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    My trade machine started to slow down alot, but I added 2gb more memory to it and now its doing alot better

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    My trade machine started to slow down alot, but I added 2gb more memory to it and now its doing alot better
    hi mike!

    i've been asking you questions on almost all threads. yet no replies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jones View Post
    I feel great when I put my Forex earnings in my bank and watch them collect interest
    At a whopping 0.25% you must be doing REAL well...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SexyBeast View Post
    At a whopping 0.25% you must be doing REAL well...
    my security deposit on my apartment accrued $2 in interest last yearr... it was $1300!!! $2 from $1300!!! that's pitiful

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    I just got a HUGE bout of spyware and malware, had to reinstall windows completely to get rid of it. BASTARDS!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PipAHolic View Post
    I just got a HUGE bout of spyware and malware, had to reinstall windows completely to get rid of it. BASTARDS!
    Yes, I've found myself in that position a few times, but not recently, thank god
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    Quote Originally Posted by leah0024 View Post
    hi mike!

    i've been asking you questions on almost all threads. yet no replies.
    Sorry Leah, I'm getting around to answering people now

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    I just use Norton Ghost to back up my drive once every other day so just in case disaster strikes, spyware, virus, malware, crash, dead drive, I can click a button and my drive is back to where it was a few days back. Try it, its really great.

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    Sure, treat yourself to a new PC, if it makes your charts move faster, then good for you!

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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    im still using my old intel dual core, i remember when that was like OOOHhhhhh the greatest thing.

    Now i hear about 64-processors on one chip!



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    my computer is slow as bawls right now, need a new one asafp

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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    Quote Originally Posted by fxpro View Post
    sorry, wrong spot
    Yea i would say so too

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    Computers are so darn cheap these days

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    I just bought myself a $500 machine at Cosco, it sucks after one month already!

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    just replaced my old compaq dual core with Dell i5....great new machine

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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    Would you say the best trading computers deal more with the more ram you have as you open more and more charts? CPU really doesn't matter unless its ancient.


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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    Personally, I would build my own box and partition the hard drive for two OSs (probably Win7 and Ubuntu), that way if Windows crashes I'll still have access to vital data. You could also use an external hard drive for this utility though.

    Another thing you could do is make sure your firewall, anti-virus and malware removal tool are up to date and functioning, with these tools in place most of the time a computer will last you two-three years.

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    So whats better, AMD or INTEL?

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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    Go ahead. Invest in one. It's your stallion; your tool; your best friend. The charts move faster, you can execute trades faster and you will certainly like the feeling of "new". Indulge, buddy!

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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    Forex Ninja has a good point, it will make you far much more in the long run. Just sucks when you start out having nothing almost in this industry.

    Maybe Forex itself isn't for public consumption.



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    Default Re: Should I buy a new computer for Trading?

    I use a 5 year old computer, works fine

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