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Recently ordered this system from Origin. They are great to deal with, they beat Maingear's price by about $400.00, and they just got rated #1 by PC World. Origin Genesis Desktop Computer Review - PCWorld
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The ORIGIN Difference
ORIGIN Custom Configuration
Desktop Case Lighting: BLUE
Corsair Obsidian 800D Desktop Case
Noiseblocker Mutliframe High-Performance Ultra Silent Fans
ASUS Rampage III Extreme (USB 3.0/SATA III 3X SLI capable)
Intel Core i7 980X 3.33GHz LGA 1366 Hex-Core Processor (12MB L3 Cache)
CPU Overclock Service: 4.0-4.5GHz (FREE)
ORIGIN High - Performance CPU Liquid Cooling Powered by KOOLANCE
Lamptron Fan Controller FC-3A
1 Kilowatt Corsair PSU
3 256MB Quadro FX380 (CUSTOM ORDER) (MUST run 6 monitors)
12GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz (6x 2GB) Tri Channel Memory
160GB Intel - Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - SATA-III, 6Gb/s, 7,2000RPM, 64MB Cache HDD
24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Genuine MS Windows® 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition
Lifetime Phone and Labor Warranty
1 Year Part Replacement Guarantee and Free Shipping Warranty
Logitech® Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Keyboard/Mouse
ORIGIN PC T-shirt: XL
ORIGIN Desktop Wooden Crate Armor
UPS Ground Shipping and Handling (FREE)
Discount $245
Gary
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Out-of-state sale, exempt from sales tax
$4,750.00
Assuming that your primary trading machine will also be used light-duty for web surfing and email, but no video games, no media serving, then basically:
Any quad core CPU will be sufficient, even the cheapest ones
8GB of RAM will be sufficient
Windows 7 64-bit
500GB 7200RPM HDD, or bigger, depending how much "other light duty" you intend
External eSATA or USB 1TB hard drive for backup
No on-board video, usually not good for multi-monitor setups
On-board audio is sufficient
nVidia GeForce 9500GT ($75) fanless, dual-DVI is sufficient
Now, if you want three or more monitors, buy two of the video cards. You can get faster CPU, more memory, bigger HDD, better video card, etc etc --- but none of them will make any difference for trading, web browsing, or email. If your trading does involve a lot of backtesting automated strategies, then sure, a faster CPU will save you time. But any quad core CPU will be able to handle dozens and dozens of charts, the bottleneck will not be the CPU at this point.
On another thread someone was asking for recommendations, I found a complete system for under $1,000 on NewEgg that was far, far more "high end" than what I have listed above. I think a trader would get far more use out of spending $1,000 for four high-end 24" monitors and a quad-monitor stand, rather than spending a lot of extra money on the CPU itself.
This is coming from someone who has a massive lab of computer equipment, way overkill x 100 on everything. If you have money to burn or computers is a 'hobby' then sure, go for it. If you just want a reliable trading system, your money is better spent on quality monitors, and 3 or 4 of them Spend your money on a nice desk, and chair, etc. These things will help your trading efficiency far more than a fast computer.
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Spend your money on a nice desk, and chair, etc. These things will help your trading efficiency far more than a fast computer.