New PC. What to do now?

Quote from Bob111:

i guess, that would depend in your trading style..old pentium 3,with half gig memory, works just fine for me. even for day trading..
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Quote from Tums:

what kind of trading you are referring to?

Option trading? -- A 5 yrs old computer would do.

Stock swing trading? -- A 3 yrs old computer would do.

Stock/Futures daytrading with multi-screens? --- If you don't know what you are getting, go get the most expensive computer you can afford to buy. The computers are so cheap these days (compared with 10-15yrs ago) you should have no problem buying a good one. If you can't afford a decent one, then daytrading is NOT for you. ;-)
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Quote from armoured saint:

basically you buy as much proc and memory for the buck as you wish to spend. after this specific recommendations depend on what you want to do with it.

what do you want it to do?
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Thanks to you all for your inputs. Well, I have a job, so I can only do "End of the Day" trading, so which kind of PC should I opt for?
 
Quote from JaiSreeram:

Thanks to you all for your inputs. Well, I have a job, so I can only do "End of the Day" trading, so which kind of PC should I opt for?
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Anything really. Even a Celeron class machine is more than adequate.
 
Quote from bighog:

DO NOT PUT NORTON on any pc unless it is for the ex wife or for your bro in law. NORTON is a pain in the ass............a lot of nothing to make you THINK you are doing the right thing. WASTE OF MONEY. Worst software you can put in a box.
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I second that. Massive resource hog that will give you headaches. I switched over to mcafee years ago and the difference is amazing.
 
Quote from volente_00:

I second that. Massive resource hog that will give you headaches. I switched over to mcafee years ago and the difference is amazing.
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I would say that this mentality applies to ALL Anti virus/malware/phishing software...

However, I am realistic enough to realise that not everyone has the time to learn howto use thier computer properly so "helper" software is a necessity for most people. And I would also agree that McAfee is the way to go as the "most feature encompasing, least problems, least resource hog" (in that order) suite available.
 
Quote from volente_00:

I second that. Massive resource hog that will give you headaches. I switched over to mcafee years ago and the difference is amazing.
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Agreed!
It certainly is a "night" and "day" difference.
Go McAfee!
 
Quote from Landis82:

Agreed!
It certainly is a "night" and "day" difference.
Go McAfee!
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I just got Mcafee and this morning mcods.exe began taking over my computer. Google search gave me no answers as to how to get it to stop. Do any of you know what I am talking about? Does anyone know what to do with this thing?
Help appreciated.
 
Quote from gnome:

Is your McAfee on subscription, or is it free?
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It's free for first year through one of the brokers I use. I switched from norton.
 
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