I did it!...I just configured and ordered a Athlon Dual Core from CyberPowerSystems

I got the upgraded Antec power supply and 2 gigs of Ram! with A 10K rpm Hard drive!!! The Nvidia Video card supports two monitors and I got the rounded cables and thermal compound on the CPU's...all of this with the three year warranty and lifetime tech support for $1,245.00 bucks including shipping and tax!!!

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/Default.asp


*BASE_PRICE: [+699]
CAS: HOT NEW! X-Discovery Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature
Display (Black Color)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon(TM)64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport
Technology
CD: (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL
LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: NONE
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive
[+19]
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BEIGE COLOR)
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
HDD: Gaming Hard Drive (10,000RPM SATA150) [+60] (SATA150 - Western
Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM 8MB Cache WD360GD)
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (BEIGE COLOR)
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (Special!!! BEIGE COLOR MICROSOFT USB
INTELLIMOUSE)
MONITOR: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E
Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY [+195]
(Corsair Value Select)
MODEM: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis
with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: Antec TPII-550 550Watt ATX 12V Power Supply [+94]
RAID: NONE
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600WATT PMPO SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: None
UPS: None
USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT 128MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+84]
VIDEO2: NONE
WIRELESSCARD: NONE
WIRELESSPOINT: NONE
ZIP: NONE
_PRICE: (+1180)
_view_: detail
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SUBTOTAL $1,180.00
Sales Tax (N/A) $0.00
Shipping: Fedex Ground $65.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------
GRAND TOTAL $1,245.00
 
The dual core needs a minimum of a 500 watt power supply and it did not default with one...I got a name brand instead of the recommended generic...


Quote from dandxg:

What's the Antec PS? Is that redundancy of some sort?
 
They must build this configuration and if there are any changes necessary please advise...I will get the finished product by the end of the month...
 
Quote from ElectricSavant:

They must build this configuration and if there are any changes necessary please advise...I will get the finished product by the end of the month...

I just took a quick look. I built a rig with a Raptor 74GB drive recently, but I also have an external USB 2.0 200GB drive. Are you sure that all you want is that 36 GB drive? I know that wouldn't be enough storage for me. Maybe you're planning on using this as a dedicated trading computer. Even then, is that enough for you? You can get one of the new Raptor 150 GB drives, very nice, also 10K RPM.

Sorry if I missed another drive somewhere in your part sheet.

Also, that SLI board is the must have for gamers, but unless you are planning on running more than 4 monitors, you may be able to save a few bucks and get the non-SLI version (unless you are into gaming). Someone can correct me if there is some compelling reason to go SLI that I am not aware of. In my research, I determined that gaming-type graphics capabilities are generally not needed for or even utilizable by trading apps.
 
If I knew what the @#$% you were talking about, I assume I would be happy for you LOL.

I use a Radio Shack TRS-80 to trade and have had no complaints!

:D
 
Quote from ElectricSavant:

I got the upgraded Antec power supply and 2 gigs of Ram! with A 10K rpm Hard drive!!! The Nvidia Video card supports two monitors and I got the rounded cables and thermal compound on the CPU's...all of this with the three year warranty and lifetime tech support for $1,245.00 bucks including shipping and tax!!!

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/Default.asp


*BASE_PRICE: [+699]
CAS: HOT NEW! X-Discovery Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature
Display (Black Color)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon(TM)64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport
Technology
CD: (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL
LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: NONE
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive
[+19]
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BEIGE COLOR)
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
HDD: Gaming Hard Drive (10,000RPM SATA150) [+60] (SATA150 - Western
Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM 8MB Cache WD360GD)
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (BEIGE COLOR)
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (Special!!! BEIGE COLOR MICROSOFT USB
INTELLIMOUSE)
MONITOR: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E
Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY [+195]
(Corsair Value Select)
MODEM: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis
with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: Antec TPII-550 550Watt ATX 12V Power Supply [+94]
RAID: NONE
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600WATT PMPO SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: None
UPS: None
USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT 128MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+84]
VIDEO2: NONE
WIRELESSCARD: NONE
WIRELESSPOINT: NONE
ZIP: NONE
_PRICE: (+1180)
_view_: detail
----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUBTOTAL $1,180.00
Sales Tax (N/A) $0.00
Shipping: Fedex Ground $65.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------
GRAND TOTAL $1,245.00

A. You'll soon have the latest in high-tech market gadgetry...

B. You'll have your finger on the pulse of the markets...

C. Bankruptcy at the speed of light!
 
It's nice to have a latest computer. Why do you need a Raptor hard drive? A 7200 rpm drive may be quieter and cooler. I think everything is loaded into memory in real time trading. HD speed is not important.
I'm more concerned about noise. I'd choose fanless mother board and video card.
 
Good info...I will bring it up...thanks!

I do not need more hard drive as this is a dedicated trading computer on Cable where my other trading computer is on dsl...

The other two computers I use to surf the internet, manage the printer and email...


Quote from traderNik:

I just took a quick look. I built a rig with a Raptor 74GB drive recently, but I also have an external USB 2.0 200GB drive. Are you sure that all you want is that 36 GB drive? I know that wouldn't be enough storage for me. Maybe you're planning on using this as a dedicated trading computer. Even then, is that enough for you? You can get one of the new Raptor 150 GB drives, very nice, also 10K RPM.

Sorry if I missed another drive somewhere in your part sheet.

Also, that SLI board is the must have for gamers, but unless you are planning on running more than 4 monitors, you may be able to save a few bucks and get the non-SLI version (unless you are into gaming). Someone can correct me if there is some compelling reason to go SLI that I am not aware of. In my research, I determined that gaming-type graphics capabilities are generally not needed for or even utilizable by trading apps.
 
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