Might as well get a "gaming card" then, at least the GTX 960 I have has fans completely stopped when not gaming - they never ever would need to spin when trading, with the exception of Aero, it's all 2D.
Graphics Card for 6 Monitors
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Might as well get a "gaming card" then, at least the GTX 960 I have has fans completely stopped when not gaming - they never ever would need to spin when trading, with the exception of Aero, it's all 2D.
I strongly recommend you consider getting USB-Video adapters. Additional display connectivity is managed via software (DisplayLink) and the chipset within the adapters. If you do not run latency sensitive tasks those are perfect solutions. I run 4 of my 8 monitors off such adapters and the other 4 are all connected to my Nvidia 980Ti card. On my i7-6700 all 4 adapters draw around 3-4% on average (I display real-time data and even run IB's TWS off those screens that are connected via the adapters).
The following can even drive 4k displays (not a huge believer of 4k monitors but in case you care). The adapter costs 60 bucks and is well worth it.
The following can even drive 4k displays (not a huge believer of 4k monitors but in case you care). The adapter costs 60 bucks and is well worth it.
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What's great about their products. Their laptops are completely overpriced and made of outdated hardware components. The desktops equally. They charge a steep premium but it is kinda hard to see where that extra money goes except into their own pockets
I'm no tech pro. I have a PC and a laptop from falcon. I travel to Asia often and need a laptop that runs 3 to 4 monitors and has excellent cooling capacity. Never had a problem, as before I had to use a cooling pad in thailand. Both have been reliable and the service great.
So you think their products aren't that great. What would you suggest as I am presently looking at a new PC that will run 8 to 12 monitors?
I use NinjaTrader which hogs alot of cpu.
Below is what i,m looking at.
So you think their products aren't that great. What would you suggest as I am presently looking at a new PC that will run 8 to 12 monitors?
I use NinjaTrader which hogs alot of cpu.
Below is what i,m looking at.
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The price on your screen shot is hopelessly overpriced. For desktops build yourself or have it built by the shop you get the components at. They usually don't charge extra to bud the rig for you. Falcon desktops are way overpriced for what they deliver and that with cheap and low quality components.
If laptop look at ultra books. Just for example, Asus Zen pro UX501VW or its gaming brethren for better cooling (forgot the name but you can easily find it) . It costs usd 1500 and please check out the specs and then you can easily arrive at the conclusion that Falcon computers are around 30-50% overpriced and that with outdated components.
For multi monitor setups read one of my previous posts in this thread. You can hook up to 6 displays on USB adapters with manageable cpu draw aside your laptop screen plus and external display port.
If laptop look at ultra books. Just for example, Asus Zen pro UX501VW or its gaming brethren for better cooling (forgot the name but you can easily find it) . It costs usd 1500 and please check out the specs and then you can easily arrive at the conclusion that Falcon computers are around 30-50% overpriced and that with outdated components.
For multi monitor setups read one of my previous posts in this thread. You can hook up to 6 displays on USB adapters with manageable cpu draw aside your laptop screen plus and external display port.
Thanks for that. So i can just connect multiple monitors to a normal laptop? And if you were going to build a new computer what would you suggest as a configuration?
Depends on what you need to build and what you try to use it for. If high spec desktop machine I would base it on an i7-6700 Skylake CPU, matching motherboard, 32gb ddr4 ram, 512gb NVMe SSD drive and a conventional 1 or 2tb backup hdd, 1 powerful GPU which can drive 4 displays (example, Nvidia 980Ti), and add more USB adapters if you need to drive more than 4 screens. With that you can do some serious damage in terms of computational power.
If you only need a machine for some light weight tasks then you can obviously opt for a much less expensive machine. But even the above setup is way less than the >$3000 quoted in the screenshot you showed.
P.S. And yes, you can add up to 6 additional displays that are connected via the USB-Video adapters that I showed above. Just get a proper USB 3.0 hub and plug the adapters into the hub, that's it. You may not be able to play games on those displays that are connected via USB due to latency issues, but you won't see any visible lag when you move the mouse or drag windows or the like. Check out youtube there are tons of videos that show that this technology is a perfect solution for anything trading related.
If you only need a machine for some light weight tasks then you can obviously opt for a much less expensive machine. But even the above setup is way less than the >$3000 quoted in the screenshot you showed.
P.S. And yes, you can add up to 6 additional displays that are connected via the USB-Video adapters that I showed above. Just get a proper USB 3.0 hub and plug the adapters into the hub, that's it. You may not be able to play games on those displays that are connected via USB due to latency issues, but you won't see any visible lag when you move the mouse or drag windows or the like. Check out youtube there are tons of videos that show that this technology is a perfect solution for anything trading related.
Thanks again. I use high power algoes and number crunching, so i need as much power as possible, especially since i'm using ninja trader. At present I'm running 6 monitors from the desktop, and another 3 from the laptop.
History- Been trading since 1992 , when we used to draw our own charts, old school. 97 i began using internet trading as that's when it came available in Australia/New Zealand. Average monthly return since 1992 is 5.8% profit , discounting stocks. At present win/loss is 68% with a profit factor 1.6.
Appreciate your advice as i am just a trader, not a tech guru.
History- Been trading since 1992 , when we used to draw our own charts, old school. 97 i began using internet trading as that's when it came available in Australia/New Zealand. Average monthly return since 1992 is 5.8% profit , discounting stocks. At present win/loss is 68% with a profit factor 1.6.
Appreciate your advice as i am just a trader, not a tech guru.
neither am I (a tech guru), my background is in institutional trading. Just shared what works for me, obviously everyone has different needs. Look around and see what others are using and then you should get a much better picture of what works for you and what not. I personally like the USB adapter solution as it keeps you flexible adding/removing number of screens as needed. Above all, you only need one video card or even just the internal GPU. Multi GPU setups can sometimes mess with your OS.