Help building trading computer

[Agro]

Hey all

I am looking for advise for building a trading computer (forex trading). I have very limited knowledge when it comes to computers, but I have a friend that will be able to build it for me. He is a gamer though and I think a good trading computer will differ from a good gaming computer so I would like some advise to point him in the right direction.

Ok, specific details

This computer is for trading ONLY. Nothing else whatsoever.

No 3D stuff, only 2D

I am a manual trader, do not use any scripts and no mt4. Just 6 screens with a chart on each (java based platform although I may be switching to sierra charts soon). I am a very short term trader that enters and exits with market orders (meaning I watch the price and click when I want to buy or sell) so speed and refresh rate of screens is important as I need to get the price at the exact moment I see it.

I trade in the evening and into the night and temperature rarely will get above 30C (85F) when I am trading (generally 10C-25C through winter and summer)

I trade up to 8 hours a night, 4-5 nights a week and the computer is off the rest of the time

I have 6 screens - 3 x 17' dell, 1 x 22' dell and 2 x 17' hp

My internet connection is ADSL2+ and runs between 5 and 10Mbps

I would like everything to be wireless (mouse, keyboard, internet connection)

As far as budget I would like to keep it under $1000 if possible.

Ok, if there is anything else you need to know then just ask.

Cheers all

 

[SpringWater]

6 screens... that means that it'll have to have a pretty bast video card or one of those quadro series/amd's firepro (I'm not a pro at workstation cards so I might be wrong) cards that can support these many monitors.

 

[PCunicorn]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/PCunicorn/saved/1GSL
This is a good build, as I believe Forex Trading isn't very intnsive at all unless you are using 6 monitors, were it still shouldn't be to bad. Replace the 7770 in the build for a with this, as the 7770 can't work with 6 displays but this one can: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...129274&Tpk=7750 eyefinity 6&IsVirtualParent=1

 

[SpringWater]

I would go for an amd quad core processor an am3+ motherboard.

 

[PCunicorn]

For what the OP is doing a dual core will work fine, and the IPC is better then a similarly priced quad core AMD. And, for Wifi add this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166051 and for keyboard and mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126192

 

[SpringWater]

Well I know but why wouldn't he get a quad core if it costs as much as the pentium and it offers way more power? By a quad core I mean something like the amd phenom 2 x4 combined with a $70 motherboard it will cost just as much money and according to some benchmarks I looked at it offers about 30% more power.

 

[PCunicorn]

Actually that isn't true. As I said, any quad core CPU in the price range will be a fair bit worse then the Pentium.

 

[SpringWater]

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/65...25W__BE)_vs_Intel_Pentium_Dual-Core_G630.html

Single threaded the pentium wins, but overall the phenom is more powerfull and even though it is more expensive the motherboard for it would be cheaper making the total cost the same.

Here's another link:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G630-vs-AMD-Phenom-II-X4-965

 

[PCunicorn]

No, the board would be the same price and the CPU would be around $20 more.

 

[SpringWater]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135318

For the kind of work this pc is going to be used for this motherboard would be just fine and its only about $60, cause I mean why would he need a $100 beefed out motherboard?

Okay maybe it'd cost about $10 more but it offers 30% more performance.

 

[PCunicorn]

The motherboard I chose is a $50 one, not $100.

 

[SpringWater]

You're right just forget about everything I said, looking at 10 threads at once is not a good idea I got things mixed up