Poker Technology Needed

Tony_Montana

I've been playing poker for the last couple of years on a 1 monitor computer. Lately the computer broke down and now I'm playing all my poker on a Laptop in the sitting room.
The Laptop has gone extremely slow and is tilting me
I have decided to turn my outhouse/shed into a Games Room so I can have my own comfort and space.
I want a decent computer with at least 2 monitors and a comfortable chair to go with it. I'm also looking for a cheap fold up poker table and an xbox and playstation3 maybe 2nd hand or get them for a good bargain would be great.

Any ideas or experience with top equipment for poker playing.

Thanks guys,

Tony

the whole year inn

this is not ment to be a joke but,the chairs they have on countdown look class prob to expensive tho.

what sort of buget have you for the computer and screens?If I was you id stick with the ps3 (I have both) and maybe spring for a decent tv .

Mellor

Depends on how much you want to spend. It could be done for $1000 or $3000

Grafter

gob_smacked wrote: »

this is not ment to be a joke but,the chairs they have on countdown look class prob to expensive tho.

I have no idea what the chairs on countdown look like because Rachel Riley stands up (very nicely too imo)

a-k-47

I recently decided to change my setup. Bought an acer desktop, triple core processer, 3gb DDR2, 320gb, 18.5inch lcd screen, for 479e in PCworld stock clearance last wkd, im sure its still on going. All i need now is a new desk and chair, im thinking of buying http://http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6170996/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14572996/c_2/2%7Ccat_14572996%7COffice+furniture%7C14573054/c_3/3%7Ccat_14573054%7COffice+chairs%7C14573057.htm Can anyone recommend?. Going to try IKEA at some stage for a desk. Good look with the setup TM.




just realised no arm rests?:(.

the whole year inn

jesus thats a nice laptop espically from pc world.

jpr1973

I was going to recommend the chair I bought from argos but they seem to have removed it from the online catalogue which is a pity as it’s a decent chair. As for the chair above, should you not go for one with armrests on it? It maikes a difference if for some reason you can't roll the chair fully under the desk

Tony_Montana

I want everything to be top notch but for as cheap as possible lol im a bargain hunter.
It's going to cost me about 1k to insulate and plaster the place.
So I want to spend roughly 1K-1.5k euro on the rest.

a-k-47

Tony_Montana wrote: »

I want everything to be top notch but for as cheap as possible lol im a bargain hunter.
It's going to cost me about 1k to insulate and plaster the place.
So I want to spend roughly 1K-1.5k euro on the rest.

Are you doing that yourself? Give me the square yard and ill get you a price.

Tony_Montana

a-k-47 wrote: »

Are you doing that yourself? Give me the square yard and ill get you a price.

My brother is an electrician and a bit of a handy man and my 1st cousin is a plasterer. Thanks anyway

a-k-47

This chair looks good value for money unless i can get arm rest for the the argos one. good luck.

the whole year inn

any thoughts on the monitors?

Tony_Montana

I still haven't found nething that sticks out for good value. I found a nice table from IKEA. I still need a computer and Monitors

gob_smacked wrote: »

If I was you id stick with the ps3 (I have both) and maybe spring for a decent tv .

Everyone is telling me the Xbox is better why do you think PS3 is best?

mocata

2 or 3 of these bad boys is the business. I have sold 7/8 autocad setups the past year and they have all went for these. Hard to beat for value. not sure if they ship to ROI, but i am sure plenty of other suppliers do around same price.

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+24+%2B/24%22+Iiyama+Prolite+B2409HDS+Widescreen+Monitor+with+DVI%2C+HDMI+and+HAS+?productId=37576

shoutman

mocata wrote: »

2 or 3 of these bad boys is the business. I have sold 7/8 autocad setups the past year and they have all went for these. Hard to beat for value. not sure if they ship to ROI, but i am sure plenty of other suppliers do around same price.

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Displays/Monitors/TFT+24+%2B/24%22+Iiyama+Prolite+B2409HDS+Widescreen+Monitor+with+DVI%2C+HDMI+and+HAS+?productId=37576

From their site
Eire
Deliveries to Eire are charged at £26.95 for up to 5 kg. For parcels weighing above 5 kg, there is an additional charge of £2.30 per kg.

Tony_Montana

shoutman wrote: »

From their site
Eire
Deliveries to Eire are charged at £26.95 for up to 5 kg. For parcels weighing above 5 kg, there is an additional charge of £2.30 per kg.

Looks good its my favourite that i've seen so far

shoutman

a-k-47 wrote: »

This chair looks good value for money unless i can get arm rest for the the argos one. good luck.

Bought this chair today, very comfortable, great recline action on it and very easy to assemble.

ZZR1100

Thats a good monitor. i have the prolite B2403WS and paid around 600/700 about 2 years ago for it.

try mesh computers also. they do high spec at low prices

Luckycharms_74

Maybe a couple of these could do you .
Samsung Syncmaster 23,6”2494LW 1920x1080 resolution. €199
I bought one last week.Super resolution and picture quality. I also have a 23" version but would recommend 2 x 24" screens.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=482707

Regarding the chair here is one which I also bought. Super price and quality €50

http://www.vikingdirect.ie/catalog/catalogSku.do?pr=QDN&id=978405

Tony_Montana

nslattery1974 wrote: »

Maybe a couple of these could do you .
Samsung Syncmaster 23,6”2494LW 1920x1080 resolution. €199
I bought one last week.Super resolution and picture quality. I also have a 23" version but would recommend 2 x 24" screens.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=482707

Looks great. Where are their stores based? Does it cost much for delivery?

DOC09UNAM

Dell i7, serious machines.

shoutman

Got my i7 delivered yesterday, very good indeed.

Luckycharms_74

Tony_Montana wrote: »

Looks great. Where are their stores based? Does it cost much for delivery?

They are based in Dublin
Delivery is €12.50 for 10KG and less.
Delivery is €15.00 for 10KG-30KG.
Delivery normally takes 1-3 days

http://www.komplett.ie/k/k.asp?action=custserv&topic=delcost

General Zod

I can't recommend ankermann-pc enough.

Take this for example

http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/?lang=en then click on

Komplettsystem INTEL Core 2 Quad Q9400/4096MB/500GB/9500GT

Perfect for what you're looking for, only thing is it won't have an operating system on it. If your'e happy with getting windows Vista or 7 or even XP separately from somewhere, you can't go far wrong. the machine linked above is €400 and delivery would be about 30 quid.

Tony_Montana

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Dell i7, serious machines.

Where did you get it? Do you have a link?

DOC09UNAM

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/studio-xps-8000?c=ie&l=en&s=bsd&cs=iebsdt1




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Tony_Montana

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Dell i7, serious machines.

It's my favourite so far. Seriously thinking of getting it now. My fingers are so close to buyin it but I think i'll wait until next week to see if I can find something better

Four of a kind

http://www.vikingdirect.ie/pictures/ie/vkg/sk/lg/979260_sk_lg.jpg

I've this chair from Viking. Although its on the expensive side(i got it for half price )...it really does wonders for the back....especially if you have any lower back ache from sitting for hours in front of a computer.

a-k-47

Is there anywhere in dublin vikingdirect have a store?. Liking the new additions shoutman, i think i got my desktop abit to quick. Dell have some great sales now and then. I need a chair, desk (any recommendations?) and mayble another screen to dual up. A thread for post your setup wouldnt be a bad idea.

DOC09UNAM

Tony_Montana wrote: »

It's my favourite so far. Seriously thinking of getting it now. My fingers are so close to buyin it but I think i'll wait until next week to see if I can find something better

For the performance value, it's well worth the money, pretty damn awesome if i do say so.

Tony_Montana

a-k-47 wrote: »

Is there anywhere in dublin vikingdirect have a store?. Liking the new additions shoutman, i think i got my desktop abit to quick. Dell have some great sales now and then. I need a chair, desk (any recommendations?) and mayble another screen to dual up. A thread for post your setup wouldnt be a bad idea.

It would be great if people posted their setups in here might give us some ideas

JamieCarra

Been meaning to invest in a decent setup for a while now aswell.

Anyone got any opinions / recommendations on this tower





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with 2 of these monitors?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-23-inch-LCD-Monitor-40000/dp/B001QFP0X0/ref=amb_link_85317513_7?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0DZSX9KWHDNGAJ9Y45WG&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=474488173&pf_rd_i=561904

Thanks

eamonhonda

you got a pic of the finished room?

Tony_Montana

eamonhonda wrote: »

you got a pic of the finished room?

Its no way near finished I don't even think I'll be finished by New Year. I've been playing poker this month and didn't get around to finding a monitor/s or computer that I like. So much work to be done on the place. It's like a fridge at the moment and I STILL have only a Desk, Chair and a Lamp bought.


I'm thinking of getting a 32' inch one that I seen in supervalue today for 350euro. It's a TV but it says PC input on it. Does this mean I can use it as a TV or PC easily??. If so I'd be killing 2 birds with the one stone but I really no nothing about Monitors can any1 tell me what I should be looking for

Also found this in LIDL today any ideas on this?
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091126.p.22inch_LCD_TV_with_HDMI_Connection

My friend rang me to tell me there was 2 LCD TV's left in LIDL and they were flocking so I bought it. A good purchase or a bad one??

Tony_Montana

What do you think of this one -

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3665413/art/advent/ptg-9003.html

shanethemofo

General Zod wrote: »

I can't recommend ankermann-pc enough.

Take this for example

http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/?lang=en then click on

Komplettsystem INTEL Core 2 Quad Q9400/4096MB/500GB/9500GT

Perfect for what you're looking for, only thing is it won't have an operating system on it. If your'e happy with getting windows Vista or 7 or even XP separately from somewhere, you can't go far wrong. the machine linked above is €400 and delivery would be about 30 quid.

You should really go with General Zod's advice here and get something from www.ankermann-pc.com .
That advent pc's graphics wouldnt be very great for a multi-monitor setup i'd imagine.

Tony_Montana

JamieCarra wrote: »

Been meaning to invest in a decent setup for a while now aswell.

How much is this tower?

shanethemofo wrote: »

You should really go with General Zod's advice here and get something from www.ankermann-pc.com .
That advent pc's graphics wouldnt be very great for a multi-monitor setup i'd imagine.

Which one did you get shane? 500 is the max I want to spend on it and to be honest I couldn't tell the difference between a good one and a bad one. What should I look for?

pok3rplaya

Be warned that if you want to run a PS3 through a computer monitor, the monitor needs to have hdcp support and as far as I know only a lot of the low end of the range screens (even Samsungs) don't have it.

I tried to do this at one point last year and failed miserably.

You don't need a HDMI input on the monitor since you can get HDMI to DVI cables.

shanethemofo

Tony, how many monitors do you want to run? 2?

If you want to run more than 2 then you would need dual graphics cards (someone correct me if i'm wrong).

I found this pc on ankerman for 359. Would be great for a dual monitor setup.

http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/sp.php?artnr=81215&pr=MzU5LjAw

It has windows 7, has a good decent graphics cards, 2gb ram (which can be upgraded on the site), 500gb hard drive (which can also be upgraded on the site.

(CH3)2CHOH

shanethemofo wrote: »

Tony, how many monitors do you want to run? 2?

If you want to run more than 2 then you would need dual graphics cards (someone correct me if i'm wrong).

I found this pc on ankerman for 359. Would be great for a dual monitor setup.

http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/sp.php?artnr=81215&pr=MzU5LjAw

It has windows 7, has a good decent graphics cards, 2gb ram (which can be upgraded on the site), 500gb hard drive (which can also be upgraded on the site.

Most modern graphic cards can handle dual monitors, you don't need dual cards, in fact for a poker machine a 30 euro ATI 4550 is fine.

Better off spending more on good monitors than wasting money on fancy graphics cards. Unless of course you play a few shooters....

shanethemofo

(CH3)2CHOH wrote: »

Most modern graphic cards can handle dual monitors, you don't need dual cards, in fact for a poker machine a 30 euro ATI 4550 is fine.

Better off spending more on good monitors than wasting money on fancy graphics cards. Unless of course you play a few shooters....

For just 2 monitors i agree with you, most would handle it. I'm only saying he needs dual cards if hes gonna be running say 4x24" monitors or something.

If he is going to be getting 2 24" or similar then he would need something better than onboard graphics. The pc i linked doesnt have a brilliant graphics card in it, but it is a good one that wont produce screen lag or ghosting. If he's going to be playing 16 tables spread accross 2 big monitors he wont want the mouse lagging as it goes accross the screens, it would become highly irritating.

I you look at the link that i showed, i think you'll find that the 9500gt is just the next stage up after the 4550 . I do actually slightly know what im banging on about :pac:

shanethemofo

just found this.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1&sku=324819

This would do the ps3/xbox too. Looks like a bargain.

(CH3)2CHOH

shanethemofo wrote: »

For just 2 monitors i agree with you, most would handle it. I'm only saying he needs dual cards if hes gonna be running say 4x24" monitors or something.

If he is going to be getting 2 24" or similar then he would need something better than onboard graphics. The pc i linked doesnt have a brilliant graphics card in it, but it is a good one that wont produce screen lag or ghosting. If he's going to be playing 16 tables spread accross 2 big monitors he wont want the mouse lagging as it goes accross the screens, it would become highly irritating.

I you look at the link that i showed, i think you'll find that the 9500gt is just the next stage up after the 4550 . I do actually slightly know what im banging on about :pac:

Whoops sorry

Tony_Montana

shanethemofo wrote: »

just found this.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1&sku=324819

This would do the ps3/xbox too. Looks like a bargain.

Ok im considering purchasing two of these http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1&sku=324819 or else - two of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-23-inch...pf_rd_i=561904
Thoughts please or other suggestions
Yes now I will have 3 monitors. Will that PC you quoted above be fine with these monitors and will all these run smoothly together do you think?
ps. thanks for this find looks a bargain alright


For the PC its either this - http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce....15&pr=MzU5LjAw
this - http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3665413.../ptg-9003.html
or Jamie Carra's suggestion?
Thoughts please or other suggestions

Anyone know where I could get a bargain for PS3 or xbox all I want is the Fifa game and maybe champ man game

k101

Lads what do yee think of this. is it a good machine and good value at around 600

http://ireland.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/minicat/new/upsell/inspiron-580-D005810?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

is this a very good graphics card
NVidia® GeForce GT220 1024MB graphics card

cheers for any advice

lucky-colm

Tony_Montana wrote: »

Anyone know where I could get a bargain for PS3 or xbox all I want is the Fifa game and maybe champ man game

€280 in game stop with the fifa game

bought one today for €320 but that included modern warefare and i think the one for €280 is only 80gb

Tony_Montana

lucky-colm wrote: »

€280 in game stop with the fifa game

bought one today for €320 but that included modern warefare and i think the one for €280 is only 80gb

Sweet theres one of these shops in my hometown. Going to go in tomorrow for it.


Ok ive decided to buy this but im upgrading a few things.

im going to -
Upgrade 2GB RAM Kingston
ZZ Geh. APEVIA X-TELSTAR Jr. SILVER Side Window-SILVER

shanethemofo wrote: »

500gb hard drive (which can also be upgraded on the site.

Where is this found shane?

Anything else i should upgrade?

Tony_Montana

lucky-colm wrote: »

€280 in game stop with the fifa game

bought one today for €320 but that included modern warefare and i think the one for €280 is only 80gb

Went into game stop yesterday and the only deal with fifa was i think a 120gb for €330.
I don't plan on paying more than €300 for it as im not a big gaming guy and basically only want it to play fifa to give me something else to play if im tilty online.
I'm going to try and get one second hand for this reason
I was also thinking of getting championship manager and playing this whilst playing online. My reasoning for this is im a **** hot manager after winning the triple 3 in a row with Cardiff (including champions league) gloat gloat :D without cheats may I add :P so I think even if I run bad online my running hot on Championship manager will keep me on top form at all times(maybe maybe not we shall see :cool:) ....If only I could run that hot all the time :rolleyes:!!!

I have everything I need now except the main things haha ie. the computer itself(I need help with what to get) and the PS.
It's been like over 3 weeks since I played a hand shocking :eek: Nearly there now...can't wait to get cracking playing back full time again!!!

shanethemofo

Tony_Montana wrote: »

Sweet theres one of these shops in my hometown. Going to go in tomorrow for it.


Ok ive decided to buy this but im upgrading a few things.

im going to -
Upgrade 2GB RAM Kingston
ZZ Geh. APEVIA X-TELSTAR Jr. SILVER Side Window-SILVER


Where is this found shane?

Anything else i should upgrade?

I can't see it on the page, but i'm sure if you email them they will upgrade it for you. Its not a very difficult thing for them to do and i'm sure they probably just forgot to put the option there.

I'll sell you an old style PS3 if your interested? Never really use it. Don't think i have any footie games for it, but i doubt they are that expensive.

shanethemofo

Tony_Montana wrote: »

Ok im considering purchasing two of these http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1&sku=324819 or else - two of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-23-inch...pf_rd_i=561904
Thoughts please or other suggestions
Yes now I will have 3 monitors. Will that PC you quoted above be fine with these monitors and will all these run smoothly together do you think?
ps. thanks for this find looks a bargain alright

You will have a problem running 3 monitors off the one graphics card.
To get around this you could connect the 2 24" to the graphics card and then the other one to a usb adaptor similar to something like this http://www.diamondmm.com/BVU195.php

Tony_Montana

shanethemofo wrote: »

You will have a problem running 3 monitors off the one graphics card.
To get around this you could connect the 2 24" to the graphics card and then the other one to a usb adaptor similar to something like this http://www.diamondmm.com/BVU195.php

I dont think I need the 3 monitors not yet anyway. So what i'll do is leave the monitor/tv as a tv and use the other monitors on my computer.im going to -
Upgrade 2GB RAM Kingston
ZZ Geh. APEVIA X-TELSTAR Jr. SILVER Side Window-SILVER


Where is this found shane?

Anything else i should upgrade?
Thanks for the help Shane I will transfer 20$ into your VC account if you still have it