For trading, even the speed of the graphics processor nor the onboard memory are that relevant. Nor would the new features in PCIe 3.0. You buy bleeding edge technologies, you will be paying for what you don't need. It's the "buying a Ferrari to deliver pizza" thing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...42&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20
Inexpensive dual DVI video card w/HDMI capability http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130609 My recent build https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17295811 [Note: Storage HDD's and optical drive are not on list] Note: with Newegg, if time isn't pressing, you can monitor the daily deals and lower the total build cost considerably. Both the Samsung 830 and Intel 520 SSD's are excellent. [Note: the Samsung 128gb SSD has a slight performance increase over the Samsung 64gb SSD] FWIW, I recommend following any of WinstonTJ's advice. imho he is the most knowledgeable for both inexpensive and upper level systems. He basically will provide you the proper combination for the intended use, what you need, not what you think you want...
Not that great a performance increase, and this is not a Gaming system [you also mentioned a budget] A few miscellaneous links you may care to review http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-beginners,1288-8.html Memory interface [video] http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/280139-15-help-memory-interface http://voices.yahoo.com/128-bit-versus-256-bit-pc-video-card-memory-interface-3289088.html http://www.overclock.net/t/658093/1...interface-graphics-cards-whats-the-difference PCI-Express http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=356629 http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Ivy_Bridge_PCI-Express_Scaling/24.html SSD Intel 520 or Samsung 830 http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/281649-32-intel-samsung [with Samsung 830, performance increase on 128gb over 64gb fyi] SSD Random Read/Write Speed http://www.anandtech.com/show/5529/...-update-faster-4kb-random-write-performance/2
To clarify, I did not mean to imply that Bolimomo's advice was not good, it was very good. I just noticed that WinstonTJ has gone through this numerous of times, and a review of his past post's may be of assistance in determining a cost efficient build. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/searc...=4126037&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending
Thanks, i bought the corsair force gt 60 gb ssd. Built my computer today, going to set it up tomorrow. Ill take all your advice on going with cheap vid cards since I am not a gamer. I'll post pics soon. Tomorrow I'm going to mess around and overclock a little, not too much though.
Helpful link in setting up Win7 -- Installing OS / moving libraries / MINOR tweaks / location of features, etc... Read first, prior to install... Especially the section on setting up libraries, prior to moving folders to Storage Drive(s) [My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, My Videos] If you intend to disable UAC, do so prior to loading any other software programs as suggested in the tips... No need to use the "suggested' reg cleaners, imaging etc... If you choose to image your setup, just use what you are accustomed to or as recommended by WinstonTJ or Bolimomo. [no doubt they mentioned it in one of their previous posts] http://www.tweakhound.com/windows7/install7.html Enjoy your build...
Agreed on all counts. I just upgraded from a Windows 7 Pro 32-bit version to their 64-bit version and it is indeed, snappier. And I only increased the amount of RAM from 4 to 6 Gigs on my old trusty Dell T3400 Precision workstation that only has a 5 year old Core2Duo 2.66 processor, that supports 4 monitors via two Nvidia NVS-290 graphics cards. As for the SSD, (again) I totally agree. You don't need a 200 or even a 128 GB SSD drive. A Samsung Series 830 64 Gig SSD drive will be fine. Enjoy!