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mmiller101
07-18-2009, 09:42 AM
I just bought a 2.1 dual core gateway with 7200 rpm hd and HM still lags a little bit when 24 tabling. I really need to know how powerful of a laptop i need to get for zero lag. Is it just the hd that's causing me problems? Do I need a solid state drive or just a faster processer?

netsrak
07-18-2009, 10:58 AM
Which site?
Which gametype?
Which HM Version?

Please check this: http://www.holdemmanager.net/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=60
http://www.holdemmanager.net/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=162

In general: the faster the better

mmiller101
07-18-2009, 11:12 AM
Problem is with Pokerstars. I just bought my gateway p-7801u laptop and started to lag. I made the adjustments in your "better performance" tips but did not help. Should I be looking at just getting a faster cpu or would adding a SSD and putting just HM on it solve it? Also running latest version of HM

Shloogy
07-18-2009, 11:24 AM
I used to play play with laptop as well and suffered a lot.

My advise to you my friend is to buy at least quad core (core i7, if not than go for Core2Quad 9550 and up ) with loads of RAM (at least 4GB) and the most important thing is the hard drives - I use 2 500 GB HDs 7200 rpm 32 mb buffer with Raid 0.

My machine is flying and i use the following simultaneously :

24 tables on PS
HM on auto import with HUD and 15 stats on each table
Table ninja the scrap the screen like every mili second
Messenger
Firefox opened with loads of tabs
Utorrent opened and downloading

And in addition I display PES 2009 on the other screen for my little cousin

You cant do it with a laptop...

mmiller101
07-18-2009, 11:42 AM
Ya, I understand desktops are ideal for my setup but traveling limits me to a laptop. I'd be happy with just running the poker software and not a bunch of other things if i could just get zero lag from HM. How about a 2.6cpu-6mb cache and a 7200 hd? I'm thinking about a dell studio 15 maxed out.

Shloogy
07-18-2009, 12:27 PM
Well mate, you said that you will be always limited to your travels, well with a laptop you will be limited to the number of tables you can run at the same time I guess.

mmiller101
07-18-2009, 02:24 PM
well, I've read numerous people's posts about them running 24 tables with HM on their laptops with no lag so I know it's possible. I just don't know what the right setup would be

fozzy71
07-18-2009, 02:55 PM
A 7200+ RPM drive would be the first step to reducing the lag. SSD would be ideal. ;) I am planning a SSD for my OS and SSD for PostgreSQl in my next PC. :D

mmiller101
07-19-2009, 05:39 PM
Alright. I'm looking at a dell studio 15 with 2.6 dual core T9550 cpu and 7200rpm hard drive. Would this be fast enough to at least handle HM with no lag?

fozzy71
07-19-2009, 06:33 PM
Alright. I'm looking at a dell studio 15 with 2.6 dual core T9550 cpu and 7200rpm hard drive. Would this be fast enough to at least handle HM with no lag?

My current desktop I bought from Circuit City in January of 2007. It is a Gateway GT5228. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core, 2GB RAM.

I only play 4 tables these days, when I play, but I have played 8 tables numerous times, and have played some sessions of full ring where I tried to 24 table. I think I gave up at the 12 - 16 table range, cuz I couldn't keep up. HM didn't have any issues IIRC.

My next PC this fall, will be significantly more powerful. ;)

mmiller101
07-26-2009, 10:45 PM
Alright i'm really frustrated. I upgraded to a 2.0 quad and put a 80gb intel ssd in my new laptop to replace the 5400rpm it came with. There is still a decent amount of lag and I've done all the performance tips in the faq but no help. Could it be lagging because i have just one hd? I though the ssd would kick ass but it doesn't seem to help at all. Any ideas?
Also, just tried the tuning wizard and it screws up my connection to psql after restart.

BicVicTheQuick
07-27-2009, 09:04 AM
Any advice here would be really helpfull.

I'm having simimilar problems with my laptop with the following configuration:

core 2 duo P8700
4BG DDR3 RAM
250 GB 7200 HDD

I'm just running HEM + PS + Table Ninja and it's almost impossible to play 20+ tables without a noticeable lag.

GOD, I wish you guys would consider to reactivate the "RealTime HUD" and sell it here :(

I'd easily pay 40-50 bucks for such an easy to use + ressource gentle software!!!! PLEASE!!!! It would be even OK if you could ONLY purchase it if you already have HEM or so....I really don't care about the money, I just want to play 24-30 tables on my laptop WITH a HUD and WITHOUT a lag....

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

netsrak
07-27-2009, 10:27 AM
We posted already every idea here but i'll forward this thread to Roy and Mike, maybe they can help you.

BicVicTheQuick
07-27-2009, 11:36 AM
I just bought a new 7200 rpm HDD just for the database....if that doesn't help :(