Asus P8p67 Motherboard

[Tradewinds 12]

I've been looking at what motherboards are being used in custom built computers, and the favorite one seems to be the ASUS P8P67.

 

P8P67 REV 3.0 - New P67 B3 Revision DIGI+ VRM - Digital Power Design: The New Standard on Intel P67 Platform

 

http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=Qx3PdnZI9Pq9BcIU&templete=2

[TheNegotiator 13]

The boards that these PC assemblers tend to use aren't exactly the top spec models. If you know how to put one together you'll get much more for your money. It can be a headache though so you really do need to be determined.

[Tradewinds 12]

I sometimes look at the reviews for different computer components. If there are hundreds of reviews, then the rating is almost always 4 out of 5 stars. The only 5 star hardware components are usually ones that are the highest end, and don't have a lot of reviews. So it's a catch 22 situation. Buy a highly rated component that doesn't have a lot of reviews? Buy a component that has a good rating with a lot of reviews? Buy a component that has the fewest bad reviews as a percentage? I was curious as to what the custom built computer builders were using. In the end, I'm not sure what to really use.

[Tams 20]

I am using Asus Maximus in my computer.

I built it myself with the highest quality components and parts.

The whole computer cost me 50% more than I need to pay if I would settle for just a bit less spec.

 

I can tell you with 100% certainty that 99.99% of the people could not tell the different between my computer and an El Cheapo from Dell or HP. And that includes me !

 

I did it for fun.

I like quality.

I could afford it.

It makes me feel good.

 

Do I need any excuses?

 

;-)>

[Tams 20]

if I were shopping for a computer now,

I would probably go to Dell's warehouse depot and pick up a refurb at 50% off.

I don't need a super fast computer to do my type of trading,

and I have been resisting the urge to get more monitors.

as I grow older, I want to be further away from trading and spend more time living.

 

;-)

[Tradewinds 12]

Yah, I like what you are saying about stability. I don't need massive number crunching either. With price targets put in ahead of time, and a reason for those price targets, speed really becomes almost immaterial. I keep my focus on a handful of things. It's not good to have information overload.

I bought a CPU that could be overclocked, but then I got thinking about the issues of increasing the voltage, etc, and wondered why anyone using their computer for trading would want to risk burning out their video card during a trading session. That doesn't make any sense to me.

[TheNegotiator 13]

Yah, I like what you are saying about stability. I don't need massive number crunching either. With price targets put in ahead of time, and a reason for those price targets, speed really becomes almost immaterial. I keep my focus on a handful of things. It's not good to have information overload.

I bought a CPU that could be overclocked, but then I got thinking about the issues of increasing the voltage, etc, and wondered why anyone using their computer for trading would want to risk burning out their video card during a trading session. That doesn't make any sense to me.

 

It depends what you want to do with your PC Tradewinds. If you want it just for trading and/or charting, look for a decent quad core CPU PC but like Tams suggested, save yourself the headache and just find a prebuilt one. I know it's getting easier and easier to do a build but for someone out there who's never done it before, there are a good number of things that could go wrong. I doubt(so long as you do your homework) you'd fry your equipment, but if a component is faulty, you need to know what to look for to diagnose it then RMA it. Tams is clearly an enthusiast and/or gamer looking at the board he has, but you don't have to spend that much. If you are set on your own build, I wouldn't discourage it though. I do it myself and enjoy it thoroughly! But which cpu did you go for? I'd say for modest overclocking and a good warranty(5yrs) you might take a look at the asus sabertooth tuf (p67). Then make sure you get a good sandybridge overclocking guide and read it thoroughly. Actually, do that before you buy anything else!!