Trading computer setups

[CanOz]

For the six screens you can go two ways. Get a motherboard with 3-4 PCIe slots to install 3 graphic cards or get a standard motherboard with 2 PCIe slots and install 2 kick ar$e graphic cards.

Or do both and have 12 screens!

I'm using
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Mainboard - LGA 1155
Intel CPU Core i7-2600K - LGA 1155
8 G
Win 7 64 bit
And a solid state HD

Handles TT, Ninja, Esignals,TWS and a few other things PLUS the HSI going nutz all at once without a hiccup.

Hmmm, now your making me feel bad...

Just what i was looking for TH, you still have the same screen setup?

 

[Trembling Hand]

Just what i was looking for TH, you still have the same screen setup?

I have the Dell 30" with two Dell 24"s set up in landscape on each side and an old 22" on top in the middle.

Then another 24" attached to another desktop with TNN, email and something like this to keep me awake http://www.novamov.com/video/04a071993e9ad set off to the side as a instant backup with all my trading programs also installed on it.

 

[notting]

By the way you cannot bet this for a screen,

http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/...cs=audhs1&l=en&s=dhs&sku=210-33502&redirect=1

Its on special I might get another.

Agree. Got 3 x 24"

Aliens-
http://www.dell.com/au/p/alienware-aurora-r4/fs

 

[nulla nulla]

A lenovo 19" Widescreen side by side with a Benq 24". The lenovo for graphs, spreadsheets, emails and report lookups and the Benq for CommsecIress continuous live feed during trading hours. Also an IBM all-in-one Netvista 17" for day to day work and chat site access. Both Computer steups running windows xp-service pack3 with IE7. No hickups, freeze outs or unnecessary downtime.

I added another IBM Netvista with a 17" monitor for day to day work. This allows me to complete day-to-day work commitments, while working spreadsheets and watching stock movement and graphs on the other screens.

Upgraded this year. Currently running the main trading PC (Gigabyte MB with Intel-i7 quad core cpu, 16gig of Corsair RAM, 500gig sata3 hdd) with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit and Windows Explorer 9 running two Benq 24" screens. This unit is for trading through the comsec link to WebIress. Iress on one screen and comsec/excel spreadsheets on the other.
Also running an older pentium unit with windows xp and a further two Benq 24" screens for the business and Incredible Charts. Needless to say the desk doesn't have much spare space.

 

[notting]

Have I gone mad?

 

[nulla nulla]

You should get a chair with castors (wheels) on it or arrange the screens in a semi-circle so they are all at the same distance from your head.

ps: Are the 2nd, 3rd and 4th screens, from the top left, the same chart over a long period of time or different charts?

 

[Trembling Hand]

Have I gone mad?

Thats a really sh!tty set-up. So yes!

 

[notting]

Thats a really sh!tty set-up. So yes!

I know. You could do it all on one screen, nearly.
It's not really me!!
Mad and dumb!

 

[Timmy]

Thats a really sh!tty set-up.

Yep.
Not enough screens.

 

[Trembling Hand]

Yep.
Not enough screens.

Also its not clamped to the desk. What happens when you make a dumb trade and hit the taple top in anger. The screens will come falling down on you...... great set up. I have my bolted down with 3/8" bolts.... lots of them. c:

 

[Trembling Hand]

And a wireless mouse and keyboard!! He's just dumb!

 

[Timmy]

Also its not clamped to the desk. What happens when you make a dumb trade and hit the taple top in anger. The screens will come falling down on you......

Darwin award.

And a wireless mouse and keyboard!!

Yep.

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Hey CanOz, $4,000 is a lot for a PC box.

 

[artist]

And a wireless mouse and keyboard!! He's just dumb!

But I'm glad to see you have a bottle of water at each end for rehydration after travelling that long distance

 

[skc]

Yep.
Not enough screens.

Enough screens in total.

Not enough screens within visual field when sitting on the chair.

Unless he sits about 4 meters from the desk... but that's just increasing his latency.

 

[CanOz]

This is six screens but it's very tidy. Screen estate is addictive, but six is plenty for intra-day surely. The desk needs to be deeper though...

I liked my three screen setup, then one on the laptop for backup.

Timmy, I think I can get it built here for about 8000 rmb.

Cheers,



CanOz

 

[barney]

Also its not clamped to the desk. What happens when you make a dumb trade and hit the taple top in anger. The screens will come falling down on you...... great set up. I have my bolted down with 3/8" bolts.... lots of them. c:

Behind TH's computer desk:

 

[CanOz]

No, like this....

 

[Trembling Hand]

No, like this....

Had to up grade after yesterday.....

 

[waza1960]

I upgraded my setup about 6 months ago (I have built my own computers for years, I enjoy it)
I then sell the old parts on ebay usually get over $100 for the motherboard cpu ram combo.
I try and get best value for money rather than go all out for the best (can't afford that yet)
I bought a screen 2 months ago
http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--1221070123_Palsonic_31_5_80cm_LCD_TV_TFTV326FHD
you get much better bang for your buck by buying a TV .I have two 22in monitors on both sides of this baby it only cost me $380 from JB HIFI with two years replacement warranty.

A SSD drive is the most significant item now in an upgrade just speeds everything up.

Canoz keep in mind multiple cores are the most important re optimisation and CPU speed is more relevant to Backtesting.
My system atm : AMD FX-8150 8 core chip with water cooling .Its called a Bulldozer chip (couldn't quite let the earthmoviong go lol) . I always use Gigabyte Motherboards as they seem better quality than most.
Video cards.... I am still using a pair of Asus cards they have 2 DVI outputs each but HDMI would be the go now.
So TH is on the money re video cards.

 

[CanOz]

I upgraded my setup about 6 months ago (I have built my own computers for years, I enjoy it)
I then sell the old parts on ebay usually get over $100 for the motherboard cpu ram combo.
I try and get best value for money rather than go all out for the best (can't afford that yet)
I bought a screen 2 months ago
http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--1221070123_Palsonic_31_5_80cm_LCD_TV_TFTV326FHD
you get much better bang for your buck by buying a TV .I have two 22in monitors on both sides of this baby it only cost me $380 from JB HIFI with two years replacement warranty.

A SSD drive is the most significant item now in an upgrade just speeds everything up.

Canoz keep in mind multiple cores are the most important re optimisation and CPU speed is more relevant to Backtesting.
My system atm : AMD FX-8150 8 core chip with water cooling .Its called a Bulldozer chip (couldn't quite let the earthmoviong go lol) . I always use Gigabyte Motherboards as they seem better quality than most.
Video cards.... I am still using a pair of Asus cards they have 2 DVI outputs each but HDMI would be the go now.
So TH is on the money re video cards.

Thanks Waza, i'll post the spec when he's done working on it.

CanOz