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At cyberpower it's listed as a gaming hard drive and adds $325 buckies. I won't be gaming. Tell me if you think I truly need it. Running esignal and my trading platform. That's it.
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No, not necessary. Trading apps are generally not heavy IO functions. A faster hard drive will mostly just boot up 25%-ish quicker. SSDs are nice (I use them in all my rigs), though pricey.... faster, silent.... but not really necessary, either. If you decide to go with SSD, suggest Intel X25-M... many reports show them to be the most reliable.
 
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I will go to them after I configure a system, but their competitors are pricey compared to cyberpower. Thanks.
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ibuypower.com has similar prices to cyberpowerPC.com You might be able to get one with free shipping and avoid the CA sales tax.
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

Check this out. Says, "more than 10 available"... what's good about this one... (1) good reputation of seller, (2) has the proper, PCIEx16 board, and (3) has 2, DVI-DP adapters.

The price of $50 each is in the ballpark... you might chat the seller up and offer $80 for 2, or something. $50 is not the best price, but not bad either... and as you're apparently not hardware savvy, you don't want to mess up and get cards with something not right for your computer.

As for "incapable of installing video cards".... don't fret. It's literally as easy as replacing a light bulb... then installing the proper driver for the new cards.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-NVIDIA-Qua...749?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4cf37aa96d

Or, you can look for the exact same thing that's cheaper...

I've bought some of these in the $20-$25, range... but they're not always available at that price and also include the 2, DVI-DP adapters.
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Just offered the seller $80 bucks for two. :D
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

ibuypower.com has similar prices to cyberpowerPC.com You might be able to get one with free shipping and avoid the CA sales tax.
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Once I nail the configuration down, I'll compare with ibuypower. The only neg so far with cyberpower is the wait until after the holiday for the system. A plus is I can drive the system back if I ever have any problems. Thanks for the second vendor.
 
Quote from radist:

Once I nail the configuration down, I'll compare with ibuypower. The only neg so far with cyberpower is the wait until after the holiday for the system. A plus is I can drive the system back if I ever have any problems. Thanks for the second vendor.
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Having the seller and tech support local could be worth something.
 
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Having the seller and tech support local could be worth something.
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That's what I'm thinking when changing a light bulb is pushing the envelope.:D
 
Quote from radist:

That's what I'm thinking when changing a light bulb is pushing the envelope.:D
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No... it's really very easy... and nothing you can mess up. You can probably Google "how to replace a video card" and see a little video to instill confidence.

Computers nowdays are quite fault tolerant and electrically grounded. Still, it's a good idea to touch the back of the computer to discharge any static electricity you have in your body before opening the case. (I'm inside computer cases often and have never killed anything because of static discharge... however, I do wear a wrist strap when addressing the CPU... other than that, I just touch the back of the case before messing with the components and don't worry about it.)
 
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Scat, I'm truly incapable of installing these vid cards. Definitely not a DIY gal. :confused: :D Do you see anything above that looks reasonably decent?
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If you don't want to install anything yourself and decide to stick with Cyberpower - your original choice - certaily, the price is right - go for a pair of ATI Radeon HD 5450.

Each ATI Radeon HD 5450 card cost in the range $40-$60 and supports up to 3 monitors (so you can have the maximum of 6 monitors with 2 cards).

Typically, an HD 5450 comes with a VGA, DVI and HDMI (or sometimes DyspalyPort) connectors. Depending on what mnitors you have you may have to buy additoonal adapaters (like DVI to HDMI for $3 - $5) and/or cables.
 
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