"Budget" build gone wrong
- Thread starter LEAPup
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Quote from LEAPup:
That was for everything turn key, 8 monitors, stands, cables, power backup, the guy to build it, set it up, etc., Still wasn't cheap by any means though.
Sounds about right... I myself looked at the Tommy Grisafi bundle (known for his killer trading room basement if you've never heard of him) from Falcon but ended up going with another vendor's system and buying the remaining components separately because Linux was not supported with this vendor. With our chosen profession an extra thousand or two more for a faster/better machine should not even be noticed or made an issue. Also, running four or more monitors in a matrix display per system is always going to add 1K or more to the system price.
It is true that actual trading does not require an extreme configuration but backtesting/simulation or running multiple trading platforms and activities could certainly justify it. I could think of worse areas to waste money but buying a faster/better computer would not be one of them.
http://www.tradingcomputers.com/TC_TomGrisafi.html
edit:
Grisafi basement on BBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqoM3ktuAf4
Quote from LEAPup:
Yes, and I'm not paying $500+ for the cards to run 8. What's the solution? You and Scat know more about this than I do. The last time (for my office), I wrote down what you guys recommended, called newegg to order the parts, called around for monitor stands, etc., and had a "guru" (expensive one) build it. By the time it was said and done, I had close to $4,900 in the setup. I'm not complaining as it's fast and gets the job done.
I was originally going to do a "budget" build (3 monitors) for my home, but don't want to deviate too far from what I'm used to. I can get away with six, no problem, but I can get quad monitor stands at a price that basically allows me to run 8 for the price of 6.
What a quandry.
This cards from AMD cost a little less than $250/per...Still looking at closer to $500 for two/8 monitors...
My Quadro NVS 440 works great, but pricier...paid closer to $450 for one card (running 4 24" DELL P2411H).
http://shop.amd.com/US/_layouts/sho...tby=price_ascending&filter=model:FirePro+2460
I think we had read it wrong, Scat. $4900 is all inclusive for his turn-key system.
8 monitors, can be as high as $300 each = $2400
1 monitor stand, can be $500 to $700. that's $3100
The remaining $1800 would be for the box's hardware, OS, video cards and the expert labor to put them together.
The monitor stand should not be nearly that expensive. I got this quad stand for $100 and it is very solid and good quality. Even paying $200 per stand is pricey when these are available.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HHNRFK
I got a few of these for close to 20 each!!!! they work fine.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10828&cs_id=1082808&p_id=5561&seq=1&format=4
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10828&cs_id=1082808&p_id=5561&seq=1&format=4
That's the way to buy stands... enough for 8 mon = $75
Perhaps not "HOSED"... maybe just "hosed".