Hi Rob, All personal questions, I guess. ^_^
Yuki Sunday, July 25, 2010, 6:25:47 PM, you wrote: R> Yuki, R> A couple of final questions... R> Once you've bought the active DVI to DisplayPort converter (about R> $100), does this solution actually work out better cost wise than R> just buying two Nvidia boards (say a Quadro FX 380 or 580)? R> If so, what is better...? The added value of the desktop manager R> etc...? The fact that it leaves more PCI slots free...? R> Running cost...? I guess everything else being equal running one R> video card instead of two is better for long term running costs...? R> Finally... any recommendations monitor wise... I'm about to buy 3 x 24 inch. R> Many Thanks R> Rob R> --- In [email protected], Yuki Taga <yukit...@...> wrote: >> >> Hi Rob, >> >> That's correct. My monitors are all DVI. >> >> I'm sold on this as a three-monitor solution. I just hooked it up >> and it worked immediately. Could not have been easier. The software >> also takes care of multiple desktops (up to 9), and offers a lot of >> other nice features like a desktop manager that preserves and >> restores application window sizes and positions, among other things. >> >> Get yourself an Ergotron stand, too. Check out the LX Triple/Dual >> Display Lift Stand at >> http://www.ergotron.com/Products/MultiMonitorMounts/tabid/159/Default.aspx >> That thing is really solid, and the tension adjustors allow you to >> raise/lower/tilt the entire bank with very little pressure, but it >> stays precisely where you put it nonetheless. >> >> At the end of the day, this has felt like going from the mid-20th >> century to "Beam me up, Scotty" almost overnight. >> >> Yuki >> >> Sunday, July 25, 2010, 6:40:14 AM, you wrote: >> >> R> Hi Yuki, >> >> R> Thanks. Yes I've been googling quite a lot about ATI EyeFinity. >> R> So just to clear, none of the three monitors needs to have an DisplayPort >> input...? >> R> That can provided by the active DVI/HDMI to DisplayPort adapter...? >> >> R> How are you finding EyeFinity...? Working well...? >> >> R> Thanks >> >> R> Rob >> >> R> --- In [email protected], Yuki Taga <yukitaga@> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Rob, >> >> >> >> You don't need two cards. You need one card with two DVI outputs, >> >> plus a DisplayPort output. I've gone with ATI Radeon 5770. What >> >> makes it work (very easily and very well with three monitors) is an >> >> *active* (*not* a passive) DisplayPort to DVI adapter (another 100 >> >> dollars roughly). Three connectors on that adapter: to the >> >> DisplayPort on the card, to the monitor's DVI, and to the USB for >> >> power. >> >> >> >> The adapter is by far a cheaper alternative than buying a DisplayPort >> >> capable monitor, but you could go that way. With the adapter, >> >> however, you can choose three identical monitors, which makes some >> >> configuration stuff easier. >> >> >> >> I have only 4 GB of memory. "Only". Some people will think they >> >> need more, but most people will not utilize more. (i7-860 seems >> >> fine, too, but some people will want to venture out farther on the >> >> curve, and I understand.) >> >> >> >> You will hear from some people that a passive adapter will work. >> >> They are slightly nuts; it will not. Spend the money for an >> >> ATI-certified active adapter, and life becomes absurdly simple. >> >> >> >> Yuki >> >> >> >> Saturday, July 24, 2010, 6:48:14 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> R> Paul, >> >> >> >> R> That was super helpful. Thank's very much. >> >> >> >> R> Yeah, the little bit I'm stuck on at the moment is the video >> >> R> card. I need to run 3 monitors so I guess I need two cards. I >> >> R> don't need anything spectacular on the 3D front clearly. Just a >> >> R> fast an solid card for charting etc. Any suggestions...? Or does >> >> R> your original choice still apply. >> >> >> >> R> I notice you put in 12Gb of memory!!! Wow. I thinking of reducing >> >> R> the memory of my new system. I have been running an 8Gb memory Mac >> >> R> Pro and the most memory I have seen myself use if about 2.7Gb of >> >> R> physical memory... so I'm thinking 6Gb will be enough. Maybe you >> >> R> have some very large AB databases or lots of symbols...? (I only look >> >> at about 30). >> >> >> >> R> Thanks again >> >> >> >> R> Rob >> >> >> >> R> --- In [email protected], Paul D <notanaiqgenius@> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Rob and other system builders, >> >> >> >> >> >> In 2009 I built my own i7 920 and overclocked it to a very very stable >> >> >> 3900 >> >> >> megahertz. I have XP 64 bit on it. >> >> >> >> >> >> In a Tradestation forums thread I posted a very detailed shopping list >> >> >> from >> >> >> Newegg of all the parts I used (more or less) and show that it can be >> >> >> done very >> >> >> cheap. In my opinion, the 920 version is (or at least was) the most >> >> >> affordable >> >> >> in terms of bang for your buck once overclocked. I had some problems >> >> >> getting >> >> >> things cool enough with all 8 virtual cores going, so I turned off the >> >> >> hyperthreading and just run with 4 cores. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Attached is a PDF of my shopping list complete with colorful pictures >> >> >> of my i7 >> >> >> 920 build during and after. FYI, I was going for lowest price rather >> >> >> than the >> >> >> very nicest stuff, though I did not skimp on mobo, power supply, CPU, >> >> >> or memory. >> >> >> The case, graphics card, and fans were not the best (or quietest). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> From: Rob <sidhartha70@> >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Sent: Thu, July 22, 2010 2:38:22 AM >> >> >> Subject: [amibroker] New System Question >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi TJ, >> >> >> >> >> >> I am considering building myself a new computer system. Basically I am >> >> >> running >> >> >> AB on a Mac Pro right now. 8GB Ram (ram is not one my constraints). I >> >> >> am running >> >> >> 2 x quad core Intel Xeon X5365 2.99 Ghz processors. >> >> >> >> >> >> I use AB for real time day trading... (not backtesting)... but I am >> >> >> pushing the >> >> >> core I run AB on to the max pretty much (My performance indicator in >> >> >> AB runs >> >> >> pretty consistently between 200 - 260%... I also have another 4 charts >> >> >> running >> >> >> on another instance of AB to utilise another core. >> >> >> >> >> >> Question is, in building a new system, what should I be looking for >> >> >> maximise AB >> >> >> performance....? Obviously I am looking at the i7 range of processors. >> >> >> However, >> >> >> given that I can only utilise one core per instance of AB (and I want >> >> >> to run as >> >> >> few instances of AB as possible), should I less concerned with going >> >> >> for more >> >> >> cores and more concerned with perhaps overclocking the cores I do >> >> >> have...? >> >> >> >> >> >> I could go the whole hog and overclock a Intel Core i7-980X Extreme >> >> >> Edition to >> >> >> 4Ghz... I don't know if that would be overkill given there would be a >> >> >> lot of >> >> >> processing power I couldn't access....? (although having 12Mb of >> >> >> onboard cache >> >> >> looks attractive since I could run larger DB's in AB more quickly). >> >> >> >> >> >> Any other critical issues I should be thinking of in terms of speed >> >> >> running >> >> >> AB...? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks for your time. >> >> >> >> >> >>
