Setting up for set-ups - indiTraders

skarpio · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 04:06 PM

(Yeah, I know, I am now a content stealing jerk. See CV's The Physical Plane blogpost.)

Must Haves:

Monitors
- Trade Execution
- Charting/Backtesting/Setup indentification
Data Server
- EOD
- Intraday/Tick-data
CPUs
- GPU, RAM-rich -- for testing
- Commonly available stuff -- execution
Keyboard
- Give the Macintosh keyboards a try

Optional:

KVM Switch
- If you are loathe to have too many monitors/keyboards/mouses around
Headphones
- You need good music, don't you?

Edit: Perhaps not germane to the original post, but I'll post anyway; don't be swayed away by 64-bit processors, not even if your mother-in-law's selling it. The state of 64-bit hardware support leaves a lot to be desired. Even if you have your mom-in-law present you with one, never commit the third cardinal sin of installing a 64-bit OS. Drivers are just too hard to get for these beasts; it's better if you'd shot your mom-in-law in the first place.

JJ · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 04:46 PM

Here are some recommendations

Monitor
Dell UltraSharp 2208WFP
Samsung T220
BenQ E2200HD

Box
I prefer AMD over Intel

Gigabyte or ASUS Motherboard
Transcend or Corsair Memory Sticks
ATI Graphic Cards and lot of other choices here.
Seagate or Western Digital Harddrives

Others
Logitech G5 Mouse
Logitech Wave Keyboard
Logitech G13 Gameboard
Logitech Cordless Number Pad
Sennheiser HD-280 Headphone

musterion · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 05:33 PM

how to get 2 monitors to run from a single cpu, with different work being done with in each of the monitors simultaneously...motherboard has a built in graphics card.

skarpio · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by musterion

how to get 2 monitors to run from a single cpu, with different work being done with in each of the monitors simultaneously...motherboard has a built in graphics card.

There's a software solution for that. It's called multiple workspaces. Most OSs worth their salt have this feature.

Also take a look here.

deb · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by musterion

how to get 2 monitors to run from a single cpu, with different work being done with in each of the monitors simultaneously...motherboard has a built in graphics card.

one additional graphics card will do (s 2 mb compatibility)
from available graphics card in india search "NVIDIA"
the most recent http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/

dunno of it's availabilty in india though

shiree · #6 (**permalink**) 07-06-2009, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by musterion

how to get 2 monitors to run from a single cpu, with different work being done with in each of the monitors simultaneously...motherboard has a built in graphics card.

U require a VGA card , like MATROX Parhelia , there are many. The multiple monitors are connected to VGA card. I had 3 hooked to one CPU through MATROX VGA card. Then you would like to work in extended mode , all three monitors become part of one extended space accessible through single mouse.

sanjay_arora · #7 (**permalink**) 24-07-2009, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by skarpio

Monitors
- Trade Execution
- Charting/Backtesting/Setup indentification
Data Server
- EOD
- Intraday/Tick-data

Care to elaborate a bit on Data Server Software & other related information? Also, why you put charting/backtesting/setup info under Monitors?

vikkas · #8 (**permalink**) 24-07-2009, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by shiree

U require a VGA card , like MATROX Parhelia , there are many. The multiple monitors are connected to VGA card. I had 3 hooked to one CPU through MATROX VGA card. Then you would like to work in extended mode , all three monitors become part of one extended space accessible through single mouse.

Thanks Shree Sir... I have few queries.. u can reply me whenever u are free..:-
1.Can I do this with my Lappy also.... It doesn't have any dedicated graphics Card although.

2. Is this MATROX VGA Card is availble in India?..Yesterday come across a link posted by Jovi.... this is from iball.. is this worth?..http://iball.co.in/Product.aspx?c=20

and If i go for completly new Rig then wht I require ..except the usual stuff... I mean few special things we requuire only for this kind of set-up.. like VGA card , Graphics card, some special cords, or any particular softeare(s)..etc.

Thanks in Advance.

Vikkas

sanjay_arora · #9 (**permalink**) 24-07-2009, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by vikkas

Thanks Shree Sir... I have few queries.. u can reply me whenever u are free..:-
1.Can I do this with my Lappy also.... It doesn't have any dedicated graphics Card although.

2. Is this MATROX VGA Card is availble in India?..Yesterday come across a link posted by Jovi.... this is from iball.. is this worth?..http://iball.co.in/Product.aspx?c=20

and If i go for completly new Rig then wht I require ..except the usual stuff... I mean few special things we requuire only for this kind of set-up.. like VGA card , Graphics card, some special cords, or any particular softeare(s)..etc.

Thanks in Advance.

Vikkas

You will need some sort of stand or framework to support monitors

not easily available

If you do go for it, do post back what you got and where, for how much and how it is working out

vikkas · #10 (**permalink**) 24-07-2009, 02:59 PM

I think stand is not a big Problem.. Dell or from other sites it may available...

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