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Boxerz

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I travel extensively so I'm constantly on my laptop for online poker. Currently, I have a HP Pavillion g7-1075dx laptop. I have some tech background but laptops are a bit foreign to me. I play 9 tables of online poker on PokerStars with HoldEm Manager 2 with a standard HUD. I lag constantly. I cannot do anything like hit the replay button or try to even look at PStars lobby without the computer freezing for 3-10 seconds. All I can do is become a robot and grind and hope that there won't be intermittent freezes.

For most of you guys, you may not know what HoldEm Manager2 (HEM2) or Pokerstars is but these are windows based applications. HEM2 is a legal database intensive program that tracks people's decisions and posts live statistics for me to formulate a decision based upon those statistics. For example, it is like how stock brokers have tons of graphs running to watch the market and use those #s and graphs to make a buy or sell decision.

I'm thinking about switching to a core i5 laptop as the CPU architecture is better than AMD Phenom2. I know it's 2 cores rather than 4 due to it being a laptop. The i5 laptops I'm looking at are off craigslist and in the $300-$400 range but most of them don't have a dedicated graphics card. Not sure if HEM2's hud makes a necessity of a gfx card. I was thinking, the other thing I could do is keep my laptop and install a 256mb samsung 840 SSD as HEM2 is database intensive but I'm not sure what is making the computer so slow.

Will this be a significant upgrade going from the HP g7-1075dx to the Dell e6410?
This is the CL listing: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/syd/4114363751.html
I will be selling off my old laptop and hoping to break even but expecting a $100 loss which is reasonable.

Specs: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/si...x.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

2.60GHz VISION Premium Technology from AMD with AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processor P650
2MB L2 CACHE
4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics
1917 Video memory
Resolution: 1600x900

The Windows rating is mostly 6 except gaming gfx: 4.5 and windows desktop aero gfx at 3.1.

I'm looking at this laptop and similar laptops in its price range: i5 dell e6410
http://www.cnet.com/laptops/dell-latitude-e6410-14/4507-3121_7-34149990.html

PU Intel Core i5 i5-520M / 2.4 GHz
Number of Cores Dual-Core
Cache L3 cache - 3.0 MB
64-bit Computing Yes
Chipset Mobile Intel HM57 Express
Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology,
Intel 64 Technology,
Hyper-Threading Technology,
Enhanced SpeedStep technology,
Intel Virtualization Technology
Memory
RAM 2.0 GB ( 1 x 2 GB )
Max RAM Supported 8.0 GB
Technology DDR3 SDRAM
Speed 1333.0 MHz / PC3-10600
Display
Type 14.1 in
Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
Widescreen Yes
Features Anti-glare
Audio & Video
Graphics Processor Intel HD Graphics
 
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Are you sure your slow-downs aren't due to your internet connection speed? If you're constantly talking to a server that hosts this database you mentioned, that could be the issue--especially if you're on the road a lot and connecting to poor/slow networks.

Tough to say if the Dell will be an upgrade. CPU-wise the i5 is faster and more power-efficient that the Phenom II, plus the i5 has hyperthreading, so you will have 4 logical cores vs. the dual AMD. But the Dell also only has 2GB of RAM--which is not good, especially compared to your current 4GB.

Graphics-wise, as low-end as the AMD 4250 is in your current laptop, the intel HD2k graphics on the i5-520M dell is worse than your current laptop.
 
The database is local on the laptop. The software populates the database actively. I can always upgrade RAM relatively cheap. As far as GPU, I guess integrated is only option in this price range so I May have to cough up more money
 
teh_chem said:
Are you sure your slow-downs aren't due to your internet connection speed? If you're constantly talking to a server that hosts this database you mentioned, that could be the issue--especially if you're on the road a lot and connecting to poor/slow networks.

Tough to say if the Dell will be an upgrade. CPU-wise the i5 is faster and more power-efficient that the Phenom II, plus the i5 has hyperthreading, so you will have 4 logical cores vs. the dual AMD. But the Dell also only has 2GB of RAM--which is not good, especially compared to your current 4GB.

Graphics-wise, as low-end as the AMD 4250 is in your current laptop, the intel HD2k graphics on the i5-520M dell is worse than your current laptop.
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What I'm wondering is, if I did only have a budget of $300-$400, a purchase of 8GB of RAM and SSD between 128-256GB would range me from $200-$300 so I could replace those parts on my current laptop. The other option is I could try to sell my current laptop to offset buying the i5 laptop and purchase 8GB of RAM and wait a few months down the line to purchase a SSD. The only issue is that all the i5 laptops in my price range have a smaller resolution and all of them have integrated gfx cards thus not a upgrade in that department. I don't think I can do anything there. I discussed this issue in a poker forum which they all use HoldEm Manager (HEM) and they said it is more RAM and Hard Drive intensive thus the graphics card shouldn't be my issue but even clicking on my Windows start menu with nothing open has a some lag to it. No background objects running, no start up programs, reformatted with updated drivers, the laptop just seems relatively slow overall.

This laptop was a gift from my sister long ago thus why I didn't return it. I'm not sure whether upgrading this old laptop is worth it or purchasing the i5 and slowly upgrading that will be more worthwhile. They both have interchangeable parts so I'm leaning towards getting RAM+SSD and then swapping it into a new laptop once my budget allows me to.


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I got this off Craigslist for 460. It was listed for 500.
Product Description
Acer Aspire V3-771G-9875 Notebook comes with these specs: 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 17.3" HD+ Widescreen CineCrystal LED Back-Lit Display, Mobile Intel HM77 Express Chipset, 6144MB DDR3 Memory, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 2GB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, 750GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with Dual Hard Drive Support, 8X DVD-SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive, Built-in 1.3MP HD Webcam, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Optimized Dolby Home Theater v4 audio enhancement, High Definition Audio Support, 802.11b/g/n WiFi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 2 - USB 2.0 Ports, 2 - USB 3.0 Port, 1 - HDMI Port with HDCP Support, Multi-gesture Touchpad, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 mAh), up to 4-hours of battery life, 7.05 lbs. | 3.2 kg (system unit only), AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord, Wireless Setup Card, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial (60-day trial)


I think I got a good deal but I haven't tested it yet. Thinking of adding a 128gb Samsung 840 evo to complete it
 
Nice. Assuming it works, you got a good deal. Light years faster than either system, and a SSD would round it out nicely.
 
If you are confident in taking machines apart you can actually upgrade the CPU and the display to 1080p if you like.
 
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