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You wanted to heal sick stars and planets?:D EDIT: Rats, beaten to the punch. Shoulda guessed somebody woulda made this joke already.

Whole `nother animal.

It depends a lot on the card and how it was embedded. Also, the really good cards are always better than any embedded ones. Mostly that's because the high end cards are >$200, which is about twice what a decent single CPU mainboard will cost you.

Heh, the first box I built was on the Kitchen Table (no rug). I had no problems. I've even risked it and replaced many cards in my computers while they and I were on carpeting - never had a problem. As a matter of fact, I'm replacing a card now, and it's pretty dry in here - I wouldn't be...

Hey, that's a good idea. Thanks H2O.

I've heard from more than one source that your case needs to be grounded for this to work (ie plugged in). Not sure on how wise that is.

Don't forget this one for today: I carelessly forgot all about this today. :D

Thanks for all the pointers. I think I will try to roll my own, been a while since I cranked out any VBA. . .

OK, Money sucks when it comes to futures. I've spent all afternoon trying to get this to work, and I'm ready for some serious drinking :D. What are y'all using? Does it import easily from IB? And, if you use Quicken, does it handle futures well?

Go with Lian-Li. When I was building my last box (and still working at MSFT), I asked around about cases. The strongest answer I got back from all the "home builders" was to go with Lian-Li. It's a bit more expensive, but they are precision cases. You'll be happy to pull one apart and...

Heh, I shouldn't have tried to whip out an answer when I was running late. Sorry.

1: You can specify the number of shares, contracts traded, so I guess that's a yes. 2: Not in TS6 (haven't tried TS7, but I doubt it). Hmm, I may misunderstand your question, but I gotta run. You can set your commissions before you run any backtesting, but you can only have one commision...

Allllright! I read the thread title, and I just knew it was by HarryTrader. I'm clearing getting into the swing of things. :D

Shhhhhh! Not so loud. :D.

I'd spend at least a month studying up on hardware before deciding what to get. I know I spend over a month just planning out a new system (and I'm pretty technical) Got three more-or-less newbie places to hang out. All of these places have info articles and forums for questions/comments...

That explains something I've wondered about for years. I was helping to start up a small (OK, tiny - about a dozen folks) company and I was invited to a sort of Wholesalers Purchase club. The sales person and I chatted for a bit before the presentation and I told her about our startup. Then a...

Not any McDonalds that I ever heard of. Assuming 125k (she turned down a 100k offer), 80 hours/week for 48 weeks, that comes out to just slightly over $32.55/hour. But I doubt she'll be working those hours, I'm sure she got hired for her contacts. Dunno if it's right or wrong, but it's...

I apologize if I misunderstand, but if you are suggesting that since the Fed cannot lower the fed fund rate, therefore they are powerless, I must disagree. I've always thought of the rate as the Fed's way of talking to the public, isn't this just the interest rate at the overnight window...

I am NOT beating on IB. I use them and I am very grateful that they offer me service. However (ya just knew that was a setup, didn't ya?) :D, IB doesn't give you "real" RT quotes. Yeah, they aren't delayed, and yes indeed (thankfully) they are frequently faster in blazing fast markets...

I voted for option 2 because the moderator had the best reply to this thread. :D.