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RonObvious
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Hi,

I'm contemplating investing in a new PC for trading as I'm using a pretty bog standard dell at the moment.

I'm tempted by Eddie Z from EZtradingcomputers, apparently high end trading PC's for a reasonable price. Only downside is its an american company so not sure how much would be saved when factoring in shipping costs etc...

Any of you guys using specialised trading computers?

I don't want to buy another bog standard Dell to be honest but also dont want to spend a fortune if I don't have to.

Suggestions appreciated

Ron
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Alpha322
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reasonable mid range PC with a decent processor will do the Job, dont spend money you dont need too
I thought like that when i started out
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RonObvious
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I've got a Dell XPS with an i7 processor and 8gb of ram I'm looking to replace it soon for something with a SSD.

If i replaced it with Dell a similar machine would cost €1200. A top of the line trading machine with the company I mentioned above would cost $1400. not much in the difference. And that has multi monitor support, and a 5 yr warranty.

Dell only offer a 1 yr warranty as standard.

Tempting :roll:
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marko236
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I just bought a HP with core i3 and it works great, bargain at £380 dont need to spend a fortune to trade.
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RonObvious
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HP for £380 that is a good deal!

Thanks for your answers guys, I'm probably just getting carried away with the whole mission control, wall full of monitors idea! :D
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Kai
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My PC is also in dire need of an upgrade, I will have to change almost everything. SSD and an extra monitor will be a must, other things are much less important.
Last edited by Kai on Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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RonObvious
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I hear SSD's make a huge difference to boot up time and generally means the PC runs faster so definitely the way forward.
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Kai
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Oh yeah, SSD alone makes all the difference in the world, you can save so much time (and frustration) in the long run. You can see for yourself here in this video, a direct speed comparison HDD vs SSD. My disk is too slow even for HDD standards so it's gonna be a massive upgrade.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j84eEjP-RL4
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