> >
> >> I should add that I need to run
exhaustive optimizations, as
opposed to
> >> CMAE or using
Fred's IO, as my variables are discontinuous - not
traditional
>
>> indicator-type variables.
> >>
> >> In my
parallel dream life, I run AB Ultra Professional 7.0 on 8
state of
>
>> the art graphics cards, with thousands of processors, 500,000
times
faster
> >> than good old AB 5.24.
>
>>
> >> But I digress. ;-)
> >>
> >>
In the real world, what is the best I can do?
> >>
>
>>
> >> --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"ozzyapeman" zoopfree@ wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Now
that I am just about trading full time, my main PC has become
a
>
>> dedicated trading computer. That only leaves me with a
clunky
second PC
> >> (6-years old) for doing offline
optimizing. And it's waaay too
slow.
> >> >
> >>
> So I am in the market for a new PC, and want to get
something
powerful,
> >> but don't want to overpay for stuff
that won't be used. For
example, 8GB of
> >> RAM sounds great,
but if WinXP only uses 4GB (or 3?) then I imagine
the
> >>
other 4 GB just goes to waste?
> >> >
> >> > If
I plan to use this PC mainly for offline optimizing
and
backtesting,
> >> what are the recommended specs? I want as
much speed as I can
possibly get.
> >> My optimizations tend to
be humongous, taking days on a quad core.
> >> >
>
>> > Any hardware gurus please feel free to chime in:
>
>> >
> >> > - RAM?
> >> > -
Quad-core vs Eight-core?
> >> > - OS?
>
>> > - HD type (flash vs mechanical)?
> >> > -
any other hardware/software suggestions for increasing speed?
>
>> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> >
>
>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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