phoenix_rising, canyonman00
Thanks.
Thanks.
New Tower Components
- Thread starter mktman
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Heat dissipation/airflow is critical in the newer equipment. Overheating is a big no-no!
Quote from canyonman00:
Hmm, while you might make more money than he will, I can assure you it won't be based on the fact that you have six, count 'em, six 19" screens to view with. Trading truly is not about who's hard drive spins faster or who has the most SDRAM. Convenient viewing? Possibly. Nifty looking? Granted (in some cases). But if your system send/response time is 264 nanoseconds, and someone else's is 360, and you both are tied to the same latency on reply....
And remember, both of you are running at less than a second speeds. The weakest speed link is still involved, HUMANS!
I will agree with you that faster hard drives, more ram, etc... are not that important, as most computers today are very fast.
I will say that with multiple monitors (I currently have 6) I can scan for opportunities much quicker without having to toggle between screens, etc...
BTW, I am thinking about going with 8 monitors.
I have bought/ordered following components.
MSI mb $77 non bluetooth non raid(box)
AMD xp 1700 $60 (box)
Maxtor 80 GB 7200 $60 after rebates(box)
Samsung 512 MB PC2700 $122 (OEM)
Enermax 501w case w/ 300w power $59 (box)
Pacific Digital CDW $35 after rebate (box)
still need modem, floppy and video card. I will order a regular video card before I buy quad or dual card to make sure computer will run first since this is the first time building a computer.
Any last minute warning?
MSI mb $77 non bluetooth non raid(box)
AMD xp 1700 $60 (box)
Maxtor 80 GB 7200 $60 after rebates(box)
Samsung 512 MB PC2700 $122 (OEM)
Enermax 501w case w/ 300w power $59 (box)
Pacific Digital CDW $35 after rebate (box)
still need modem, floppy and video card. I will order a regular video card before I buy quad or dual card to make sure computer will run first since this is the first time building a computer.
Any last minute warning?
i build my own too. it's as easy as 1-2-3. six-eight major parts to connect with cables and you're up and running. be careful not to damage the processor when fastening down, and use a very thin film of thermal paste, or you'll fry that little baby.i've never once cracked a proc but i can see how easy it would be. she sits in there tight. nice prices, where at? a sweet sound hearing that first post. no beep ...you got probs.
make sure you connect cables to proper pins. are you gonna share cable with the drives. i wouldn't.
make sure you connect cables to proper pins. are you gonna share cable with the drives. i wouldn't.Hardest part about building a new PC is installing the heat sink on the cpu. I suggest you practice a few times without the processor. As LongShot points out it is easy to crack it if you install the heatsink incorrectly. (Go to the amd site to get info on how to do it. See
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_869_4348^6678,00.html for details).
Also if you intend to have multimonitors-don't waste your money on a single monitor card. A dual card installs just as easily and you can start with a single monitor at first and add a second later.