Building a new tower ???
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Originally posted by andy4
Hi all, especially those who have computer knowledge,
I've finally got some extra money available, plus my kids have just too much stuff loaded on the computer I'm presently using.
Right now I'm looking at a new custom tower, here's what they're looking to put in it. Please any other info' or expertise would be most welcome. This is purely just for my trading.
Here goes,
Thunderbird 1.4G p-266 oem
Thunderbird fan
Abit kR7A-133
DDR 512mb p-266
64mb ATI 7500 radeon AGP
Mitsumi 1.44
Wd 40.0 G 7200rpm ata-100
Mitsumi 54X
S.B. 128 PCI
Aopen 56KV90 pci
10/100B pci net
Now please bare in mind I really have not too much idea what most of this is, I really just explained to the guy , what I wanted it for, pointing out that it needs to be fast over the internet. I was also going to use my own windows 98, I just like it and kinda know how to use most of it, the learning curve in the trading keeps me busy enough. I only use 2 monitors and am quite happy just keeping two going.
I hope this is enough info', by the way they want between $650-700 for it including keyboard and mouse
Thanks in advance for your time.
Andy
Be aware that putting together your own custom machine may introduce intermittent errors due to incompatibility issues...no matter how great your parts are, if they have not been burned-in for long testing period of times, you never know whether you will run into problems down the line...if you are going to use the tower for trading, I suggest going with something more reliable like a Dell or something...they burn test their machine before selling and guarantee compatibility.
Yes - but there are plenty of "local" server shops that specialize in a particular maker [in my case SuperMicro] that have been puting these systems together for businesses for a long time. This gives you the added experience of the shop with many customers. Most of these do 24-48 hour burning tests...The only problem I have encountered in the whole of this is with Chip Sets and multi-monitor cards...Almost no one seems to do beta testing on that mix...
nitro
I posted in my own thread, but haven't gotten any responses. Have any of you heard of the Trader's PC? I don't want the hassle of putting together my computer on my own, not even sure if I can, since I want a notebook computer. I was hoping to get some outside opinions before I call them. I also like the idea of having a warranty to back me up.
Thanks,
James
Thanks,
James
I trade on an iMac at home, it's a G3-500mhz running Jaguar. The TWS from IB works flawlessly on it, and OS X hasn't crashed in over a year (basically since 10.1). In my experience, Apple's are just fine for trading, as long as you are on NeXTSTEP, er I mean OS X
This is a non-issue. A half-dozen parts in the whole job...its a no brainer. Screw Dell..
I wouldn't trust Ebay unless its from a reputable distributor trying to clear surplus stock. That scenario never happens, because you never have current stock that's surplus, you simply buy on consiginment and only sell what's prepaid for on the ordering process. That's called just in time marketing. Dell is the master at this.
Buying a sophisticated electronic component at the swap meet is dangerous, especially since you're using this for profit generaion, and its the crux of your display monitor setup, and even more so, when you have dual / multiple monitors.