Interesting idea. In your paradigm, you could consider "viscosity" to be a function of liquidity in the order book -- that is, size of the...
Interesting. RAM "should" function in your system at native 4-4-4-12 timings. However, Patriot RAM isn't on the Maximus Formula's memory QVL...
This could be a sign of a RAM problem. To diagnose, remove all RAM sticks but one and retry. Could also be an issue with your video card...
For anyone interested in burning-in and load-testing a new PC, here are some useful software tools: Burn-in and loading: Intel Thermal Analysis...
The process of building a system from components is time consuming, Saturday afternoon type stuff, but it's not that complex. The build process...
The nVidia Quadro NVS 285 is a very good video card for a trading rig, unless there is future potential to run a 30" monitor. A trader who...
I believe a Canadian trader of US futures could eliminate income tax on trading by moving his domicile, for example, to the Bahamas. Canadians,...
That's been my experience as well -- Core 2 Duos run faster than the single cores, such as a Pentium 4, even when the single core has a much...
bighog, Water cooling is not something you want to do on a professional trading system. There are problems with bacteria, algae, evaporation,...
That's a very nice power supply calculator. Determining the actual power size requirements is the right place to start when selecting a PSU....
The power supply draws power on a variable basis based on what the PC is doing at the time. An idle PC will draw less power from the wall circuit...
Yeah, agree -- high end gamer cards aren't an optimal choice for a professional trading PC. The nVidia 7600GS cards I use on trading rigs only...
As I say, Watts and Amps are not a measure of power supply quality. A Kia Sedona has a 3.8L engine and a Mercedes E350 has a 3.5L engine. I'm...
ah, it's all coming clear now -- we see where you get your technology information -- from "Willie Long Dong of Hong Kong." Can't argue with that....
My first system was a Commodore VIC 20 with 5K, yes "K", of RAM. If you are thinking that isn't much RAM; don't worry; you could buy an extra 3K...
Sure, it's doable. I've mixed PCIe and PCI video cards on some systems in the past. I was thinking a little more about reliability than video...
The Asus Maximus Formula (sounds like a late night infomercial product) you selected is an outstanding board, assuming you don't need more than...
Amen.
Not sure whether trading software spreads info all over the place, but I can say that PerfectDisk is the best defragmenter in my opinion. Even...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the power supply. An Antec Solo is not a power supply; it's a case; so not sure what you mean by a PC Power...
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