Techies - please give any suggestions on this configuration

jokepie

jokepie

1 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - $20.99
1 Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, come with Five Fans, window side panel, top HDD dock
$99.99
1 Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$119.99
2 EVGA 01G-P3-1351-KR GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$239.98
($119.99 each)
1 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ...
$114.99
1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
$11.98
1 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL
$126.99
1 EVGA X58 FTW3 132-GT-E768-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$229.99
1
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950
$314.94


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What is its intended primary use? Overkill for trading... a bit weak for gaming.... stronger video card for best gaming... maybe HD5850 or better.
 
Its ofr trading ONLY, I use xbox for my gaming needs.. heheh
I know its advanced for trading.
Are there any bottle necks in this config in regards to near future...2-3 years.

I use IB TWS + Esignal + Button trader + Trade Ideas Scanner.
Usually have about 10 tick charts, 3-5 Minute charts in different short to long time frames.

i currently have an old XPS 630 with Intel Quad core 4gb ram, 7200 rpm HDD with a clean ein 7 install. All runs fine at this point. have no complaints. But wante dto upgrade the hardware and keep my old as a back-up PC on a separate Net connectin.

Are those Precision work stations with dual quad xenons over kills as well.. I have seen few folks use them.
Ps budget is not a problem.
 
Quote from jokepie:

Its ofr trading ONLY, I use xbox for my gaming needs.. heheh
I know its advanced for trading.
Are there any bottle necks in this config in regards to near future...2-3 years.

I use IB TWS + Esignal + Button trader + Trade Ideas Scanner.
Usually have about 10 tick charts, 3-5 Minute charts in different short to long time frames.

i currently have an old XPS 630 with Intel Quad core 4gb ram, 7200 rpm HDD with a clean ein 7 install. All runs fine at this point. have no complaints. But wante dto upgrade the hardware and keep my old as a back-up PC on a separate Net connectin.

Are those Precision work stations with dual quad xenons over kills as well.. I have seen few folks use them.
Ps budget is not a problem.
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Single CPU workstation will handle all but the most demanding number crunching. Having 10 tic charts open might stress the system... especially if using tic-updated, custom indicators.
 
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Single CPU workstation will handle all but the most demanding number crunching. Having 10 tic charts open might stress the system... especially if using tic-updated, custom indicators.
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By the way i dont do any sort of automated backtesting.
So based on your comment I should be biased to Precision 5500 rather than a single processor i7 based peocessor.
 
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By the way i dont do any sort of automated backtesting.
So based on your comment I should be biased to Precision 5500 rather than a single processor i7 based peocessor.
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I was thinking the opposite. Unless you KNOW you require big-time number crunching power, a single socket mobo should be more than enough.
 
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I was thinking the opposite. Unless you KNOW you require big-time number crunching power, a single socket mobo should be more than enough.
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Cool thanks,
Thats what I felt.
 
Quote from Scataphagos:

I was thinking the opposite. Unless you KNOW you require big-time number crunching power, a single socket mobo should be more than enough.
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What's your view on the importance of ECC support for a trading rig?
 
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What's your view on the importance of ECC support for a trading rig?
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Though Google claims "data errors are more frequent than people realize".. that's hardly quantitative.

I've run ECC and non-ECC memory at various times over the years.... no difference that I've noticed.
 
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