You're ideal system under $3500

Quote from vhehn:

1- After 1- gig of memory for trading how big a deal is it?
not much

2- Are the liquid cooled machines that much better as far as longevity?
not much

3-How important is hard drive size for daytrading?
its not

4-How does 64-bit fit in to trading?
years away

Would somebody configure your ideal system in this range.
Where would you put your focus (max memory, smaller or larger hardrive etc..) based on the type of trading I do?

spend you money on monitors and a good internet connection.
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I agree with this persons reply and would like to add the following.

Try a local PC builder, most towns have them. They can custom build you one. Get your monitors on the Internet and spend the extra for better monitors. Have the PC builder configure your box for what you are doing, trading, this will speed things up. The Dell and HP, etc. type systems will have to be reconfigured anyway to get rid of the shipped configuration.

1 GIG of good fast memmory is more important than have 2 gigs, 2 gigs of matched fast memmory will provide some speed, but not much. Liguid cooled is not needed nor is a gaming system. Hard drive speed is more important than size, ask your pc guy.
 
Quote from vhehn:

these things are nice if money is no object but it is seldom necessary to get the most expensive processor. 1 or 2 steps down from the fastest can save a lot of money and is more than you will ever need.
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We're talking about TradeStation here! If he's an equity trader then he's probably also using RadarScreen (insidebuy - are you using RS?). TS and RS are massive resource hogs for both memory and CPU. I agree that getting the very fastest processor will have a big price premium. Ultimately it depends on what insidebuy is doing.

Cheers
 
Quote from mmillar:

insidebuy,

You have the advantage of already using TradeStation so you can work a very simple thing out - how much memory do you need.

Start your PC in the morning, do a typical days work and then at the end of the day look at your 'Peak Commit Charge' (see attached picture) this will tell you roughly the maximum memory usage you had during the day. You can then ensure you buy enough memory without buying too much. (To get the Task Manager up on your PC press Ctrl-Alt-Del.)

The second most important thing is to buy the fastest processor you can afford. Again, because you use TS at present, you will know if you have any current problems. Maybe things don't react as fast as they should? Maybe at the open things slow down? etc. This will help you decide whether your current processor is OK or if you need to significantly improve on it.

Cheers
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Does this mean I need to install 2GB of memory? This is with TS and e-signal both being used.

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Thanks for all responses and opinions, lots of good info here.

mmillar,

I'm not currently using RS but will with new system.
I don't trade everyday and have a small income from trading.
Trading mostly nasdaq, some listed. I like to trade morning gaps up or down and news events. Mostly discretionary.

Currently using 2- 19in. KDS flat screen crts.
1-AMD athlon 1- gig processor with 512 mb ram.
Running Millenium Edition so you can see I'm in the dark ages.

Just now working my way back after acct. blow up a couple years back.

Again, Thanks!:)
 
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Anyone have comments on the MSI K8T? or is TYAN the way to go for Opteron Systems?
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I use the MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard. This uses the 939 socket, which can be interchanged with any of the AMD chips out there.

I use a 64-bit processor and have never had any problems.

You can buy one for around $100.
 
Quote from skepticaltrader:

Does this mean I need to install 2GB of memory? This is with TS and e-signal both being used.

Thanks
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You don't 'need' more memory, but certainly you're using more memory then you currently have physical RAM.

Whether you buy more memory depends on whether you feel your system is sluggish or not (and whether you care!). If you're using eSignal and you click on a TradeStation window how long does it take to switch to TS? It should only take a second or two. If it's taking, say, 10 seconds then this is indicative of memory problems and buying more RAM would probably help.

Cheers
 
Obviously, the best thing to do would be to get RS before you buy your new system so that you can set it up and see how much memory you are using. If you can't do this then, personally, I would go with 2Gb memory. You might not need it but it's better to be safe than sorry. I only use TS Charting (not RS) and my memory usage gets upto around 800Mb. RS will easily take out another 200Mb.

Good luck.

Cheers

Quote from insidebuy:

Thanks for all responses and opinions, lots of good info here.

mmillar,

I'm not currently using RS but will with new system.
I don't trade everyday and have a small income from trading.
Trading mostly nasdaq, some listed. I like to trade morning gaps up or down and news events. Mostly discretionary.

Currently using 2- 19in. KDS flat screen crts.
1-AMD athlon 1- gig processor with 512 mb ram.
Running Millenium Edition so you can see I'm in the dark ages.

Just now working my way back after acct. blow up a couple years back.

Again, Thanks!:)
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