Friday, September 07, 2007

the Exchange Newsletter -- An Information Source for eSignal Subscribers

 

Here are the recommended specifications of a new trading computer for today:

  1. Intel e6700 CPU or higher dual or quad cores
  2. At least 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 or DDR3 RAM
  3. SATA Hard Disk Drives of 7,200 or 10,000 RPM
  4. Antec Silent P182 quiet case
  5. Motherboards with 3 - 4 PCIE video slots
  6. Video cards with at least 256MB of RAM and support screens of at least 24 inches; support for 4 - 10 monitors
  7. 20X DVD / CDRW optical drives
  8. PCAngel or Acronis backup system

Finally, it is recommended that trading computers need to be updated to, generally, the best technology every two years. It could be very expensive for a trader to use slow, outdated equipment in this fast-moving trading environment.

Source: the Exchange Newsletter -- An Information Source for eSignal Subscribers

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