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Date/Time: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:12:17 +0000
Hardware advice - sierra running too slow
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| [2017-04-05 13:31:45] |
| michelh - Posts: 159 |
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Hi SC, I have a large number of charts open ~240 in my platform. SC works fine but it there is noticeable lag - but I do have a large number of custom studies form my developer. Currently using Toshiba gaming laptop - quad core i7, 32 RAM, SSD, Nvidia GTX 770M (3GB video) I will get a dell gaming desktop. ten core i7, 64 GB RAM. the video card nvidia 1080 (8GB video). Question is whether I should pay extra to get 2 video cards instead of one? I dont play games at all and I wonder if I need this. Also, for the purposes of SC, the standard machine comes with 6 core i7. will I notice any difference with the 10 core i7? thanks |
| [2017-04-05 16:18:16] |
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An extra video card will not make things faster. Regarding CPUs a higher clocked 6 core will be better than a slower 10 core. You will be getting better results with faster storage. Also look into optimizing the studies used. See which ones take the longest to calculate: http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/ChartStudies.html#StudiesToGraph Sierra Chart Support |
| [2017-04-05 16:31:28] |
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You should really run multiple instances of Sierra Chart. Refer to: http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/NewInstance.php We do think overall more cores would be better. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2017-04-05 16:34:02] |
| michelh - Posts: 159 |
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many thanks. all my studies read 0ms except for one study which reads 1ms I think it is the large number of charts. Especially after the computer has been on for a while. I run no other applications. There is no Skype etc or any other application on the machine except for the kaspersky antivirus. There are 3 candidate gaming models; which setup do you think will remove this lag on switching between charts and changing time frames: 1. Intel® Core™ i7-6850K Processor (6-cores, 15MB Cache, TurboBoost Max 3.0, Overclocked up to 4.0 GHz) 64GB (4X16GB) DDR4 2133MHz SDRAM Memory 2. Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Processor(10 cores, 25MB Cache, TurboBoost Max 3.0, Overclocked up to 3.8 GHz) 64GB (4X16GB) DDR4 2133MHz SDRAM Memory The first 2 candidates are in one series. But then candidate 3 is in another gaming series: 3. Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor (4-Cores, 8MB Cache, Turbo Boost 2.0, Overclocked up to 4.4GHz) 32GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 2667MHz So the last system has 4 cores - but faster than candidates 1 and 2. It also has less RAM but it is faster RAM 2667MHz. The trade-offs are between the cores and the speed. I will purchase whichever system you tell me will run Sierra the best. Many thanks. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2017-04-05 17:04:43
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| [2017-04-05 16:39:11] |
| michelh - Posts: 159 |
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Oh I wasnt aware of the feature of another instance. I just tried it and it is compatible with my setup. So with the chart books would you recommend that I just simply split my chartbooks in 2 and open half in each instance? I only have 9 chart books and 25 markets - it is all the time frames - each market ~12 time frames so a chart for each time frame. That is where the large number of charts comes in. |
| [2017-04-05 17:08:26] |
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So with the chart books would you recommend that I just simply split my chartbooks in 2 and open half in each instance?
Something like this will be fine. You definitely want to distribute Chartbooks among multiple instances of Sierra Chart. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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