What hardware is needed for supporting multiple monitors?
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Scataphagos coulda saved the trader in this video many hundreds of dollars on a trading computer, no?
Her prices on the monitors and mount are about right.
As for the computer (if I were looking to economize)... I'd go for a used HP Z440 workstation for ~$350-$400. Her monitors will run on NVS 295 video cards which you could buy on eBay for ~$10 each. (Of course if you want to run "distractions" while trading, you might need more GPU.)
Trading doesn't require much horsepower. I'm running on a Dell T3500 workstation that's 10 years old... Xeon W3570 CPU w/8GB RAM, W7. Bought it on eBay for $75, including shipping. (I wasn't looking to buy a new computer for trading exactly... this one was intended to be used simply in reserve as a backup as I was having issues with the DRM on my MetaStock... and if I ever "lost" my setup, they weren't going to allow me to restore/activate it again, so I needed a clone ready to roll. Well, with swapping machines around I ended up with the cheapie running my stuff for the time being... and it's 5/5.)
Could have saved ~$800 on the rig.
And say, isn't she charming? I'd date her!
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You would date her? With your $75 computer and constantly pushing used items? Will you also buy her a used ring or necklace? Thanks for the good laugh. Let it suffice to say that she is way out of your league.
Her prices on the monitors and mount are about right.
As for the computer (if I were looking to economize)... I'd go for a used HP Z440 workstation for ~$350-$400. Her monitors will run on NVS 295 video cards which you could buy on eBay for ~$10 each. (Of course if you want to run "distractions" while trading, you might need more GPU.)
Trading doesn't require much horsepower. I'm running on a Dell T3500 workstation that's 10 years old... Xeon W3570 CPU w/8GB RAM, W7. Bought it on eBay for $75, including shipping. (I wasn't looking to buy a new computer for trading exactly... this one was intended to be used simply in reserve as a backup as I was having issues with the DRM on my MetaStock... and if I ever "lost" my setup, they weren't going to allow me to restore/activate it again, so I needed a clone ready to roll. Well, with swapping machines around I ended up with the cheapie running my stuff for the time being... and it's 5/5.)
Could have saved ~$800 on the rig.
And say, isn't she charming? I'd date her!
No sooner do I say my "10-yr old cheapie rig is running 5/5", the mobo went tits up this morning. (Not really a problem. Swapped out the drives and the video cards into another machine... was up and running in 10 minutes. Moral of this story... Traders need adequate back-up, which includes hardware.)
So... if you're buying used, (1) still buy workstations... supposed to be better quality with server-class parts, less trouble, longer durability and (2) don't buy something 10 years old... more like 3 years old.
It's always something.
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Well, thats it then, the chick is gonna dump you. What else you have to offer now that your 75 dollar machine broke?
No sooner do I say my "10-yr old cheapie rig is running 5/5", the mobo went tits up this morning. (Not really a problem. Swapped out the drives and the video cards into another machine... was up and running in 10 minutes. Moral of this story... Traders need adequate back-up, which includes hardware.)
So... if you're buying used, (1) still buy workstations... supposed to be better quality with server-class parts, less trouble, longer durability and (2) don't buy something 10 years old... more like 3 years old.
It's always something.