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Best Computer Setup to play PB??????

10 years ago  #1
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Ok so I'm just going to throw it out there that I don't know shit about computers other than microsoft office and how to mainly get around here at PB. What I'm wanting to know is what is everyone's personal preferences in regards to playing the game here to make shit run smoothly. So below I'm going to list a few questions I have in regards to what I'm trying to figure out and I'm sure some of it I will need a translator for so I may message you with further questions. I know that most of you will probably have different ideas of what works best so I'm trying to find "the perfect setup" I guess. Below I will list what I currently use and then my questions if that helps. Also if you are like me and are not what most would call a computer nerd (I use that in the nicest of ways and with envy) please just sit back and wait for a computer nerd to help us both out.

Two main systems I play on:

HP Pavilion 23: E2 Vision AMD (at least thats what sticker on it says)

Windows 7 (I hate 8, but 10 seems to be decent on laptop)

Google Chrome, Play on incognito and have recently been turning plugins off (has helped a little)

and my net speed is 50/10 and hardwired to the modem not wireless.

Laptop: HP Pavilion 17"

intel core i7, 8GB memory and 1 TB harddrive with windows 10 

Also run google chrome incognito and plugins off now but wireless and often time not using it at home so net speed varies.

So here are my questions:

1. What browser works best? I've heard from a lot of player incognito is the best that's why I use it.

2. What are some cheap additions to either computer that can help?

3. What is the quickest/most effective way of training/criming? I watched some video of Juice training where she had multiple screen windows up but to me it seemed slower than if you were to just click on one screen 4-5x sw and then twice on eds then click train. Am I missing something?

The past 2 weeks roughly I've had issues to where it seemed my computer is going crazy when I really start to get in the zone with clicking and screen freezes, takes forever for system to get caught up with my clicks, ends up going to error page (someone said it is an error being generated on my end?). I've called my net provider and they say everything seems to be running fine and I've only recently started to train without my haunted toilets so I am able to get more trains in without having to stop and load amens back in that have gotten tossed. It almost seems like I'm doing too much for what my computer can handle and the shit starts to go haywire for lack of a better word. I know some of it is lag issues but I seem to be having the same issues even when others are saying it's fine. 

10 years ago  #2
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Juices method worked great b4 we got quick item slots. Now it's not necessary. Also if u haven't tried Opera browser u should. Leaps and bounds faster for everyone ive talked to

10 years ago  #3
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Thanks, I may check that out. Also got a pm about ways to speed up criming so gonna give them a shot after thursday when I go on spring break

10 years ago  #4
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10 years ago  #5
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man PB aint nothing but a website, you just need a not-so-extremely-shitty pc and a good line, the rest is all up to how bloated ur pc is with all that extra shit running in the background.. theres not even a real need to worry about PC specs

10 years ago  #6
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It's def my net, even though I'm running 50/10 my ping/latency sometimes spikes for no reason and during that time when I run tests it shows I'm only getting 30-35/6-8. Which still should be fine but I guess the latency is the issue. Comcast sucks balls and the only provider in my area. They'll be out Monday to put a new modem in and hopefully that works.

 

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