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  1. New video card or new computer

    Thanks for the idea. I just did it and will note any change tomorrow.
    Post by: street carp, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  2. New video card or new computer

    Maybe Scottrade's right even in my case. It works fine normally. It's only those (maybe) 15 seconds a day when problems occur. I have been...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  3. New video card or new computer

    Sounds like you had a similar problem to mine which was fixed with more/multiple CPU power. I think I'm going with the Q6600. Not only...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  4. New video card or new computer

    Everything is updated. I don't keep XP's Automatic updates running, but I manually download all the vital stuff regularly and have been to the...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  5. New video card or new computer

    How did you trace the problem to the DSL connection? I'd like to be sure my cable connection & modem are not at fault.
    Post by: street carp, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  6. New video card or new computer

    Well, today I finally ran Task Manager to see what was going on with CPU usage, and during normal usage it was around 10% peaking to 20%....
    Post by: street carp, Nov 5, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  7. New video card or new computer

    I'd chose an ATX size 1333/1066Mhz motherboard instead of micro-ATX for better future expandability. I'd pick a 8800GT vs. the 8800GTS if given a...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 4, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  8. New video card or new computer

    Well, I'm out of ideas so I think I am going to build a new computer. If I go for mid-range perfomance I'll get: E6750 C2D...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 4, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  9. New video card or new computer

    silver914, Cable internet: 5MBs through Charter I reload Elite multiple times per trading session. I went to http://myspeed.visualware.com/...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  10. What do I need to trade OPM?

    Bump. I'd like to know also.
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  11. New video card or new computer

    The problem starts when Scottrade Elite is displaying a very actively moving stock in a Total View window. (Elite takes up about 1/4 of the...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  12. New video card or new computer

    Thanks gnome. My two computers were built 3 and 4 years ago so a new computer is pretty much due anyway. Aside from the problem being worse on...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  13. New video card or new computer

    So it's your belief the video card is the bottleneck then? Which matrox card would you recommend? Wouldn't it be better to get one that is AGP...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  14. New video card or new computer

    So Java is CPU intensive and the CPU is the bottleneck? It is the Scottrade Elite program that freezes up first appearing to cause Java to freeze...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  15. New video card or new computer

    ...or go with a QuadroFX3000/4000 that still come in AGP. It just seems that the 1600x1200 resolution is the problem, but will any AGP card be...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 2, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  16. Size, Shape of Desk, Chair, Fengshui of Trading room etc

    Mine's the kitchen table, square, counter-height. This way I can stand and trade sometimes. (I think sitting in front of a computer for a career...
    Post by: street carp, Nov 1, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  17. New video card or new computer

    For trading I use Scottrade's streaming Java charts (4 are open) and Scottrade Elite, and like some people here I have slowdowns and freezes when...
    Thread by: street carp, Oct 31, 2007, 68 replies, in forum: Hardware
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