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Many seemed to recommend Dell desktops. All I want to say is: check the available expansion slots. If you have only one PCIe X16 slots (as this is common with most desktop models these days), to drive 3+ monitor you would need to purchase a quad video card. And quad cards are expensive. Can...

I know it is a quick point of reference. But people often look at the wrong thing as a yard stick. So how often does one reboot Windows in a day anyway? Getting a reboot of 10 seconds versus 30 seconds... Wow! If an app just loads and gets its data from the network, and stores thing on...

Cannot generalize. Depends on the makes of the motherboard. Probably need to read the specs or direct the question to their tech support. And I would not say the onboard video is "not as good" as separate video cards. There is no ground for that. Again, depends on the makes and models...

dtrader98, braincell, vikana, Trader13, Glavez, kiwi_trader: Thank you all for your comments and suggestions! I will experiment with some of those and post my findings!

Boomer: One of the issues I ran into when I shopped around for new desktops a year ago was that many of the desktops designed for the commons lack expandability. Most of what I had seen carry only 1 PCIe X16 slot. As if you would never need to use the computer for anything, hardware-wise...

I observed this on my HP Laptop dv8t 1100: Sometimes I inadvertently had unplugged the power cord to the laptop. For some unknown reasons, if the power cord is unplugged (battery not being charged) suddenly the CPU usage would go up to the roof eventhough the computer is not really doing...

720p is indeed too coarse for an equivalent of a 150" screen. Kind of like going to an IMAX theatre to see the projection of a grainy movie made in the 70's.

Your idea of an upgrade... If you replace the motherboard, video cards, memory and CPU chip, you are pretty much building from scratch. You probably want to re-use the chassis and power supply. For the chassis, no problem if the new motherboard fits (which is in question). But power...

Correction: missing one parenthesis: DateStr = NumToStr(juliantodate(getappinfo(aiLeftDispDateTime)), 0);

Eros: I just happened to run across your post. I am learning this in TradeStation Easy Language myself. I think you are on the right track. But the function to use is not datetojulian but the other way around: juliantodate. The TradeStation date (e.g. 2111030) can be obtained by...

All I can say is DON'T buy HP laptops. I have a couple of them and both have been bad experiences.

I assumed that there was a typo... it did sound quite funny. Your "gut filling". What did you fill your gut with? LOL :D You must be doing something right. $2000-$2500 per month out of $20,000. 10% to 12.5% return a month, 120% to 150% return a year without compounding. I think you...

RE: I like big monitors with high resolution but never tried 8 or 12 of them. I am taking a huge gamble on this setup but then I do it in the markets everyday. As in trading... there are things you can do to manage your risks. I would suggest not buying all 3 cards at the same time. I...

I think the ATI 2450 is probably (never know for sure unless they stated it) compatible with ATI 2460 on PCI x16. But you can use 3 x ATI 2450 (keeping the same model and form factor is easier for testings). And plug the x1 Sound Card into the X16 slot. It should work. Try it first...

If you are going to consider ATI card, why not consider ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View (each card supports 4 monitors) on PCI x1...

The pedestal stand that comes with a monitor should allow you a little bit of adjustment for tilt. I use a couple of these 3M Monitor Arms. It may work for you if you can anchor the base on the far edge of your desk. You can adjust on tilt, rotation and turn...

The wireless N routers are indeed very good. But this kind of short haul wireless connections... the signals don't travel very far. And the strength deteriorates more than linearly with distance. When I sit maybe 10 feet from the router, 5-bar wifi signal strength. Sit 20-30 feet away, down...

Oh no. Not The Expert from the dead.

It doesn't work that way. For a program to run, it's more than just one executable file. There are DLLs and other supporting files as well. You would need to install the app on each computer that you want to run the software on. So you would need to install that app on your Win7 pro machine...

$5 for a brand new video card is a steal. It is a steal.