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I'm running a 1ghz AMD with 384 meg of ram and a 7200 rpm 20 gig hd and it
was about as fast as you could get a year ago. I could tweak it but I need
the reliability more. I have used amd for awhile now with no problems, but
check to make sure the motherboard is approved by amd otherwise you've got
problems.
----- Original Message -----
From: "NHBob" <rehhrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Paul Newton" <paluap@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ribau@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: the ideal computer for tradestation...
> Glad you've had good results; I have to report otherwise. I went AMD last
> year, but found that 2 different motherboards for AMD had BIOS problems
that
> made W2K and certain HDD's troublesome in multiple hard drive
> configurations. There were about 6 bios upgrade releases over an 8 month
> period and after 2 weeks of messing around, I gave up and went all Intel
> with 815 chipset. Now, 6 mo later, its probably all better, but for the
> cost difference back then I just couldn't go with my computer guy's
> preference for the supposed faster performance of AMD. Intel has been
> totally trouble-free for my trading hardware, the single most important
> criterion for me. If it were gaming, or other internet activity, I'd
> probably have stuck with AMD.
> just my 0.02
> NHBob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Newton" <paluap@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ribau@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 1:50 AM
> Subject: Re: the ideal computer for tradestation...
>
>
> > For the cost concious, an AMD processor of like ability is about half
the
> P4
> > price, conventional ram is 1/3, and a GTS/64 is available on
> pricewatch.com
> > for $175. AMD/intel is like Ford/Chevy these days (with Cyrix the
Rambler
> I
> > suppose), so everyone has their favorites, but I have found AMD
processors
> > to be quite reliable (four machines up and running now) with cpu
> benchmarks
> > quite close to higher rated Intels. That being said, I wish ribau's box
> were
> > in MY office!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ribau@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: the ideal computer for tradestation...
> >
> >
> > > >>thanks, i would like to hear the results.
> > >
> > > System upgrades:
> > >
> > > Asus P4T motherboard w/ Intel 850 chipset 185
> > > Intel 1.5GHz P4 processor 345
> > > 3dfxcool T4-REX fan and heatsink 22
> > > 512Mb Samsung PC-800 ECC RDRAM 521
> > > Enermax 350w ATX power supply v2.03 58
> > > Asus V7700 64Mb GeForce2 GTS Pure AGP4 video card 239
> > >
> > > Total expenditure $1,370
> > >
> > > It does make a difference. I am now able to draw, delete, and move
> objects
> > > such as trend lines, arrows, and horizontal lines, at the open. Typing
> > > almost keeps up, even at the open. Percent processor time still spikes
> to
> > > 100% occasionally, but averages 58% at the open, drops to average 26%
> > > during the day, and less. The GeForce2 took care of most screen
flicker
> > and
> > > jump when switching between workspaces (upgraded from Matrox G400).
> > >
> > > Overall, I consider this a worthwhile upgrade. TS2Ki is poorly written
> > > software and shouldn't require this kind of horsepower, but, what the
> > heck,
> > > at least the stupid thing doesn't slow to a crawl anymore in fast
mkts.
> If
> > > you must use TS2Ki, throw as much hardware at it as you can afford.
> > >
> > > I did the upgrade in stages to see how each new component changed the
> > > system. I feel the processor, the amount of system RAM, and the type
of
> > > video card and amount of it's RAM, definitely all made a difference.
> > > Pretend you are building the mother of all game machines and you won't
> go
> > > wrong, just guard the machine carefully so your kid doesn't steal it.
> > >
> > > The biggest problem I had with the upgrade was installing the drivers
> for
> > > the PCI bridge and the Bus Master IDE drivers. Win2k wouldn't boot
with
> > the
> > > old board's drivers, so Win2k had to be re-installed.
> > >
> > > The speed difference isn't as noticeable going from PIII to P4 as it
was
> > > moving from PII to PIII, for most applications. But for resource hogs
> like
> > > TS2Ki, it makes a profound difference.
> > >
> > > Win2k sp1, TS2Ki sp5, dedicated machine
> > >
> > >
> > > >>In the next week or so, I'm going to upgrade from a 500MHz P3 w/
256Mb
> > > >>SDRAM to a 1.5GHz P4 w/ 256Mb RDRAM (cost is now less than $900 for
> > mobo,
> > > >>CPU, memory, and power supply). It is my understanding that the CPU
is
> > the
> > > >>most important consideration to eliminate TS2Ki's lack of response
> > during
> > > >>fast markets. AGP4 should help with flicker. I will post my results.
> > >
> > > >>>>> > I am going to upgrade my system but I was curious as to what i
> > should
> > > >>>>> > upgrade.
> > > >>>>> >
> > > >>>>> > I guess it is important to state that I mostly use the charts
> and
> > > >>>>> > radarscreen to find real time trading candidates and currently
> my
> > scans
> > > >>>>> are
> > > >>>>> > slowing me down bigtime and my charts FLASH and it is driving
me
> > up the
> > > >>>>> > wall.
> > > >>>>> >
> > > >>>>> > I have a pentium3 500 mhz machine with 256 megs of ram. I
have
> 3
> > > >>>>choices
> > > >>>>> > to upgrade.
> > > >>>>> >
> > > >>>>> >
> > > >>>>> > 1. upgrade RAM to 512 mb
> > > >>>>> > 2. upgrade the motherboard to a RAID capable motherboard and
buy
> > two
> > > >>>>RAID
> > > >>>>> > drives which would dramatically increase the speed of data
> > retreival
> > > >>>>from
> > > >>>>> > the hard drive.
> > > >>>>> > 3. upgrade the motherboard and chip to 1.2 GHZ.
> > >
> >
> >
>
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