which models do you recommend for trading on velocitymicro? whats the difference with a gaming desktop?
Just had a gaming computer built but use it for trading, much easier to use than my 8 year old HP. I think the difference is the gaming computer has a better graphic card, the new CPU is a i7 and runs fast as hell. I looked at CPUsolutions.com and decided to get one custom built with 600 watt power supply. About the same price as an off the shelf computer. It's hard to upgrade standard brands like HP because they give you little info on the internal parts. GS
the main components you need to focus on are the amount of RAM (esp if you're trying to run 25 charts and 55 tabs and excel and an api) and the video card to handle multiple monitors - and a minimum dual core but almost every comp has that now.
I wouldn't be too worried about crapware that comes on computers - just use this: http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/