using multiple monitors? I believe most basic PC video cards these days support at least 2 monitors. But you don't have to stop there, you could get a premium video card and set up something like this:
For online poker, I am still in the stone ages and use just one monitor. Most online rooms offer the option of playing in a line format, but I just overlap tables myself. I think it comes down to how much you want to invest versus how much it might help your game (or enjoy the experience.) Maybe someone else here can recommend a good single monitor? - Size is half the battle - the other half is resolution. To fit the most amount of tables on a single monitor you'll want to make sure you have large resolution like WQHD or 4K. Now, most graphics cards can handle WQHD but not all can handle 4K resolution.
So you'd be better off getting a 27' WQHD monitor than a 27' 1080p monitor (and the comparable WQHD one will almost certainly be a bit more expensive). I have a 27' WQHD monitor I got from Monoprice that has been excellent fwiw.
Multiple monitors are also a good idea if you have the desk space. If nothing else, having your lobby + tracking software on the secondary monitor and the tables on the main monitor makes for a really nice setup where you have minimal neck turning..0 - edited July 2016Thx for the WQHD advice. looks like the AOC Q2775PQU is nice screen to do the job and its not to expencif.
4ms Respons Time should no problem for poker.
I prefer to play on 1 screen and 3 or 4 tables to play quality poker instead quantity.
At this moment i play even 1 table just to have more time to focus on the hand(s).0 - edited July 2016Today I got myself a good as new AOC Q2275PQU for €200,- and damn this 2560 x 1440 resolution is pretty much the nuts. (You need a computer/laptop/graphiccard that can handle this resolution)
A DellUltraSharp U2715H looks also stunning but a new cost around €500,-
I can fire up 2x3 tables and even go up to 3x4 tables if i want to. Awesome.
6 Tables is more then enough to play high quality poker. Thx for the advice James
This monitor fits perfectly in my selfmade pokercloset with sliding doors.
Next i will have to find a good chair :-)0 - 0
- one big screen is all i need(and have been using)
..4 tables , no overlap,great reso..fantastic! - one big screen is all i need(and have been using)
..4 tables , no overlap,great reso..fantastic!
You mean 2560 x 1440 resolution?
For beginners i can recommend 1920 x 1200. Its also good to play 4 tables but 2560 x 1440 rocks.
I dont like 1920 x 1080 screens for poker0 - This monitor fits perfectly in my selfmade pokercloset with sliding doors.
Poker closet?
That sounds pretty cool!!!
Any chance you can share a pic of your poker closet with us? - My SSD is faster then your HDD ---
Almost 12 years ago, my house was robbed while I was at work. One of the items the burglar decided to relieve me of was my desktop PC. Thankfully, I was fully insured and received a payout, which I then used to buy what was my first laptop.
Since the day I bought the aforementioned laptop, the only time I have used a desktop machine was at one of my office-based jobs that I held until delving into the poker world. However, last month, I returned to the world of PCs.
Although I didn’t purchase the PC purely for playing poker, it struck me that there will be potentially many PokerNews readers out there who are in the market for a new machine that they intend to use for grinding online poker. It also dawned on me that buying a new rig can often be a daunting process if you’re not sure what you should be looking for or know what specifications you require. While this article isn’t going to go into great detail about exact specifications of computer components, by the time you finish reading it you should be armed with enough knowledge to go out there and purchase a new setup.
The first thing I’d suggest is to avoid computer superstores that sell off-the-shelf machines. 7 mile casino chula vista ca. Here in the UK, the biggest computer retailer is PC World. It may seem ridiculous telling you to look elsewhere, but trust me on this.
When I was pricing up my new machine I ran the specifications of various machines that were within my budget to a friend who is a huge computer nerd. At least 90% of these machines had great processors but poor graphics cards and/or poor hard disks and other components. To make a long story short, the machine that I eventually purchased cost me £843 (approx. $1,310) and the only PC World machines that can get anywhere near it carry at least a 50% premium.
Anyway, if you’re setting up an online poker grind station you’re going to want to consider the following.
Windows PC or Mac
Having been a Windows-based PC user my entire life I can only comment on these. While I love Macs and everyone I know who owns or uses a Mac sings its praises, I am a PC user.
The good news about online poker sites is they generally don’t need a powerful PC on which to run. That said, once you start playing multiple tables, have third-party software running at the same time, and maybe stream some music as you play, you’re going to start needing a little more oomph. And let’s face it, you’re not only going to play poker on it, you’ll have to try out some games, too!
I’d go with a later generation Intel i5 processor. Moving into i7 territory can start to get expensive and some of the i5 versions are more than capable of handling what you’ll throw at them, including most of the latest games.
Make sure you have plenty of RAM. At least 8GB should suffice, but it is pretty cheap these days so beef it up to 16GB.
48 slot 4 pole winding. As for graphics cards, make sure it’s a decent version (model 960 upwards) of a NVIDIA GeForce GTX and you’ll be fine.
Lastly, it’s worth shelling out the extra money for a Solid State Hard Drive or SSHD. These are so much faster than a standard hard drive and I believe more reliable too as they have no moving parts. While unnecessary for online poker, the 5-6 second boot time is cool enough to warrant the extra outlay.
Monitor — It’s not only size that matters
Betsoft free slot games. Many people fall into the trap of thinking that bigger is better when it comes to a PC monitor, and while they do have a point, it’s all about screen resolution.
Make sure the screen you’re buying is true HD and has a display of at least 1920 x 1080p so that you can play multiple tables without a ton of overlap. Once you’ve found one with a good resolution, choose your monitor size bearing in mind that a high resolution on a small screen can make everything seem tiny. I went for a 27” screen and would have opted for a 4K monitor had my budget allowed — make sure your graphics card supports 4K if you go down this route.
A wired gaming mouse
It seems that the current trend is for your mouse to be wireless, but you can’t beat the reliability of a wired mouse. For one thing, they don’t run out of batteries when you’re sitting there with aces!
When choosing a mouse, make sure that it is comfortable for how you hold it — some people like to have their hand flat, other grip it like a claw — and that it has an adjustable DPI which allows you to tailor how sensitive it is. That’s particularly useful if you have a large screen.
Most gaming mice have a number of buttons on them that allow you to assign actions to them, meaning you can click one button and you’ll fold or another and you’ll move all in. This is awesome for high volume grinders.
Above all, make sure it is comfortable to use because this is what you’ll have hold of for several hours at a time.
A gaming keyboard
While a good keyboard isn’t necessarily essential, you don’t want to scrimp and save here, either. Again, like with mice, gaming keyboards have programmable keys that can be a godsend if you play a lot of tables and/or video games. Comfort is key here if you’re going to use your machine for word processing a lot. Take it from someone who writes a lot that a bad keyboard is bad news.
Miscellaneous considerations
It’s a given that you require a comfortable, supportive chair and a roomy desk, but what about access to a wired internet connection, a backup connection, and a charged laptop?
Wireless internet is much more stable than in the past, yet plugging into the router itself means the only time you’re going to be cutoff is if the router fails or your internet goes down. Having a backup connection may seem like overkill if you only play low stakes, yet the cost of a mobile broadband dongle or being able to tether to your cell phone gives you the peace of mind that should you lose your internet connection you can be back online in no time.
But what if there’s a power cut? That’s where the fully charged laptop comes in handy. If the power goes off, fire up the laptop and either pray to the poker gods that your electricity supply returns before your laptop’s battery drains fully, or head to your nearest fast food restaurant or coffee shop and leech their power.
While you don’t have to spend several thousand building a state-of-the-art machine for playing poker, it is worth investing in something that is at least a little future-proof. Feel free to post your machine specs in the comments box and we can all nerd out together!
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