Does IB (TWS) support Dual Core?

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trader25

I am thinking of buying an AMD X2 Dual Core PC.

Two Questions.

1. Does TWS support Dual Core PC?

2. Whats the better buy?

HP a1530n
Intel Pentium D 820 Viiv Dual Core 2.8 Ghz
1 GB Ram
250 GB Hard Drive
17” Flat Panel
$740

Vs.

HP a1520n
AMD Athalon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.0 Ghz
1 GB Ram
250 GB Hard Drive
17” Flat Panel
$700


I have a full time job, and will be trading on the side, so I am just looking for mid-high level PC, nothing to crazy. Thanks in advance.
 
I havn't tried it, but I can see no reason why it shouldn't. Java multi threading support is very good and quite mature - this is one of it's strengths.
 
I think it does. The CPU load seems to distribute across the two cores.

Dual core really makes a big difference. Java is a real pig and when you run TWS, datafeed, charts, browsers, then really bog down.

The AMD x2 3800 is the faster and cooler than the D820. Take the $40 you save and buy another 1 Gig of RAM and your PC will take anything you throw at it.
 
trader25: For 700 bucks there are much better options out there on the market. Intel Core 2 Duo is the best x86 dual core processor on the market, and the AMD X2 3800 is definitely better than the Intel D820...
 
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trader25: For 700 bucks there are much better options out there on the market. Intel Core 2 Duo is the best x86 dual core processor on the market, and the AMD X2 3800 is definitely better than the Intel D820...
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which computer(s) do you rcommend?

thx.
 
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