Guys, I have two options (unless the third option which is an entirely different machine is the majority choice) and I was wondering if you think the specs/price make this a good deal. My big concern is one comes with the i7 3770 but with an integrated video card (I hear bad things about them) or an i7 2700 with a 2gb GeForce GT430. Here are the specs on the first one Processor & Memory: Intel® Core⢠i7-2600 Processor (3.40GHz) Intel® H67 Chipset 16GB DDR3 Memory (4 slots, 32GB MAX) Drives: 2TB SATA Hard Drive (5900RPM) 22X DVD±R/RW Front Panel 19-in-1 digital multimedia card reader Graphics: 2GB GeForce GT430 graphics card (dual monitor capable) Communications: 10/100/1000 Mb/s Gigabit LAN Audio: Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing Keyboard & Mouse: USB Keyboard USB Mouse Expandability (total bays/slots): 2 x 5.25" external (1 occupied) 1 x 3.5" external (1 occupied) 4 x 3.5" internal (1 occupied) 1 x PCI-Ex16 2 x PCIe x1 Ports: DVI + HDMI display output 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear) 2 x USB 3.0 ports 3 x Audio ports 1 x RJ-45 network port 1x S/PDIF out AND the second one Processor & Memory: Intel® Core⢠i7-3770 Processor (3.40GHz) Intel® H67 Express Chipset 16GB DDR3 Memory (4 slots, 32GB MAX) Drives: 2TB SATA Hard Drive (5900RPM) 22X DVD±R/RW Front Panel 19-in-1 digital multimedia card reader Graphics: Integrated Intel® HD Graphics (dual monitor capable) Communications: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Audio: Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing Keyboard & Mouse: Wireless Keyboard Wireless Mouse Expandability (total bays/slots): 2 x 5.25" external (1 occupied) 1 x 3.5" external (1 occupied) 4 x 3.5" internal (1 occupied) 1 x PCI-Ex16 2 x PCIe x1 Ports: DVI + HDMI display output 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear) 2 x USB 3.0 ports 3 x Audio ports 1 x RJ-45 network port 1x S/PDIF out Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional, 64-bit The first costs $799 while the second costs $849.99 I guess I could also buy the second and upgrade the video card considering I am currently running dual monitors but want to upgrade to 4 in the near future. Just seeing if you guys think this is a good deal or not.
Oh yes, way too low. You need at least 550 but just as important is the rating as that denotes efficiency of power supply bronze, gold, platimum
But for that price it might just be worthwhile to purchase it, and then upgrade the power supply. for $799 you get a lot minus the power supply.
I take it u didn't custom make this machine, as you would save money making this rather than buying it pre-made. Big things for trading.... Memory... there is no difference in the two machines Also.. hard drives are the slowest things in computers today, of all the hardware. You should look into SSD... though might not be available in premade machines yet. Be careful with your PSU.. 350 seems really low... but you actually dont need that much unless you are running some multiples of hard drives, video cards, etc. Everything is getting faster, smaller and more power efficient... 350 might be solid.
The safest bet for a trading rig is to get any desktop with an X58 chipset mobo. The P/H67 and newer still might be a bit buggy, and many don't have 2 or more x16 slots. Personally I like Dell T3500, but it was on the early end of X58. That is, it does not have SATA III or USB 3.0 like most of the newer boards.
I have been looking at the 3500 but the cost is more than double that of the ZT, for an extra PCI Express slot? For a workhorse computer, do you believe this is trully not worth the money and I should spend the extra $1000 + for the 3500?