Trading with Multiple Screens

Mr J · 16 June 2009

rossw said:
to you guys with multi-screen setups how do you find the performance of the computer?

I woudl've thought that you'd only want to be running 2-3 screens per PC.. In case of something crashing and you've got something in the market you've still got one machine running as a fail safe, or if you're running a lot of applications (and most charting stuff is fairly taxing) and system performance starts slowing.

No it's not. Trading in general is pretty light on the computer, it's only when you're number crunching that it becomes more intensive. As someone said, extra screens don't tax the cpu, but the gpu. Most video cards only handle 2 screens and are limited by connections, not performance, so the workload is light there as well. This is always a funny topic, because people assume that trading setups are intensive. They may look intensive (all the monitors and charts), but they're not.

mattswrxy · 18 June 2009

Wow, they are some full on setup's.

anthonyriley · 20 June 2009

Hi guys ive recently got a whole new system, check out the pic. Sorry its dark was taken at night on an iphone, LOL.

ThingyMajiggy · 20 June 2009

Do you actually NEED that many screens? Or don't you know you can drag the corner of each chart and make it smaller?

beamstas · 20 June 2009

ThingyMajiggy said:
Do you actually NEED that many screens? Or don't you know you can drag the corner of each chart and make it smaller?

Don't think he's worked out how to use the minimize button yet

Naked shorts · 21 June 2009

anthonyriley said:
Hi guys ive recently got a whole new system, check out the pic. Sorry its dark was taken at night on an iphone, LOL.

Good setup, those Samsungs are great screens. Are they 22s?

You are missing a notepad, always good to right down things you notice.

CanOz · 21 June 2009

Very nice setup, even more impressive is the fact that it was the iPhone's shot!

Gotta love Screen-estate. But where is ASF?

Cheers,

CanOz

anthonyriley · 22 June 2009

Thanks for the comments guys! Yeh they are Samsung 22inch screens only cost $238 which i thought was a bargin for them. Basically i use the main 4middle screens for the Bourse; having a different time frame on each screen. Its easy to look at instead of having four small charts on the 1 screen. The screen on the left runs GFT (4futures charts on screen), with the screen on the right running excel (spreadsheets to record trades) My laptop is used for anything else i basically decide to do (ASF, internet n what not).
Everyone has their own way this works for me as i can see everything i need to and not have to switch between windows etc etc. No way to miss a trade or missinterpret information.

jono1887 · 22 June 2009

anthonyriley said:
Hi guys ive recently got a whole new system, check out the pic. Sorry its dark was taken at night on an iphone, LOL.

wow, thats a very nice setup!! where did you get those 22" from?
and what stand/bracket are you using to hold up the 4 monitors... im looking to get a similar setup, with 3 screens, 2 on bottom, 1 above it in the middle

warezwana · 22 June 2009

anthonyriley said:
Yeh they are Samsung 22inch screens only cost $238 which i thought was a bargin for them.

Sure is a nice looking set up, you just need wireless mouse and keyboard and a lazy boy chair and your set for the night .. and some cans of RedBull.

jono1887 said:
wow, thats a very nice setup!! where did you get those 22" from?
and what stand/bracket are you using to hold up the 4 monitors... im looking to get a similar setup, with 3 screens, 2 on bottom, 1 above it in the middle

I bought an Acer X233H 23inch Wide 16:9 Full HD LCD Monitor Black for $226.00 from Umart which I thought was good value. Also some 19" WS for my wifes system and they were only $150each. They also sell stands to raise 2 monitors for $400 called (LX Dual Display Lift Stand) if your only running 3 I wouldnt spend the money and would leave it on the table unless your short of room of course.

alphaman · 22 June 2009

anthonyriley said:
Hi guys ive recently got a whole new system, check out the pic. Sorry its dark was taken at night on an iphone, LOL.

What video card do you use to drive those monitors?

anthonyriley · 22 June 2009

jono1887 said:
wow, thats a very nice setup!! where did you get those 22" from?
and what stand/bracket are you using to hold up the 4 monitors... im looking to get a similar setup, with 3 screens, 2 on bottom, 1 above it in the middle

Hey mate hows it going! If your in sydney a place called CCPU in Carlingford has them sweet deal and they r very well priced and for the stands u need to search up ATDEC Spacedec Donut Bracket with Pole they are approx $200 per pole.

anthonyriley · 22 June 2009

alphaman said:
What video card do you use to drive those monitors?

I run one monitor off my laptop which is a Apple Cinema Display 24inch, and i run the 4 in the middle off one tower which has 2 i think 9600GT video cards and the other screen is run of another tower which has the same card. Works well!

alphaman · 22 June 2009

anthonyriley said:
I run one monitor off my laptop which is a Apple Cinema Display 24inch, and i run the 4 in the middle off one tower which has 2 i think 9600GT video cards and the other screen is run of another tower which has the same card. Works well!

Thanks. I was thinking maybe you got one of those quad-monitor 2D cards (I think they call it FireMV for ATI and Quadro for Nvidia).

jono1887 · 23 June 2009

anthonyriley said:
I run one monitor off my laptop which is a Apple Cinema Display 24inch, and i run the 4 in the middle off one tower which has 2 i think 9600GT video cards and the other screen is run of another tower which has the same card. Works well!

Geez mate... thats a **** load of cash invested into all that equipment. esp the Apple Cinema Display which would've cost the same as 5-6 of those samsung screens!!

Mr J · 23 June 2009

Minus the apple and laptop, I imagine it cost less than what the average PC user paid not so long ago for a brand system.

jono1887 · 23 June 2009

Mr J said:
Minus the apple and laptop, I imagine it cost less than what the average PC user paid not so long ago for a brand system.

true, but the apple cinema display costs 1500 whereas the 4 samsungs would've totalled less than 1k. just doesnt seem right that apple can charge 6x more for an almost identical product.

Trembling Hand · 23 June 2009

jono1887 said:
true, but the apple cinema display costs 1500 whereas the 4 samsungs would've totalled less than 1k. just doesnt seem right that apple can charge 6x more for an almost identical product.

No way the 30" is 10 times more usable than 4 X 22". I have one Dell 30" and 3 x 22". And the 30" is worth it for sure.

Just about to order another 30". $2000 bit of equipment is nothing as your main business tool.

Mr J · 23 June 2009

TH, that's a 24 incher, not 30 inch. 30 inch is 2560x1600, the 24 inch is probably 1900x1200 or maybe 1080. The 30 incher is about 230% larger in resolution than the 22 incher, while the 24 incher is at best 30% larger.

Trembling Hand · 23 June 2009

Mr J said:
TH, that's a 24 incher, not 30 inch. 30 inch is 2560x1600, the 24 inch is probably 1900x1200 or maybe 1080. The 30 incher is about 230% larger in resolution than the 22 incher, while the 24 incher is at best 30% larger.

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