{"id":5808,"date":"2023-11-26T16:48:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:49:44","slug":"what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"What Specs do You Need For A Trading PC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to set up an office as a day trader, your most important piece of equipment will be your desktop PC. Its components need to be selected for the minimum specs for your job. We spell out what is required.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6614e9fe5e2ee\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6614e9fe5e2ee\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/#Desktops_For_Day_Trading\" title=\"Desktops For Day Trading\">Desktops For Day Trading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/#Central_Processing_Unit_CPU\" title=\"Central Processing Unit (CPU)\">Central Processing Unit (CPU)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/#Hard_Drive\" title=\"Hard Drive\">Hard Drive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/#Monitors\" title=\"Monitors\">Monitors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/#RAM\" title=\"RAM\">RAM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/what-specs-do-you-need-for-a-trading-pc\/#Graphics_Card\" title=\"Graphics Card\">Graphics Card<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Desktops_For_Day_Trading\"><\/span><strong>Desktops For Day Trading<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While you don\u2019t have to have a trading computer specifically, you do need your desktop to meet certain specs that can operate at your working speed. A laptop will not work for a day trader although it is used by many swing traders. This will become obvious when we discuss monitors and ports.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Central_Processing_Unit_CPU\"><\/span><strong>Central Processing Unit (CPU)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CPU is the command center of your desktop. You will need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchdatacenter\/definition\/multi-core-processor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple-core processor<\/a>. This is the equivalent of several CPUs that can process tasks and give instructions to other components of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/ca\/en\/d\/desktop-computer-for-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Desktop Computers for Trading<\/a>. A multiple-core processor will give you better speeds with fewer lags. The importance of this to the day trader is that you want to perform calculations in record time and not have these delayed by another process the CPU is running. A Quad-core is sufficient with a 2.8 GHz speed.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hard_Drive\"><\/span><strong>Hard Drive<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/tagteck.com\/top-hard-drive-cloning-software-for-windows-pc\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\">hard drive<\/a> is where you store apps etc., like your trading software. Instead of a traditional hard disc drive (HDD), opt for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avast.com\/c-ssd-vs-hdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solid-state drive<\/a> (SSD). The latter is more stable and is quicker to boot up. If you do go with an HDD, the minimum you can settle for is 256 MB. With day trading, you will not need to store a lot of files, so as long as your software can operate efficiently, and you can work your charts, you probably don\u2019t need more than the minimum.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monitors\"><\/span><strong>Monitors<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ideal number of monitors is three for a starting day trader. One of these can be to have the news going, log into a chat room, or perform an online search. The second would be for an execution platform. Your other monitor can be used for charting. \u00a0With more monitors your setup becomes unwieldy. After all, you can only focus on so many things at a time. You also want to arrange them close enough to you for clear visibility and access to the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HFSDnytpjdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a guide<\/a> on how your monitors and trading station can be set up. Twenty-four-inch 1080 p monitors have the perfect resolution for charting, and they work out well price-wise.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RAM\"><\/span><strong>RAM<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RAM provides the performance when you want to observe multiple quotes and charts. Although eight GB of RAM is generally recommended as the lowest requirement, this may not be enough with several monitors. You can easily go for double and will see a huge improvement.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Graphics_Card\"><\/span><strong>Graphics Card<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Selecting a graphics card depends on the number of monitors you have in your setup as the card will have to support all of them. There are ports behind the computer for plugging in your monitors. If you want to go bigger in terms of monitors, you can get a USB adaptor to extend this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A day trader needs to get the initial specs right to be effective from day one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to set up an office as a day trader, your most important piece of equipment will be your desktop PC. Its components need to be selected for the minimum specs for your job. We spell out what is required. 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