If you use some of the more modern trading applications like Tradestation 9.1...you are not maximizing the power of the software...Backtesting is very resource intensive...
I was just trying to see how you can maximize your resources.
I do recommend you get Windows 7 64 bit....
For the extra $100...you should buy the i7....The i5 does NOT have HYPERTHREADING! And will reduce your processing power considerably...
the i7 2600 will have 50% more processing speed! Don't sell yourself short for $100 bucks! You can use the same motherboard! ... And dont waste your...
Asus has a brand new 23 inch Led Backlit model...Its only been out 2 weeks
I got them from Eddie Z here http://tradingcomputersnow.com/monitors/
Gorgeous colors and 50,000,000 to 1 contrast
Unfortunately I have some bad news. Whatever RAM or SSD you put in there will not boost your performance or give you sufficient speed for trading. If the OS version you are using is only 32 bit, the computer will only utilize 3 GB of RAM even if you have 8 in there. An SSD will improve...