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PC Hardware suggestion for Multiple-Monitors

AliG — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:52:11 +0800

All, anyone please kindly help me with this.

I am trying to build a PC that allows me to connect to at least 4 monitors. Currently I have 2 x Dell S2316H monitors, and I plan to add 2 x Dell U2414H monitors to make it 4 monitors in total for the time being. Then In one year time, I plan to add two more monitors, but 6 is the maximum, I don't see myself using more than that.

For now, with 4 monitors, the total resolution will be 3820x2160 (2 x 2 monitor configuration).
And in the future, if I add two more monitors, the total resolution will be 5760 x 2160 (2 x 3 monitor configuration).

Now, I am a trader, not a gamer, so there will not be a lot of fast graphic movement. But I do need my monitors to display a lot charts. Data feed are received real-time, and these charts are displayed using two programs -
google chrome browser and Metatrader 4 platform. At the same time, I do video conferencing using ZOOM - which tends to eat up a lot my CPU resources.

The application I runs the most (simultaneously) are:
1) Google Chrome - can have many tabs at the same times which eats up a lot of CPU and memory resources
2) Zoom - this is CPU intensive too
3) Metatrader 4 trading platform

I am current using a laptop Dell XPS 13 9343, Intel Core ™ i5-5200 @2.20GHZ, 8 GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro. And I used Dell 3100 docking station to connect to 2 x Dell S2316H monitors, to my surprise, the displaylink software takes up quite a bit of CPU resources. So my laptop will run very slow, especially when I have video conferencing on.

I certainly think that I will need at least 16GB of RAM. 250GB of SSD should be enough (I am only using 137 GB at the moment). But I am not sure about the need for super high-end graphic card. My impression is that 2x passive graphic cards is just as capable of doing my job vs an expensive GTX 1060 type. But I am really not up-to-date with the latest graphic card hardware, and also I have no clue about compatibility with currently available motherboards.

Budget wise, I hope not to exceed RM4000

Thank you for kind assistance.

Ali

borderless 23-24" monitor recommendation

AliG — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 19:03:36 +0800

All, can anyone recommend some good borderless monitor 22-24" with 1080p and HDMI connection? It's not for gaming. It's for ordinary office work. Budget wise I would like to keep it below RM700

Thanks
Ali

Need help from Debt Collector..

AliG — Tue, 13 May 2014 00:18:02 +0800

All,
I was stupid enough to trust a guy with so much money. Six months ago, he promised to help me to purchase a car, so I wired him RM90k, but then he told me he already paid the car seller the money and yet no car is delivered. He told me the car dealer has connection to 'gangsters' so he didn't want to push too hard. Instead he would pay me back slowly because he is a responsible person.

So I have proof that I have transferred him the money, because I did it through online banking and I transferred the money to his company (not his personal account). He's the director of the company. The other evidence I have is all our wechat record, where he kept on promising me that he would pay me back small amounts of money 5k to 10k by certain dates, but he never did.

So can anyone recommend a good debt collector that I can work with? Or should I do it 'Alongstyle" with this idiot?

Thank you and best regards
Ali

Sony Experia V LT25i moving files to external SD

AliG — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:59:35 +0800

All,
This phone is quite a nuisance. My internal SD is full!!!I have downloaded ES Explorer and other file managers on this phone. But I cannot access my external SD card from these file managers. Hence I cannot do cut/paste to move files from my internal SD. I also have an Samsung S3 and S4 and they don't give me the same problem.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
Ali

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 dual-sim N7102 vs N719

AliG — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:11:04 +0800

All,
I am thinking of getting a dual-sim Note II. There are two models already out in China, N7102 and N719.

For N719 the specs are:
CDMA 2000/1x ev-do(3G),GSM 850/900/1800/1900,LTE(4G)

For N7012 the specs are:
WCDMA(3G),GSM 850/900/1800/1900,LTE(4G)

I don't know the differences between WCDMA, CDMA..etc.. can someone tell me which one of these models are more suitable to be used in Malaysia?

Thank you very much.

Ali

Ehternet to Ipad 2

AliG — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:05:09 +0800

Hi, can anyone please suggest a wireless router (or any gadget) that can act as a 'bridge' between Ethernet port (typically found in hotel) to my Ipad?

Can Airport Express do the job?

Thanks
Ali