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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