I just bought a T5500 from the Dell Outlet for $1239, Specs below: Intel Xeon Dual Quad Core E5620 Processor (2.4GHz,4M L3, 5.86GT/s) Thermal Heat Sink for 2 Processor 12 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (6 DIMMs) 500 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache 500 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 RPM) 2nd Drive w/ NCQ and 16MB DataBurst Cache 2 GB AMD FirePro V7900 Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card 16X DVD +/- RW Drive Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) Keep checking the outlet, there are real bargains
I am happy to report that the Bolimomo brand Model T computer, 2 units made, ran without a hitch for the past 2 years. All from of- the-shelf parts bought from Fry's. It is not as fast as the Intel i7-2600k. But still decent. Only if TradeStation can get their act together to properly support quad cores with their trading software... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=195662 So... for all the nay sayers in DIY and insist on purchasing a special "trading computer" from specialty shops...
Post the system links [from seller] How would you rate your computer knowledge to determine if BIY is right for you. I prefer to build my own, but BIY isn't for everybody List your uses for the system, trading only or multi-use # monitors you intend to drive and max resolution 24", 30" 1920p or 2560x1600 Then people can better advise you No reason to overbuild, nor do you want to under build a system. No sense building a gaming system for a trading only station driving 2 monitors.
sorry if this is not the right place to post My computer had recently power supply failure and a new power supply was fitted. dont know the spec, My computer has slowed down. Could it be due to wrong power supply. ? I am running windows 7. How do I check spec for my power supply ? Thanks so much
> If you want four screens, you need 2x pcie x16 slots Really? Whow. Can you come here and explain that to the computer I have that has ONE graphics card capable of running 6 monitors? Please. Because I think that must be some sort of secret military project, you know. Or you just are a clueless troll? AMD Eyefinity 6 - cards capable of driving 6 monitors, stock. If you CAN manage to get a 5770 then not even that expensive, but - sadly not that new. And newer ones with 6 slots are high end. Also if the card has DIsplayPort... one DisplayPort port can drive more than one screen. Alternatively you are left with higher end cards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131474 Care to look at the nice 6 mini-displayport outputs? So much for you need 2 cards for 4 monitors. 2 cards drive 12 (!) monitors. Not 4.
should start fresh thread http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html to determine pwr requirement You should be able to determine your PSU capacity by P/N specifications via internet
I have a 6 year old home built system that's still running great. All for home builds. But if someone asks my opinion as to what they should do, go buy a Dell!
No need to be overly harsh. mgookin is a regular here and often makes good contributions. It is from a price-point perspective that I would, too, advocate using 2 x PCIx16 to drive 4 monitors. Yes sure you can pick up the Eyefinity card. 1 card drives 4. 1 card drives 6. Maybe even 1 card drives 24. Whatever. But at what price? That should be a consideration. I will pick up a cheap 8400 GS for $20 (2 monitors each) at any time.