Thanks for the clarification.
My understanding then, based on what I can gather from the net, is that
Windows Vista 64-bit will give me the sole advantage of allowing me to
run many more instances of AmiBroker, especially with the i7 processor
and 12 GB of RAM, vs on WinXP.
In that way, I can run more large optimizations simultaneously, without
running out of memory, thus saving a lot of time overall.
I had come across one article that tested as much, with other 32-bit
apps running on XP32 vs Vista64, and the difference in multitasking
ability was huge.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>
> Those Windows Vista tests were made using Microsoft SQL server.
>
> AmiBroker does NOT use Microsoft SQL server or any other 3rd party
DB.
> It uses own original low-level database that is highly specialized
> for quote processing is pretty independent from operating system.
> It works equally well on every Windows version
> (starting from Win95 and ending at Windows 7).
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@xx.>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:17 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: OT: Computer recommendation for AB
optimizing
>
>
> > Whoa. Just read that article. Seems that WinXP 64 makes
better sense by far to drive my new Intel i7 PC. The speed difference
is
> > quite significant. I might have just wasted money shelling
out on a Vista 64-bit installation disk.
> >
> > Is Amibroker 32-bit pretty stable on WinXP 64? I only have
experience running it on WinXP 32.
> >
> > If I only plan on running AmiBroker 5.24, TWS 892, and other
basic 32-bit trading tools on the PC (and maybe Firefox and Outlook),
> > would WinXP 64 be the way to go, or are there hidden
disadvantages in going with that OS?
> >
> > I am aiming for the fastest backtesting platform possible.
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
Keith McCombs <kmccombs@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dingo --
> >> Please read
> >> http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/22/03TC-windows-multicore_3.html
> >> for some comparisons between Vista64 and XP64.
> >> -- Keith
> >>
> >> dingo wrote:
> >> > 50% longer for AB to run - hardly believable.
> >> >
> >> > d
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Keith McCombs
<kmccombs@
> >> > <mailto:kmccombs@>> 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@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> >> >> <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@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> >> >> <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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