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November 13th, 2012, 02:03 AM
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As long as you don't backtest a lot CPU power is...
As long as you don't backtest a lot CPU power is of no concern. So if you are a discretionary trader and the computer is a dedicated trading machine it's an absolute waste of money. My I7 hardly ever...
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June 21st, 2012, 05:26 PM
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That's some serious overclock....does it glow in...
That's some serious overclock....does it glow in the dark or levitate or does it do anything else worrying? Is it still stableat those speeds?!?
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June 1st, 2012, 07:16 AM
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That is way too hot, 45-55 C would be ok for...
That is way too hot, 45-55 C would be ok for idle.
vvhg
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June 1st, 2012, 05:27 AM
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The CPU is definitely way too warm, this is your...
The CPU is definitely way too warm, this is your main problem.
This could have the following reasons:
1. the cooler is the wrong one for your socket/CPU
2. the cooler isn't running
3. the...
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June 1st, 2012, 01:03 AM
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The power supply should be fine, but you seem to...
The power supply should be fine, but you seem to have a serious cooling problem!
Idle temps are waaaay too high, you are frying your cpu, well possible that that is the reason for all the other...
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January 25th, 2012, 09:31 AM
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To be honest, I think it is more expensive than...
To be honest, I think it is more expensive than it has to be...slightly overkill.
You don't need any fancy stuff like LED and so on. That always costs extra. A good case doesn't have to be that...
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January 25th, 2012, 03:57 AM
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I think what Big Mike recommended looks like good...
I think what Big Mike recommended looks like good advice. The only things I would think about are:
1. if you can, select no graphics card to save some money.
2. get good cooling that is ideally...
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January 25th, 2012, 02:47 AM
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I would look for the following: Intel Sandy...
I would look for the following:
Intel Sandy Bridge (2600K is quick enough imho): This one (http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Intel%28R%29/Core%28TM%29_i7-2600K/736384/?)
Good mainboard, don't...
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January 24th, 2012, 02:25 PM
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Happy to help. But please be advised that I am...
Happy to help. But please be advised that I am not an expert!
First question would be what you will use the PC for? Is it for trading exclusively or are you planning to do other things with it as...
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January 24th, 2012, 10:00 AM
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Advice? I was only stating my personal...
Advice? I was only stating my personal opinion:ahhhhh::sarcastic:
Yes.
No.
vvhg
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January 20th, 2012, 02:14 PM
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Hard to tell, I think it is a matter of taste and...
Hard to tell, I think it is a matter of taste and of course buying power...
The SyncMaster have a few advantages:
Very thin bezel
Made for multi display application
And thus can be viewed from...
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January 20th, 2012, 09:17 AM
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In general the Dell U2412M looks fine to me, but...
In general the Dell U2412M looks fine to me, but I cannot say anything about quality (don't forget: viewing angles) or price....
I also don't know if the Dell and your Samsung will fit onto that...
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January 19th, 2012, 12:07 PM
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No, for some obscure reason you need 3 for 4...
No, for some obscure reason you need 3 for 4 monitors...and 5 for 6 monitors.
But trust me, you are very likely to run into trouble with any configuration where more than one monitor is not native...
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January 19th, 2012, 10:46 AM
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You only need active adapters if they are not...
You only need active adapters if they are not native DP (DisplayPort)! If they are, you are fine...
I wouldn't play around with anything else than DP (except for the one monitor you have, that is)....
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January 19th, 2012, 09:41 AM
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The Asus seem to be native DP which is good. But...
The Asus seem to be native DP which is good. But I don't know how good they are and if they are compatible with your stand....I don't know a lot about monitors other than I love mine:becky:
You...
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January 19th, 2012, 04:31 AM
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Just make sure the other 4 monitors have native...
Just make sure the other 4 monitors have native displayport, then you don't need any active adapters, then THESE...
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