Ordering a new trading computer

[Opra]

Quote from gnome:

I also have a 9200... before you add a video card, make sure it's compatible with your other. Good idea to not install more than one video driver on your machine at one time.

Best thing you could do would be scrap your present video card and go NVS all the way... both cards... a 285 PCIEx16 and either 285 PCIEx1 or 280 PCI.

The 285x16 cards are plentiful and cheap (used) on ebay. The others are not offered so frequently.

Conflict was my concern actually. 9200 came w/ a Nvidia dual head card, but no on board video, so the uncertainty is, if I pull out the original card first, I can only rely on plug-n-play of the new NVS, and what if no video comes up? Of course I can put the original back, but...

I know enough about h/w to know that I could screw up. Since it's primary trading PC, always want to make sure.

Could you explain "and go NVS all the way...both cards... a 285 PCIEx16 and either 285 PCIEx1 or 280 PCI"? You mean "either 2 x 285 PCIex16 or 2 x 280PCI", don't mix and match? For now, I will be content to have 2 wide LCD with resolution at at 1680x1050, actually. So if one 285 or 280 is the simple solution, fine with me.

BTW, does 9200 take PCIe card?

Thanks very much. I knew I would get some valuable input from you.

Opra

 

[xxxskier]

i'm looking to replace my laptop, which is not a trading computer, its for everything but trading....music, email, etc. does anyone here know where i can buy a new laptop with XP and not Vista?

 

[gnome]

Quote from xxxskier:

i'm looking to replace my laptop, which is not a trading computer, its for everything but trading....music, email, etc. does anyone here know where i can buy a new laptop with XP and not Vista?

Lenovo Thinkpad

 

[gnome]

Quote from Opra:

Conflict was my concern actually. 9200 came w/ a Nvidia dual head card, but no on board video, so the uncertainty is, if I pull out the original card first, I can only rely on plug-n-play of the new NVS, and what if no video comes up? Of course I can put the original back, but...

I know enough about h/w to know that I could screw up. Since it's primary trading PC, always want to make sure.

Could you explain "and go NVS all the way...both cards... a 285 PCIEx16 and either 285 PCIEx1 or 280 PCI"? You mean "either 2 x 285 PCIex16 or 2 x 280PCI", don't mix and match? For now, I will be content to have 2 wide LCD with resolution at at 1680x1050, actually. So if one 285 or 280 is the simple solution, fine with me.

BTW, does 9200 take PCIe card?

Thanks very much. I knew I would get some valuable input from you.

Opra

1. The 9200 comes with a mediocre "gamer" version video card, while the Quadro NVS are "workstation". They have different drivers, so I'd be leery of mixing (however, one ET poster says he's mixed with no problem)

2. 9200 is PCIE. Your mobo has only one x16 slot, so you can use only one x16 card. For a 4-monitor rig, you'd need a 2nd card.. either 285x1, or 280 PCI.

3. You can mix and match from the Quadro NVS series. Just be sure to use the correct driver... there are 2, depending upon the card model.

4. If you want 1680x1050 display, you MIGHT have a problem with NVS series cards. That's a new "widescreen" format, and not one of the native resolutions of the NVS cards... Nvidia tells how you can set a custom resolution to use 1680x1050, if desired, however.

For trading, I prefer UXGA monitors... 1600x1200, or 1920x1200, and they are native resolutions of the NVS cards.

 

[Opra]

Quote from gnome:

1. The 9200 comes with a mediocre "gamer" version video card, while the Quadro NVS are "workstation". They have different drivers, so I'd be leery of mixing (however, one ET poster says he's mixed with no problem)

2. 9200 is PCIE. Your mobo has only one x16 slot, so you can use only one x16 card. For a 4-monitor rig, you'd need a 2nd card.. either 285x1, or 280 PCI.

3. You can mix and match from the Quadro NVS series. Just be sure to use the correct driver... there are 2, depending upon the card model.

4. If you want 1680x1050 display, you MIGHT have a problem with NVS series cards. That's a new "widescreen" format, and not one of the native resolutions of the NVS cards... Nvidia tells how you can set a custom resolution to use 1680x1050, if desired, however.

For trading, I prefer UXGA monitors... 1600x1200, or 1920x1200, and they are native resolutions of the NVS cards.

Thank you so much--I am very appreciative.

 

[Hombre]

Quote from gnome:

Backing/imaging to an external hard drive with Acronis True Image is MUCH faster and more reliable than doing so to optic media.

Unless apps actually use >1G of RAM, having 2G or or more is a waste of money.

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I was told that to increase Ram on 512 machine is to buy 1 G memory and unplug 512, plug it into second slot, then plug 1 G memory into original slot where 512 used to be and you will have 1,5 G of ram. Cost is $ 40.00 for 1G kingston memory .

 

[gnome]

Quote from Hombre:

I was told that to increase Ram on 512 machine is to buy 1 G memory and unplug 512, plug it into second slot, then plug 1 G memory into original slot where 512 used to be and you will have 1,5 G of ram. Cost is $ 40.00 for 1G kingston memory .

Check your Task Manager for total RAM usage. If it's around 500MB or less when running all of your trading apps, adding more RAM will be a waste of $$$. If you use Photoshop, however, "the more RAM the better"... Photoshop will use it all.

For 875P mobos, there is a function called PAT. It's a speed function and ONLY works with 2 sticks of Dual Channel RAM. If you have 3 or 4 sticks, PAT is disabled.