custom made pc

[cambo]

ok i dont know very much about computers so im looking for some pointers

im looking at this site

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=form&&select=intel1

which i think is the perfect answser to my problems




this computer will be a poker computer only.

i need wifi

i need it to cope with 2 x 22" monitors with a 1680x1050 resolution

quiet preferably

thats about it, looking for reliable before flash in thepriority stakes


thanks in advance
 

[cambo]

this is my first stab

Processor (CPU)
   

Intel® Core™2 Duo E7400 (2 X 2.80GHz) 1066Hz FSB/3MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)
   

2GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (2x1GB)

Motherboard
   

ASUS® P5N73-AM: DDR2, S-ATA II, 1 x PCI-E x16, 2 PCI, etc

Operating System
   

NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

USB Options
   

6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
   

160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
   

160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
   

NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive
   

22x DUAL LAYER LIGHTSCRIBE DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive
   

NONE

Graphics Card
   

Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7050 CineFX 3.0 Graphics

2nd Graphics Card
   

NONE

Sound Card
   

ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Modem
   

NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
   

WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£14)

Floppy Disk Drive
   

NONE

Memory Card Reader
   

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case
   

Stylish Black/Silver Trident case + 2 front USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling
   

450W Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£28)

Processor Cooling
   

SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£15)

Firewire & Video Editing
   

NONE

TV Card
   

NONE

Monitor
   

NONE

2nd Monitor
   

NONE

DVI Cable
   

NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
   

NONE

Mouse
   

NONE

Speakers
   

NONE

Printer
   

NONE

Surge Protection
   

NONE

Webcam
   

NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
   

NONE

Anti-Virus
   

NONE

Office Software
   

NONE

External Hard Drive
   

NONE

Home Installation
   

NONE

Warranty
   

1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return: £5

Delivery
   

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
   

Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Quantity
   

1












total cost £418 inc VAT and Delivery.

[cambo]

im assuming this is too high spec for my needs?

looking to get it done for 250ish

[cambo]

reading some forum threads the general advice is 2 hard drives, 4gb ram, good video card or 2 decent ones, everything else can go to hell.

[Ironside]

only need 1 hd if its for poker, intergrated graphics card will do, cant see the need for 4 gig ram.

[cambo]

just reading this guys thoughts on the subject, i actually think he is saying 4 hard drives, ffs lol.

"Anyone serious about multi-tableling more than 4 tables with HEM needs a fast disk subsystem. 2 velociraptors in a mirror set is NOT the answer, and SSD is not the answer. The real answer is 4 cheap drives - like 250gb satas for 50$ each using intel matrix raid. This is especially important if you import hands on a daily basis from a history service and want to minimize your import times. This is because raid 1 and SSD both SUCK for write performance, and that is around 75% of what HEM is doing. The more tables you run, the more writes you are making. Memory is 2nd, and proc is 3rd. I would much rather have a slow proc with a ton of ram and 4 disks than a fast proc with less ram and 1-2 disks - any day.

I am a Database Administrator by trade, and I am thinking about building custom poker PCs on the side. Microstakes to Nosebleed. I am working on spec-ing out a monster for one of the nose-bleed guys now with 4 24 inch monitors, and a big veloci-raptor raid.

I was thinking I would build a few custom PCs for 2+2ers at my cost to get some referrals for future customers. If anyone is interested, hit me up. I will work with you and build you exactly what you want/need."

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/45/software/buying-new-computer-need-advice-377737/index3.html

[ItsMrAlex2u]

2 velociraptors in a mirorr?

wtf???

Is this something to do with vampire dinosaurs?

[cambo]

who knows

close to throwing in the towel and buying a dell

[Tractor]

The only way to do it cheap is to buy all the bits and build it yourself.
Try ebuyer, scan or dabs for the bits you need.
Also overclockers.co.uk, i think they have a forum too.

[cambo]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-084-OK

does this do what i need

fits the budget anyway

[cambo]

whats the difference between business pc and home pc?

[Graham C]

Not sure if it's the main difference, but one is that most home pc's (from Dell) don't come with serial or com ports on the mobo.  We needed these at work and had to get  business one.   I guess they charge vat as extra on them too.

Built my own pc for home though, definatley the way to go.

[lazaroonie]

just reading this guys thoughts on the subject, i actually think he is saying 4 hard drives, ffs lol.

"Anyone serious about multi-tableling more than 4 tables with HEM needs a fast disk subsystem. 2 velociraptors in a mirror set is NOT the answer, and SSD is not the answer. The real answer is 4 cheap drives - like 250gb satas for 50$ each using intel matrix raid. This is especially important if you import hands on a daily basis from a history service and want to minimize your import times. This is because raid 1 and SSD both SUCK for write performance, and that is around 75% of what HEM is doing. The more tables you run, the more writes you are making. Memory is 2nd, and proc is 3rd. I would much rather have a slow proc with a ton of ram and 4 disks than a fast proc with less ram and 1-2 disks - any day.

I am a Database Administrator by trade, and I am thinking about building custom poker PCs on the side. Microstakes to Nosebleed. I am working on spec-ing out a monster for one of the nose-bleed guys now with 4 24 inch monitors, and a big veloci-raptor raid.

I was thinking I would build a few custom PCs for 2+2ers at my cost to get some referrals for future customers. If anyone is interested, hit me up. I will work with you and build you exactly what you want/need."

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/45/software/buying-new-computer-need-advice-377737/index3.html

i think this is nonsense and overkill btw. poker software is some of the least process intensive software out there - and in terms of writing and reading from disk - apart from the hand histories is pretty minor. the ipoker client takes about 80meg, and about 10 meg for every table you open , so if this is all that is going to be running apart from system stuff, it is unlikely to ever use the disk for paging.

CPU and memory are what to concentrate on. Intel is obviously good but more pricey than the AMD equivalent. I would go for quad core if you can stretch to it.

have you already got your 22inch monitors ? I might have some at a really decent price if you are interested.

[Grier78]

just reading this guys thoughts on the subject, i actually think he is saying 4 hard drives, ffs lol.

"Anyone serious about multi-tableling more than 4 tables with HEM needs a fast disk subsystem. 2 velociraptors in a mirror set is NOT the answer, and SSD is not the answer. The real answer is 4 cheap drives - like 250gb satas for 50$ each using intel matrix raid. This is especially important if you import hands on a daily basis from a history service and want to minimize your import times. This is because raid 1 and SSD both SUCK for write performance, and that is around 75% of what HEM is doing. The more tables you run, the more writes you are making. Memory is 2nd, and proc is 3rd. I would much rather have a slow proc with a ton of ram and 4 disks than a fast proc with less ram and 1-2 disks - any day.

I am a Database Administrator by trade, and I am thinking about building custom poker PCs on the side. Microstakes to Nosebleed. I am working on spec-ing out a monster for one of the nose-bleed guys now with 4 24 inch monitors, and a big veloci-raptor raid.

I was thinking I would build a few custom PCs for 2+2ers at my cost to get some referrals for future customers. If anyone is interested, hit me up. I will work with you and build you exactly what you want/need."

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/45/software/buying-new-computer-need-advice-377737/index3.html

This is abs bollox IMO

[Graham C]

perhaps you only play microstakes and not nosebleed, there's obviously a difference 

Tis bollocks +2, I have no trouble running 4 tables with HEM at the same time, plus iTunes and have been known to fire up Warcraft to check on things too