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   Hello, 
Look for a new system, open to all recommendations.
Budget is 1600 +/- 500. Keeping the price down is a plus, but I need total reliability. Already have 3 27" monitors 1920x 1200, keyboard and mouse.
90% of use will be day trading, so multiple open web pages for research, and stock tracking. Maybe some FPS on weekends.  I need  the ability to add 3 more monitors or 2 42 LCD tvs at a later time, so I was thinking about using the Eyefinity 6 card, as well as a TV tuner.
Part of the reason I want to keep the price down is because I will also be needing a laptop around the same price range.  My main question for a laptop is can a video card like the GTX 460M run multiple monitors? I would like the ability to run three 27" monitors (24" if that's all it could handle).  Or would I need to use something like the Matrox triple head to go?  
Thanks for any help.

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monkey Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Quote Reply Topic: Build Recommendations Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 1:44am
	Hello, Look for a new system, open to all recommendations. Budget is 1600 +/- 500. Keeping the price down is a plus, but I need total reliability. Already have 3 27" monitors 1920x 1200, keyboard and mouse. 90% of use will be day trading, so multiple open web pages for research, and stock tracking. Maybe some FPS on weekends. I need the ability to add 3 more monitors or 2 42 LCD tvs at a later time, so I was thinking about using the Eyefinity 6 card, as well as a TV tuner. Part of the reason I want to keep the price down is because I will also be needing a laptop around the same price range. My main question for a laptop is can a video card like the GTX 460M run multiple monitors? I would like the ability to run three 27" monitors (24" if that's all it could handle). Or would I need to use something like the Matrox triple head to go? Thanks for any help.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 4:02pm
	how many monitors you want to game at tho? is gaming going to be done in single monitor? Edited by DST4ME - 05 Mar 2011 at 4:02pm
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monkey Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 4:18pm
	One would be fine, three would be better.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 4:21pm
	well one would need one card, 3 would need 3, big difference in price and parts and even possibly platform, I like to go with SB cause its more powerful but for 3 cards we need to head over to the x58 platform that is not as powerful, unless you want to wait till q4 of this year when the highend SB platform comes out. Edited by DST4ME - 05 Mar 2011 at 4:21pm
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monkey Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 4:26pm
	The main focus would be for day trading, using multiple monitors. That's why I was looking at the Eyefinity 6 card (capability of running six monitors), if I'm understanding correctly.?

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 5:01pm
	running six monitors and gaming on 3 monitors are 2 different things. lets go with day trading first. Here you go Ticket# 494915 --- $2148 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 6970 2GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty this one can do crossfire and leave pci lanes open for other cards, I'm not that familiar with Eyefinity too much but I know this card is suppose to be able to run 5 monitors, I'm not sure if it can do six and if so how.
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Bolt Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 2011 at 5:34pm
	A quote from AMD's site about Eyefinity. "AMD Eyefinity technology can support up to 6 displays using a single enabled AMD Radeon™ graphics card with Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems – the number of displays may vary by board design and you should confirm exact specifications with the applicable manufacturer before purchase."

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 12:31am
	Like I said I know its suppose to do six but with 5 ports I'm a bit lost as to where the 6th monitor uses for port connection.
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