Dell Precision T3600

Quote from Scataphagos:

Check your Task Manager with all trading apps loaded. If it's not actually using 6 cores, save the money and opt for the 4-core CPU.

I still favor 4, 24" monitors @ 1920x1200 over 3, 27"ers. At higher resolutions, everything displayed is smaller... Of course you can get more things displayed because of the higher res... but is that what you really want? If you end up making the font size larger because everything is too small, you've mostly defeated the purpose of the higher resolution... and overpaid while doing so.
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

I still favor 4, 24" monitors @ 1920x1200 over 3, 27"ers. At higher resolutions, everything displayed is smaller... Of course you can get more things displayed because of the higher res... but is that what you really want? If you end up making the font size larger because everything is too small, you've mostly defeated the purpose of the higher resolution... and overpaid while doing so.

I recall in another thread someone commenting they had to increase font size. I really need to see a 27" for myself before deciding. Had no luck finding one in the IT superstore, will have to look at the brand stores.
 
Quote from justrading:

Dell provided price differentials as follows;

Upgrade to E5-1650 - additional $400
Extend warranty on T3600 from 3 years to 5 years - $480
Extend warranty on monitors from 3 years to 5 years - $28 to $40 (depends on model)

Monitors are definitely worth it. Any advice on the rest?

Also looking at the specs for the 27" monitors, available connections are;
1 Dual Link Digital Visual Interface connectors (DVI-D) with HDCP
1 DisplayPort 1.2 (DP)
1 High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

Supplied cable is DVI (VGA too, but I'm ignoring that).

Which would be the best option for a 3 monitor setup, given the 2560x1440 resolution?

the desktop doesnt need the extended warranty, only the monitors... after 3 years what will go wrong at basically HDD, memory(wearly) and mechanical failtures (fans, PSU, etc)...

personally I would spend the $400 on the 1650 (again, keep your ownership duration in mind) ... and get the monitors extended warranty... those will fail...

use the DP and DVDD... dont waste your time with HDMI... always use the native connector whenever you can...
 
Quote from justrading:

I recall in another thread someone commenting they had to increase font size. I really need to see a 27" for myself before deciding. Had no luck finding one in the IT superstore, will have to look at the brand stores.

The 2560x1440 res of 27"ers is relatively new. Many of the older, cheap, workstation video cards may not display that res as a stock choice... may not be available at all unless you can select a custom res display... and that would be driver-dependent.
 
Quote from justrading:

I recall in another thread someone commenting they had to increase font size. I really need to see a 27" for myself before deciding. Had no luck finding one in the IT superstore, will have to look at the brand stores.

if you can see on a 24" @ native 1920x1080... you can see on a 27" @ native as well...

PS. unless you are really old or/and have vision issues, of course, at that point in time what makes sense is to do whatever will help your sight...
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

The 2560x1440 res of 27"ers is relatively new. Many of the older, cheap, workstation video cards may not display that res as a stock choice... may not be available at all unless you can select a custom res display... and that would be driver-dependent.

wow, talk about being clueless and not spending 1 minute to verify what you are about to spew...

http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstation/graphics/ati-firepro-3d/v4900/Pages/v4900.aspx#4

and the monitor.. natively (supports the res)..

WQHD resolution and accurate colors out of the box: Superb clarity with 2560 x 1440 resolution and over 3.6 million pixels. Features a color gamut of more than 99-percent sRGB

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...e_bnrank=1&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch
 
Quote from ofthomas:

wow, talk about being clueless and not spending 1 minute to verify what you are about to spew...

http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstation/graphics/ati-firepro-3d/v4900/Pages/v4900.aspx#4

and the monitor.. natively (supports the res)..

WQHD resolution and accurate colors out of the box: Superb clarity with 2560 x 1440 resolution and over 3.6 million pixels. Features a color gamut of more than 99-percent sRGB

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...e_bnrank=1&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch

I bet you're getting tired of having to clean up scataphagos' misinformation...you may need to hire an assistant :D
 
Quote from ofthomas:

unless you are really old or/and have vision issues, of course, at that point in time what makes sense is to do whatever will help your sight...

Be nice, I resemble that remark.

I let my spam filter determine screen size.

Years ago it was full of Dating spam... I used 19"-20" monitors / 10 font

As time progressed, my spam filter was inundated with Viagra spam... I transitioned to 22"-24" monitors / 12 font

Now all I get in my spam filter is hip replacement and cruise ship spam... hence 30" monitors with huge font...
 
Quote from ofthomas:

if you can see on a 24" @ native 1920x1080... you can see on a 27" @ native as well...

PS. unless you are really old or/and have vision issues, of course, at that point in time what makes sense is to do whatever will help your sight...

Only hopelessly long sighted. Have a special pair of reading glasses for computer use so I can read from a metre away. Regular reading glasses show up the pixels too much plus I got to sit too close for comfort. :)
 
Quote from NoBias:

Be nice, I resemble that remark.


I hope I didn't offend anyone with that comment...

what I was saying (since I cant edit the prior one anymore) is that unless you are older (50+? but am almost 40 so lets say 60+ :)) or have vision issues (glasses, eye injuries, etc) the native resolution at standard font size will be fine...

clearly, if there are any vision issues, the resolution will just give you a bigger chart to look at once you increase the font size...
 
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