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Date/Time: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:48:23 +0000
Post From: siera on Mac
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| User261655 - Posts: 43 |
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I've used both Parallels and Crossover, but settled on Crossover because it's much more responsive on my setup. After extensive trial and error, here's how I got the best performance Macbook Pro M1 Max 32GB RAM Two external 4K displays -One instance for NQ and a separate instance for ES. -Turned off data compression, per Sierra Chart's recommendation for people with fast enough/large enough SSDs. -Using OS timers, rather than SierraChart timers. The OS timers gave me much snappier performance for some reason. Assuming it's something about how Crossover interacts with MacOS timer management. -Ensure that chart update intervals are set comfortably above the highest average calculation+draw time, as shown in "Chart Settings/Performance." In my case, the DOM is set to 45ms and execution chart is 50ms. Other visible charts are 300-500ms. -Many studies are calculated on hidden charts with slower update intervals and overlaid onto the faster charts. I don't need my 5-minute EMAs to update every few milliseconds, so those are generated on a chart that I never see which updates once every 30 seconds. -The only studies calculating directly on my execution charts are volume profiles, delta profiles, and some OFL custom studies. -Turned off Crossover hi-resolution mode. Hi-Res mode honestly looks a little bit better, but turning it off provided a dramatic performance increase. Discovering this led me to switch to Crossover exclusively. To avoid blurry text I just bumped up DPI from 96 to 120-ish. -And perhaps most importantly, my main execution chart is on an external display connected via HDMI. For some reason, Crossover introduces slight, but noticeable, lag when rendering charts via USB-C. Your set-up may be different, but for me, moving the main monitor to HDMI has been marked improvement. Hope this helps somebody! |