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Thanks for the reply :) A few questions... 1) Is it necessary to have a DVD-RW drive? Would the machine run faster without it? 2) Don't you have to have a video card in order to use even one monitor? 3) By chassis, I'm assuming that's the case to house all the components? Are there any...

Hi everyone :) This is my second time coming back to this (massive!) thread and it's the second time that I feel a little overwhelmed by some of the jargon being thrown back and forth! Although my current PC is keeping up with my trading the one market (e/u), recording software and a few...

Hi all, Just wondering what kind of size EUR/USD spot can handle before exiting at stops/limits becomes an issue. The approach is all-in-all-out and, as the distance between entry and stop(-6)/target(6+) are relatively small, not getting filled on all lots at or very near to the order...

1) The true meaning of edge as something that has to be implemented in strict fashion over a large number of trades. 2) Not caring about what happens now but, rather, what happens over a long period of time. 3) The idea of viewing yourself from a second person point of view...taking note...

Seriously what..?? lol. Biggest myth in trading is that you need a super computer to do it. I trade 1 or 2 markets a few times a day so I just need something that works with a bit of screen real estate (couple 21-inch monitors). Regarding the once-a-year thing, I have been doing so with this...

I did manage to do the defrag, which helped a *lot*, and stopped some unnecessary programs from starting up with the machine...the removal of "crapware" I haven't been able/don't know how to do.... How would I do that?? Thanks for the feedback!

No to the search engines. Advice noted for the Fan noise :) How would I get to the Device Manager and, more importantly, what would I be looking for specifically?

Agree completely with this idea. Spot on IMO. Here's relative reading, one of the best books on trading that's not about trading.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Egonomics-Makes-Greatest-Expensive-Liability/dp/1847371221/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1333313034&sr=8-13 Truth Curiosity...

How can I stop software loading at startup and shut off all updates?? I know that this is probably a large part of the problem and the reason why it takes too long to reboot. Thanks for the advice.

I am weary of the fact that there may be a legitimate reason for the fan running at 100% and of the potential risks involved in artificially lowering the speed. But I feel as if that risk is low, knowing that the CPU temp isn't too hot. Since posting, I have opened up the PC and cleaned off...

I do indeed do a lot of printing. My main concern now is the fan running at full speed (see response to other reply in this thread regarding fan).

This was the first thing I did after posting here and getting all of your replies...instant and pretty drastic improvement. Thank you for the advice :)

Thanks for the reply Bolimomo :) Yes, Windows XP home edition. I've tried to look at CPU usage- it's very low..0-2%. It'll jump briefly to as high as 30% ish when clicking around, opening documents and such. Under processes these are the top three: "system" "spoolsv.exe" "avp.exe"...

Hi guys/gals, :) 18 month old PC with decent spec (for what I'm doing...one market, no tick charts, 3-9 charts open at a time etc) seems to be grinding to a halt. Ridiculous delay in opening applications and general response time. I've tried going to a technician and he cleaned the...

Thanks for all the responses. Some of the different experiences and opinions give me new ideas for how I might improve/change some of the habits which are holding me back in my trading. Target0: I found your comments on targets and hindsight particularly helpful... :) I'll keep everyone...

Thanks for the words of support!:)

Sounds familiar...I do try, but I always move my stop after I get into a position of having $100 profit...then I usually get stopped out prematurely...