Parts list look OK?

[Dansten]

Not knowing what I’m doing, I thought I’d better run my list of parts by some experts.

I’ve always operated on a Mac, but find myself in need of a PC to run stock charting and trading software. Somebody somewhere recommended a pair of the monitors I have listed; and I sort of worked backward from there to build the rest of the machine.

Any glaring errors? Suggestions for better or less expensive parts?

Case and power: Antec Sonata III 500 Quiet Super Mid Tower ATX Case
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.1) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Processor
RAM: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)
Video card: EVGA 01G-P3-1352-KR GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Primary drive: Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
Backup drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
DVD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - CD / DVD Burners
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM
Monitors: ASUS VS Series VS228H-P Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 50000000:1 (ASCR)
Monitor stand:Newegg.com - Planar 997-5253-00 Black Dual Monitor Stand for LCD Displays
Keyboard: Logitech Desktop MK120 Mouse and keyboard Combo (920-002565)
Speakers: Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System


Thanks for your time and for this great website.

[David M]

For displaying charts, which are relatively static two dimensional images, you will not need a graphics card. A CPU with onboard graphics processing, like the one you selected, will work. You just need to make sure your motherboard has two graphics ports, one for each monitor.

[glc]

Motherboard:

Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Memory:

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

SSD:

Newegg.com - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CT040G3K5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Hard drive:

Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 (0F13179) 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Use the SSD as a cache using Intel SRT instead of as a standalone. No need for a video card, the Intel 3000 graphics supports dual monitors. You can always add a card later if you find you really need one. Note that you will have to run one of the monitors off DVI and the other off HDMI.

[Dansten]

Nice. Thanks guys, that paid for my membership and then some.

So, if the SSD is a cache, then I'd still need another hdd for backup?

[glc]

Yes, and I'd recommend an external.

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by Dansten Nice. Thanks guys, that paid for my membership and then some. So, if the SSD is a cache, then I'd still need another hdd for backup?

The Hitachi drive glc linked will be your operating system and data drive. The Intel 320 SSD will be strictly a caching drive for enhanced performance. You can always add an external drive for backing up the the Hitachi.

Here is an overview

Intel Smart Response Technology and Intel SSDs: an Overview

and a detailed breakdown
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...plained/1292/1