two CPU's?

So what could go wrong if you don't have the recommended cpu power ? I use a 2.2 ghz while eSignal recommends a 2.6 ghz- sometimes I run messenger to talk with other traders(sensible ones ) news websites and my brokerage all on three monitors- RAM is 1GB..so far my orders fill at market within 2 seconds.
8 months with this computer and no troubles (yet)
Seriously , can anything go wrong due to having a lighter duty processor ?
will it melt down and catch fire ??:)
 
Quote from Equalizer:

I think you might want to ... ahem... "rephrase" that - especially the bit about "twice as fast" by overclocking your current system.
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Not to mention potential stability and heat issues. Really bad idea for a trading machine.
 
I have a top of the line dual-core Dell XPS bought in January -- why do the quotes on my TWS still get clogged up from time to time? :(
 
Quote from dcraig:


As long as one does not expect some randomly chosen piece of software to double in speed on a dual core box then there won't be disappointment. For multiple simultaneous applications, in most cases there will be clear performance benefits.
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By all means, pay for the extra processor if it makes you feel better. As for me, I know empirically that it is not worth the risk or the money. And yes, there is additional risk with the multicore/multiprocessor code path.

-segv
 
Would we need a dual processor for speed if we are using strategy runner and our fills are exectuted and stores on strategy runner servers and not our own computers?
 
Quote from kiwi_trader:

Notice that the new core duos have a faster clock speed so they should be able to move data in and out of (fast) memory faster.

Damn, they're so cool it might be time to look at a new system.
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I would wait until Windows Vista comes out to buy a new system. Windows Vista will only run on 64 bit processors. The computers they are selling now, do not have 64 bit processors. At least the town I live in doesn't. Your's might.
 
That isn't correct. Vista will ship in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Microsoft isn't going to give away the huge upgrade market. They want as many current PC users as possible to upgrade.
 
Quote from wonderworld:

I would wait until Windows Vista comes out to buy a new system. Windows Vista will only run on 64 bit processors. The computers they are selling now, do not have 64 bit processors. At least the town I live in doesn't. Your's might.
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just look for sticker say "WINDOWS VISTA™ CAPABLE "
 
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