New PC setup for trading

Wolf1877
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Will a graphics card help trading or is it just More Cowbell?

I came across this thread on a forum discussing perceived benefits or non-benefits of a graphics card for a number cruching machine.
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/ ... cel?page=2

There was a very obtuse comment on page 2 from a Microsoft Brand Respresentative who said "All i heard is we need more RAM... or cowbell". Turns out this was a reference to a US popular culture TV sketch filmed in 2000 called More Cowbell about Blue Oyster Cult's 1976 hit Dont Fear the Reaper. Quite funny.
https://vimeo.com/126322279

So the jury is out. Does a graphics card help really Bet Angel number crunching? Or is more RAM the main benefit and the graphics card just "More Cowbell"?
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