Poker App's requirements for new PC |
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Posted Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:35 am GMT by nullVoid
Hey guys,
So i'm building a new computer. My main reason is to play poker on it. Of course you don't need much to play a simple poker app. However, my IDEAL goal is to be able to run up to 24 tables (using a combination of pokerroom, partypoker, etc...) and also run a poker analyzer such as PokerTracker, and maybe some other stuff. I have dual monitors and my resolutions can handle the multitasking. My question is, what are the general requirements for these apps? I can't find them. Im going to get as much RAM as possible, but what about CPU? Dual CPU? Dual core? Type of RAM? How much RAM? I don't want to spend a fortune so maybe the best config for under a grand... or whatever you can think of. I figure RAM will be much more important than CPU in this case. Input?
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Posted Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:42 pm GMT by Fat Tony
why do you need to be able to run 24 tables unless you are planning on using some kind of bot? 
Posted Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:32 pm GMT by nullVoid
because i do a lot of bonus play. I play as many tables as i can, and just fold a lot. Then i profit from bonuses. Therefor, running as many tables as i can physically fold on would be great.
Posted Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:09 pm GMT by Cyberhwk
| nullVoid wrote: | | because i do a lot of bonus play. I play as many tables as i can, and just fold a lot. Then i profit from bonuses. Therefor, running as many tables as i can physically fold on would be great. |
Ummmm...if you do nothing but fold, you're going to make ZERO progress towards your bonus. In order to qualify they count "raked hands" in which you've participated. If you fold, you haven't participated in a raked hand.
Posted Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:20 pm GMT by nullVoid
You only have to be dealt hands to be considered in the raked hand. But that's all besides the point.
Posted Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:42 am GMT by Muck
I’d be surprised if the amount lost through blinds isn’t more than the rake back. But if this is profitable let me know, I’ll get my gf to fold hands while she’s chatting to her mates on msn 
As for system requirements. I assume you’re on a windows platform, so you can open the poker application, open 5 tables, then use “Task Manager->Processes” to see how much CPU and Memory Usage is required.
Then use this information to calculate what kind of system will be required to comfortably run 24 tables simultaneously. Disclaimer: However this is just a way to get an estimate.
You may also want to consider the bandwidth and latency requirements, although I’d assume that poker applications have a very small packet size since the game information sent is pretty trivial even after encryption.
Posted Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:08 pm GMT by nullVoid
ya, i its profitable, just not many people do it. check out bonuswhores.com.
anyway, ya i was going to do that. Im just not sure w/ wXP how cpu load would be divided if i got dual processors because i don't know anything about the software.
Posted Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:17 pm GMT by Always_Bored
I dont have any facts. But poker software is not that taxing on a computer. The average computer should be able to handle quite a few tables.
Posted Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:22 pm GMT by arras
| Always_Bored wrote: | | I dont have any facts. But poker software is not that taxing on a computer. The average computer should be able to handle quite a few tables. |
unless you bought your computer in 1998 like me. Its a 400, but she gets the job done. I can't run 3 tables without getting lag though.
Posted Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:31 pm GMT by Always_Bored
| arras wrote: | | Always_Bored wrote: | | I dont have any facts. But poker software is not that taxing on a computer. The average computer should be able to handle quite a few tables. |
unless you bought your computer in 1998 like me. Its a 400, but she gets the job done. I can't run 3 tables without getting lag though. |
well i meant if you bought your computer sometime in this century.
Posted Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:27 pm GMT by nullVoid
Ya, i know enough about computing to know that I can run a few tables and so can many x86 machines. Im asking for advice on specific hardware resources that will minimize the expense on my components. Im talking about virtual memory sizes, hyper threading, software demands and multi-cpu usage.
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