wheezergeezer
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Most servers have more than 1GB of Ram, to deal with data flow , IGB will be sufficent for your needs............
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des44 said:
Personally I'd go with the new amd 64 3500 or above (socket 939)....I've just finished my new system ( see above) I can not get it to run any hotter than 32'.. which compared with my P4 (2.6) is positively freezing..
:cheesy: Which is great if your going to be like me & have the system running 24/7...?roguetrader
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a320 said:
As a tech challenged bod is what you've described the same as asking them for 1Gig of ram or does it have to be specified 2x 512
Most PC specialist normally advise 2x512mb=1gig ...but you can also get single strips of 1gig . These 1 gig strips can be a little troublesome as there recently new to the home market... There fine if your into overclocking & tweaking the voltage settings but generally most go with the2x 512mb (DRR 400).
My 2cnts worth
My trading machine is similar, 3.4Ghz, 2Gb RAM with 9600XT, 250GB SATA drive and LG DVD writer.
On the memory side 2 X 1Gb chips is ideal as it would leave room for expansion but also it is more expensive and far more prone to not working due to incompatibilities. If you go down that route buy the memory from www.crucial.com/uk and specify it based on the motherboard you are buying (also make sure and put it in the correct slots to get the dual channel benefits) that way if it does not work you can return it to them if it does not work. If you decide on caution not 4 X 512Mb RAM will be cheaper and work just as well. I have built about 15 similar spec machines recently for work and myself and using 1GB memory is definitely got the potential to cause you problems.
PS Go for a DVD writer, it will do CD's too and for an extra £20 it seems daft not to (in my opinion) Some of the latest LG ones are only around £42 from www.ebuyer.com.
My trading machine is similar, 3.4Ghz, 2Gb RAM with 9600XT, 250GB SATA drive and LG DVD writer.
On the memory side 2 X 1Gb chips is ideal as it would leave room for expansion but also it is more expensive and far more prone to not working due to incompatibilities. If you go down that route buy the memory from www.crucial.com/uk and specify it based on the motherboard you are buying (also make sure and put it in the correct slots to get the dual channel benefits) that way if it does not work you can return it to them if it does not work. If you decide on caution not 4 X 512Mb RAM will be cheaper and work just as well. I have built about 15 similar spec machines recently for work and myself and using 1GB memory is definitely got the potential to cause you problems.
PS Go for a DVD writer, it will do CD's too and for an extra £20 it seems daft not to (in my opinion) Some of the latest LG ones are only around £42 from www.ebuyer.com.
The shot is from this system....
To take a screen shot I hold down the CTRL key then press the "Prtscr key" ( normally on the top line of the keyboard near F12) then paste it into adobe ( or any other paint application)
a320 said:I've just updated one of my systems & the spec is as follows..
AMD 64 - 3500 ( 939)
1024mb Ram ( 2 x 512mb DDR 400)
Asus A8V Deluxe ( 939)
Thermaltake Venus CPU cooler
250Gb Maxtor 150 SATA 7200 RPM/16mb cache
128mb ATI Radeon ( with DVI)
NEC ND-3500 DVD+/- 16xdvd/dvd-rw 4x/dual layer 4x
1.44 Nec floppy
Thermaltake ATX Case ( with temp display / side window/ 400 Watt PSU )
XP Pro
x2 Relisys 19" TFT TL966B
To take a screen shot I hold down the CTRL key then press the "Prtscr key" ( normally on the top line of the keyboard near F12) then paste it into adobe ( or any other paint application)
A screen shot of Esignal with 10+ charts..ect of the futures (not clearly shown their behind the front ones) stacked on top of each other..(esignal has been playing up today)
With FireFox , IB , Email, Adobe, Bloomberg media (video) & a DVD movie runing all at the same time . Still less then 20% cpu usage & 40% ram...( you can see it on the t2w task bar on the right hand screen)..
Hope this answers your question des?...
With FireFox , IB , Email, Adobe, Bloomberg media (video) & a DVD movie runing all at the same time . Still less then 20% cpu usage & 40% ram...( you can see it on the t2w task bar on the right hand screen)..
Hope this answers your question des?...
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a320 said:A screen shot of Esignal with 10+ charts..ect of the futures (not clearly shown their behind the front ones) stacked on top of each other..(esignal has been playing up today)
With FireFox , IB , Email, Adobe, Bloomberg media (video) & a DVD movie runing all at the same time . Still less then 20% cpu usage & 40% ram...( you can see it on the t2w task bar on the right hand screen)..
Hope this answers your question des?...
Hi a320, have you ever tried to push your system much over the 50% usage on RAM, my curiosity stems from a post someone made on another thread saying that windows cannot utilize much more than 512MB. I have found that pushing my system beyond this causes it to become unstable and some aplications freeze, new ones will not open etc, which seems to support the idea that it cannot make use of the extra RAM.
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Hmmn the situation I am getting is that if I am right and monitoring the RAM usage correctly I am only using just over 500MB when opening another aplication will lock up my PC
