Upgrading Desktop

[skytrader1 10]

Which Nvidia Quadro video card/s seems to work the best if using 4-8 monitors ranging in size from 22" to 28", and when trading the E-minis? Or, is there another brand card that is better? Am trying to upgrade my desktop and would also like suggestions on a sufficient amount of RAM and processor speed, etc; Thanks in advance for your input!

[UrmaBlume 10]

Which Nvidia Quadro video card/s seems to work the best if using 4-8 monitors ranging in size from 22" to 28", and when trading the E-minis? Or, is there another brand card that is better? Am trying to upgrade my desktop and would also like suggestions on a sufficient amount of RAM and processor speed, etc; Thanks in advance for your input!

 

Our traders use the setup shown below, they all trade from different remote locations and I manage them from my desk which is the second shot down. All of the remote accounts are linked to my monitors so I can see all trades and all orders whether filled or not. My setup is 12 of those same 19" monitors driven by 2 workstations.

 

The workstation is a Dell T3500 with a single quad-core 3.0GHz chip, 8 GB of Ram and 2 Nvidia cards (each driving 4 monitors). The monitors are 19" square and the monitor stands are 4 dual-vertical by Ergotron.

 

The internet connection is 2 20mps cable modems and 1 5 mps DSL connection into a 3 input, load balancing router.

 

The last shot down shows the mini pit we use for training new traders here in Las Vegas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cheers

 

UB

Edited August 4, 2010 by UrmaBlume

[skytrader1 10]

Can you be more specific on which Nvidia cards you use, i.e. Quadro, etc?

 

Thanks.

[UrmaBlume 10]

Can you be more specific on which Nvidia cards you use, i.e. Quadro, etc?

 

Thanks.

 

I looked back through some invoices and this looks like the cards we used in the last batch of workstations:

 

 

"Dual 512MB PCIe x16 NVIDIA NVS420 Quad Monitor,8 Monitor 8DVI,Dell Precision (320-8139)"

 

cheers

 

UB

[skytrader1 10]

Thank you for your time and effort. You have been very helpful. I had heard about the Nvidia's before, and you just re-confirmed. Thanks again.

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[skytrader1 10]

Thnx for your input!

[sysot1t 10]

Urma... A question, a bit off topic but related to the cards... do you leverage any GPU processing for the calculations done outside of TS with your NN/C#++ Code? curious to know if you are leveraging any GPGPU processing (i.e. GTX480 or C2050) ... I have been reading your posts, which I find interesting, and I was curious to how you handle the computational requirements for processing the data and handling all the iterations real time...

[UrmaBlume 10]

Urma... A question, a bit off topic but related to the cards... do you leverage any GPU processing for the calculations done outside of TS with your NN/C#++ Code? curious to know if you are leveraging any GPGPU processing (i.e. GTX480 or C2050) ... I have been reading your posts, which I find interesting, and I was curious to how you handle the computational requirements for processing the data and handling all the iterations real time...

 

While we do use certain dlls to access the Windows kernel and other base systems, our standard box is a quad core intel chip w/8 gigs of ram running 64bit Windows 7 and driving 8 - 12 monitors. Below is a shot of my desk:

 

cheers

 

UB