Pictures of your trading stations

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Standby Hockey Trader I'm sure that somebody who doesn't have PMS will be happy to answer your questions.

 

[ProfLogic]

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Going to make a giant fool of myself here, but oh well!
I notice most stations have the standard 3 monitors with one keyboard. How exactly does that work and how do you jump from monitor to monitor?
Also, can you hook more than one monitor into a CPU unit?
Lastly, what would an acceptable cost be to set up a trading station?
Thanks for the advice

A standard Windows computer can handle up to 16 video screens (monitors) on 4 quad video cards if it has enough wattage and CPU power.

You can run two monitors on any dual video card or 4 monitors on a quad card. Dual cards can be had on eBay for $20 and up while quad cards are about $30 and up. Top of the line cards can go as high as $1500. Average is about $100 for a good quad card.

More monitors is simply like having a single large monitor. The mouse moves freely from one screen to another.

 

[BigFunky]

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How exactly does that work and how do you jump from monitor to monitor?

If the screens are side by side, as you move your mouse pointer past the side of one monitor, it appears on the adjacent edge of the other monitor - of course you first need to tell the operating system how your monitors are arranged, so it knows which edges are aligned, but that's just a matter of dragging icons around.

In use, applications can just be dragged around to any monitor you choose.

 

[jnbadger]

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A standard Windows computer can handle up to 16 video screens (monitors) on 4 quad video cards if it has enough wattage and CPU power.

Not to get too off topic here, but this begs the question, how much wattage is needed? For example, will a new T3400 handle 16, or 8, or 4, if you just simply add the vid cards?

This would not be for trading, just a 2nd computer for charts.

Thanks

 

[Hockey Trader]

Thanks, guys. Much appreciated.

 

[ProfLogic]

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Quote from ProfLogic:

A standard Windows computer can handle up to 16 video screens (monitors) on 4 quad video cards if it has enough wattage and CPU power.

Not to get too off topic here, but this begs the question, how much wattage is needed? For example, will a new T3400 handle 16, or 8, or 4, if you just simply add the vid cards?

This would not be for trading, just a 2nd computer for charts.

Thanks

You can run a basic quad core computer with 2 Matrox QID (quad) cards with a 750 watt power supply.

I have a guy in my office that runs a single quad card running 4 32" LCD's with an independent 1200 watt power supply so you just have to match up the parts with the power.

 

[jnbadger]

Good info Prof, I'll post my before/after pics within a few weeks. Thank you.

 

[cashonly]

Now, you can also get a USB video card like this: http://www.buy.com/prod/startech-co...itor-video-adapter-4/q/loc/101/202919823.html

I don't know much about them except that they exist. As I understand it, they may not be fast enough for intense gaming, but for a trader's purpose of even the most complicated charts, they should be fine.

And you're not limited by the number of slots in your computer.

 

[davidmaria1]

There was a similar device offered by EVGA, but did not work with 64bit op systems. No info on this device as to compatibility.

 

[Truff]

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Now, you can also get a USB video card like this: http://www.buy.com/prod/startech-co...itor-video-adapter-4/q/loc/101/202919823.html

I don't know much about them except that they exist. As I understand it, they may not be fast enough for intense gaming, but for a trader's purpose of even the most complicated charts, they should be fine.

And you're not limited by the number of slots in your computer.

I just bought this for my laptop so i can spread accross 3 screens and for the price i have been disappointed. If oyu leave something alone for view only its fine but if you want to interact on that screen it doesnt act well.