Good Weekend Everyone! So I am officially going prop and need a new setup. I called dell and worked out the following. 223-5580 1 XPS 630, Intel Core2 Extreme processor QX6850 (3.00GHz 1333FSB) w/Quad Core Technology and 8MB cache 313-6078 1 Black Bezel Chassis 311-8298 1 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz -4 DIMMs 310-8028 1 Dell Enhanced Multimedia USB Keyboard 320-5448 1 19 in (19 in viewable) SE198WFPV,Silver Flat Panel Display 320-6362 1 Dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 341-6267 1 SATA 2 RAID 1 With Dual 500GB Hard Drives 341-6453 1 Dell 19 in 1 Media Reader withBluetooth 2.0 420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal 420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application 420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp 420-7969 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, English 330-0283 1 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup 420-7622 1 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 310-8650 1 Dell USB 4 Button Premium Optical Mouse with Scroll 420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP 313-6082 1 48X Combo and 16X DVD+/-RW 420-6464 1 Roxio Creator Basic 313-2758 1 Integrated Audio 313-6327 1 AX510PA Flat Panel Display Soundbar (Entry) 410-1820 1 McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription 412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested 420-8103 1 Microsoft Works 9.0, English 412-0360 1 Soft Contracts - Banctec 902-0931 1 Warranty Support,1 Year Extended 950-3338 1 2 Year Limited Warranty 960-8700 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year 980-7191 1 Type 3 - Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, 1 Year Extended 985-7910 1 Type 3 - Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year 989-2457 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year 989-2458 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) 330-0172 1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Desktops 310-8626 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System 420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 420-7096 1 DataSafe Online 30GB for Dim/Ins/XPS 987-7469 1 XPS,Datasafe 30GB,1YR,DHS 988-0099 1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online * -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED 320-6199 2 S199WFP 19 inch Silver Flat Panel Display, Customer Install 983-2847 2 3YR Limited Warranty Monitor, Advanced Exchange Subtotal: $3,746.00 I want to make sure this gives me three screens with the video cards, and also what do you guys think in terms of performance for trading? I think its enough . Thanks guys in advance for your help. Just trying to get set-up. TPA
The specs sound good .. the most important thing for you is going to be network latency if you are trading remotely. ..
If you are spending more than $1000 for a PC and single monitor for remote trading (I assume manual) you are wasting money. Heck you don't even get Excel in that bundle. Looks like a tremendous rip off to me. I see nothing in that spec list that will add value to your trading.
I am assuming network latency is from the ISP connection. I am using road runner, i believe 5mps, which should suffice. Do you agree? Thanks for the comments. TPA
It is a three monitor setup. The extra costs are for the dual video card and the 3 monitors. Thanks for the input TPA
Vista may be an issue as well, best to speak with the tech side at the prop firm to see if the platform will even run on it.
I agree, I planned on calling Monday about that. Considering MSFT is shutting down XP, I would hope the software would be Vista Compliant.
You do realize you can save at least a grand if you build a similar system yourself? If you aren't tech saavy, maybe ask a HS or college student to do it for you for a $100 or 200. $3700 seems a bit steep for that setup. Another option would be to purchase a cheaper dell workstation which you can add video cards yourself.
You would think. I would like to save you a big headache right now, and seriously consider using XP over vista. Don't think of vista as an upgrade, because it really dosent offer any compelling features for traders. In fact many applications are incompatible and or run much slower on vista.
Thats what Ive been hearing, I guess if I need to I can upgrade down the road. Thanks for the heads up.