Re: [amibroker] Re: OT: Computer recommendation for AB optimizing, AmiBroker Email List Archive

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Mike <sfclimbers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

3. Building a system from parts can save hundreds compared to buying a stock machine containing components you have no use for. It's very easy these days.

4. Investing in an "overclock friendly" motherboard is often cheaper than paying for the next chip stepping.

Overclocking has reached the point where significant improvement may be had with relatively simple steps in a reasonably short time. Only the most outrageous overclocks require the time investment and technological knowhow.

A quick Google for i7 overclock gives reviews on what's involved, including a reference to the following (published by manufacturer, so heavily slanted towards their product):

Step by step i7 920 overclocked to 4Ghz, including downloadable BIOS settings (I haven't tried this, it just showed up on a quick search):

http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/Core%20i7%20920%20oc%204G%202008.12.12_(ENG).pdf

Mike

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Keith McCombs <kmccombs@xxx> wrote:
>
> A few personal thoughts:
> 1. The 2.93GHz costs $470 more than 2.66. I doubt that very many of us
> can tell the difference without a stopwatch.
>
> 2. I don't know about running AB, but in many published speed tests,
> Vista64 takes about 50% longer than XP64.
>
> -- Keith
>
>
> ozzyapeman wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. I was looking into i7 based-PCs. But aren't all i7's
> > quad-cores to begin with? And apparently the OS sees an i7 as 8-core
> > due to the way it's designed.
> >
> > Dell seems to have a good deal on i7 XPS desktops at 2.93 Ghz
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>,

> > dingo <waledingo@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Intel dual core i7 with fast clock - AB only uses 1 core. 3gig mem.
> > Intel
> > > SLC flash (if you've got the money otherwise WD Raptor). Medium
> > video card.
> > >
> > >
> > > d
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:57 AM, ozzyapeman <zoopfree@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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

> > <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "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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