Looking For New Trading Computer... A GOOD One For A Good Price?

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Check out the Dell Outlet site for the T3500.

The T3400 has come and gone. They were TERRIFIC for the price. Fortunately Dell has brought down the price of the T3500 to the good deal price range.

Featuring an x58 mobo, 2, PCIEx16 slots, 2 PCIEx8, 2, PCI, as a starting point.... perfect for running multiple monitor rigs.

Base units, Xeon W3503 and W3505 are a tad wimpy... about the same power as a C2D 8300. But starting at about W3520 the performance jumps up to around the equivalent of a C2Q.. like a Q9550... for around $650. (Base unit of W3503/W3505... at around $500-$550... is still plenty good for trading, however.)

Suggest comparing this machine and price to whatever else you might consider. Support for the Precision Line is EXCELLENT... 3-year warranty. (Don't listen to the Dell Haters... while SOME of their complaints are legit, they don't apply to the Precision Line.)

FWIW...
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the network interface cards on these boxes are crap
have fun trying to figure out if your tick data is true
 
Quote from mgabriel01:

the network interface cards on these boxes are crap
have fun trying to figure out if your tick data is true
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Interesting point. They don't come with NIC "cards", only a chip on the mobo. If one was concerned about this issue, couldn't one just install a NIC card?? You know, a "good one"?
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

Interesting point. They don't come with NIC "cards", only a chip on the mobo. If one was concerned about this issue, couldn't one just install a NIC card?? You know, a "good one"?
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yeap
put 'ethereal' on your lan sometimes and watch whats actually coming and going across the network interface

interesting to say the least
 
Most modern motherboards have integrated NIC's. I don't think that is the problem. Apparently there is some sort of issue with the Dell's in particular.

Dell precision line is supposed to be their best and they have a great warranty but they are a business and will without a doubt use the most cost effective product they can find that meets the desired specs.
 
Quote from Byteofascii:

'... Dell precision line is supposed to be their best and they have a great warranty but they are a business and will without a doubt use the most cost effective product they can find that meets the desired specs.
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Same true for HP or anybody else?
 
Lenovo outlet store. Get a workstation - I bought a few S20's running 64-bit OS with NVIDIA CUDA Quadro video cards for less than $1500 a pop - fantastic value for a highly regarded box.
 
Quote from Bolimomo:

Did that price include the keyboard... sold at $200 each?
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Brings back a funny memory.

I bought a Honeywell keyboard for $195. I REALLY liked the feel and thought I might have it "forever"... hence the decision to spend that much.

Hadn't had it too long when I dropped a margarita onto it.. and the drink splashed up into a floppy drive bay opening... that was before I had a hard drive.

Everything was a sticky mess which I couldn't adequately clean. Nowdays, you can run your dirty keyboard through the dishwasher to make it good as new... :D
 
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