TJ said>64-bit CPU and dual-core will not
have significant impact on CURRENT version of AmiBroker,
however I already have received
Visual Studio 2005 BETA which features 64bit compiler
so in some near future (by the end of this
year) I will probably release 64 bit version
(32 bit version will still be developed in
parallel - so don't worry everyone else :-))
As for dual-core - similar situation here -
right now you won't see miracles however
I am going to add multiple-threaded
optimization engine by the end of the year
(I have to purchase AMD64 machine first
:-))
So dual core AMD64 would be good investment
for the future. However I suggest to WAIT a bit
until I release first betas because till then
you will be able to get faster machine for less money
(as prices of dual core CPUs are very high
now but will drop very quickly)
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My question is about possible future versions of
Amibroker, and DUAL-CORE processors versus DUAL processors.
I am now in the process of selecting a motherboard for a
new fast computer, and I want to make sure that the motherboard that I
select will allow me to run at the maximum speed that any future version
of Amibroker is capable of.
BTW, I really do need to be able to achieve
maximum speed because I can now effectively use only one
timeframe of a smoothing equation that I have
developed.
I can make plotlines for several timeframes of
this smoothing equation appear in the custom indicator window, but it
takes forever to move the cursur line from one day to the next, so I can
effectively use only one timeframe for trading.
This speed thing really is important to me because, the
more of these smoothed lines that I can run, the
more confidence I will have that I
have detected an impending breakout.
These smoothing equations most likely
need as much computer speed as Fourier equations will require, when
and if, TJ decides to add Fourier abilities to
Amibroker.
Will a motherboard that supports TWO seperate
processors be able to run future versions of Amibroker that are designed
for DUAL-CORE processors? I would think that DUAL processors would
function exactly the same way as DUAL-CORE processors function,
and therefore, all new versions of Amibroker would work either way.
THOUGHTS?
I also read that socket 939 is destined to make
the socket 754 obsolete. THOUGHTS?
Will socket 939 machines run only slightly faster that
socket 754 machines, or will they run significantly faster than socket
754?
I would appreciate hearing some of your thoughts
and opinions? Ron D