Trading Computer

[Mr_You]

- Buy a Lenovo (or HP or Dell) with onsite hardware support.
- Xeon E5 8-core.
- 16GB-32GB of RAM.
- Seagate XT Momentus Hybrid HD (500GB or 750GB) ran in RAID.
- Dual FirePro 2460 mini-DisplayPort graphics cards (8 displays).
- Dell 23"-24" IPS displays.

With multiple apps you want more cores, I wouldn't worry so much about the fastest CPU unless you're doing backtesting, spend that money on RAM.

Judging by the Xeon E5 systems above, I would think you would have no problems getting a machine around $3k.

 

[sellindexvol66]

Quote from Doobs789:

Thanks. It comes down to this: i7-39xxk or dual Xeon E5-2620s.

I spoke with Puget today, the salesman I spoke with didn't think I would notice the difference, so he recommended the i7. But I am inclined to go Xeon anyway.

Other than the CPU, I am pretty sure I am going to go with 2x AMD FirePro 2460 video cards, Intel 520 ssd, 32 gb ram.

Doobs , I'm traveling now and I'll put my 2cents when I get back for next week.. But
I have owned 4 puget systems pcs.
I push them hard so i highly recommend... Currently 4 monitor with ssd drive, 16 gb ram. Runs my stuff great and they support unlimited.

 

[atticus]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814195115

 

[Doobs789]

Thanks for all the replies. From what I am hearing the six core i7 is the better way to go, as opposed to the lower clock speed Xeon E5-2620s. Here is a proposed build from Puget that fits my budget:

Motherboard- Asus P9X79 Deluxe
CPU- Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz Six Core 12MB 130W
Ram- Kingston 32GB DDR3-1600 (4x8GB)
Video Card- 2 x AMD FirePro 2460 PCI-E 512MB
Hard Drive 1- Intel 520 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch SSD
Hard Drive 2- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s
CD / DVD- Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA
Case- Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey
Power Supply- Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling (Air)- Gelid GX-7 and additional chassis fan
OS- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OEM SP1
Warranty- Lifetime Labor and Tech Support, 3 Year Parts

 

[HurricaneUS]

Quote from Doobs789:

Thanks for all the replies. From what I am hearing the six core i7 is the better way to go, as opposed to the lower clock speed Xeon E5-2620s. Here is a proposed build from Puget that fits my budget:

Motherboard- Asus P9X79 Deluxe
CPU- Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz Six Core 12MB 130W
Ram- Kingston 32GB DDR3-1600 (4x8GB)
Video Card- 2 x AMD FirePro 2460 PCI-E 512MB
Hard Drive 1- Intel 520 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch SSD
Hard Drive 2- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s
CD / DVD- Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA
Case- Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey
Power Supply- Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling (Air)- Gelid GX-7 and additional chassis fan
OS- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OEM SP1
Warranty- Lifetime Labor and Tech Support, 3 Year Parts

that looks sweet...I may need to pick up one of those...keep us informed on how stable it runs with your trading software

 

[sellindexvol66]

Quote from Doobs789:

Thanks for all the replies. From what I am hearing the six core i7 is the better way to go, as opposed to the lower clock speed Xeon E5-2620s. Here is a proposed build from Puget that fits my budget:

Motherboard- Asus P9X79 Deluxe
CPU- Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz Six Core 12MB 130W
Ram- Kingston 32GB DDR3-1600 (4x8GB)
Video Card- 2 x AMD FirePro 2460 PCI-E 512MB
Hard Drive 1- Intel 520 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch SSD
Hard Drive 2- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s
CD / DVD- Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA
Case- Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey
Power Supply- Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling (Air)- Gelid GX-7 and additional chassis fan
OS- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OEM SP1
Warranty- Lifetime Labor and Tech Support, 3 Year Parts

love it doobs!!!

and you just made me realize i'm due soon...for puget #5!

 

[dom993]

Quote from Doobs789:

Thanks for all the replies. From what I am hearing the six core i7 is the better way to go, as opposed to the lower clock speed Xeon E5-2620s. Here is a proposed build from Puget that fits my budget:

Motherboard- Asus P9X79 Deluxe
CPU- Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz Six Core 12MB 130W
Ram- Kingston 32GB DDR3-1600 (4x8GB)
Video Card- 2 x AMD FirePro 2460 PCI-E 512MB
Hard Drive 1- Intel 520 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5inch SSD
Hard Drive 2- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s
CD / DVD- Asus 24x DVD-RW SATA
Case- Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey
Power Supply- Antec TruePower New Series 650W Power Supply
CPU Cooling (Air)- Gelid GX-7 and additional chassis fan
OS- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OEM SP1
Warranty- Lifetime Labor and Tech Support, 3 Year Parts

- I would go for 64GB (of course, this is what I have on my P9X79 / 3930K)
- Get 2 x 1TB HDs and config them RAID1 (mirroring)
- I recommend the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 for CPU cooling - but this realistically cannot be shipped mounted (neither should the Gelid GX-7 IMO, but it might be within the Intel specs)

 

[Doobs789]

Quote from dom993:

- I would go for 64GB (of course, this is what I have on my P9X79 / 3930K)
- Get 2 x 1TB HDs and config them RAID1 (mirroring)
- I recommend the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 for CPU cooling - but this realistically cannot be shipped mounted (neither should the Gelid GX-7 IMO, but it might be within the Intel specs)

Thanks.

-Is upgrading to 64gb really worth it?
-I'm not that familiar with RAID setups, is RAID1 the way to go?
-The fan is the one they recommended. How is the Noctua better?

 

[Doobs789]

Quote from sellindexvol66:

love it doobs!!!

and you just made me realize i'm due soon...for puget #5!

Nice, thanks man. I'm glad to hear that you are satisfied with them. They have been a pleasure to deal with so far.

 

[atticus]

Quote from Doobs789:

Thanks.

-Is upgrading to 64gb really worth it?
-I'm not that familiar with RAID setups, is RAID1 the way to go?
-The fan is the one they recommended. How is the Noctua better?

RAID0 is the way to go. You have the boot SSD and backups.