[Solved] Building multi-monitor system for stock trading

Hi

I'm seeking advice on a system I'm building for a friend.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week

BUDGET RANGE: N/A (pricing is not really an issue)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: The system will strictly be used for business. My friend is a stock-trader and trades on the markets all over the world, so it will be running pretty much 24/7.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitors (he already has a 40" LCD and two 24" LCD's for the sides)

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: N/A (I'm in Thailand and will buy the parts in physical shops)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Thailand

PARTS PREFERENCES: I've always preferred Intel processors and GeForce gfx, so would like to stick to that, open to suggestions though.

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, it depends if it's needed to run multiple monitors.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: As high as possible as the system will run multiple monitors, including a 40" LCD.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The system needs to support 4 monitors as a minimum.



Parts I had in mind:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-920 Processor (8M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 4.80 GT/s Intel® QPI)

Motherboard: ASUS P6T Intel X58 Triple-Channel DDR3

Memory: 2 x Kingston 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) so total 8 GB

Graphics card: 2 x ASUS ENGTX275/HTDI/896MD3 so total 4 DVI outputs.

OS Hard drive: WD VelociRaptor 300 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM

Data Hard drive: WD Caviar Black 1 TB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM

Case: Silverstone Raven RV02

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake V1 (CL-P0401 V1)

PSU: Silverstone OP Series 1000W


That's about it, oh and he wants to run Windows XP pro 64-bit.

Will this system be able to run 4 monitors each with their own content?

I'm not sure if I need to put in some more fans to cool the case or the airflow of the case is sufficient?

well if he already has three monitors, you could get him a 5870 and plug them all into a single card. for a computer that will only be displaying stock trends, it is quite the overkill build. nice, but overkill

Yes, you can use 2 of the kids on that motherboard.

Granted - I don't believe he would need more then 6GB of RAM - but it's a possibility if needed.