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[2016-05-13 09:37:02] #1 [Go To First Post]
User34124 - Posts: 271
Hello I will be upgrading my computer largely to be able to load the charts quicker when I switch symbols. I want to store about 1400 days in bar history, and be able to change the symbol with the least amount of processing time. At the moment it takes around 20secs on a quad core Xeon 1.6ghz and 8gb DDR3 RAM. What would you recommend is the best specs to get?

[2016-05-13 10:06:26] #2 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Are you referring to Historical Daily or Intraday charts? 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

[2016-05-13 15:05:19] #3 [Go To First Post]
User34124 - Posts: 271
Intraday Historical are no problem as they are not made up of 1sec bar data

[2016-05-13 17:39:05] #4 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
If you want to load 1400 days of 1 second bars into an Intraday chart, that is not going to load fast. 20 seconds does not necessarily sound unreasonable. But certainly you can get a faster computer. As far as what the specifications should be, you just have to determine this. The main thing is to use a Solid State Drive. 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

[2016-05-14 14:48:26] #5 [Go To First Post]
User34124 - Posts: 271
I didn't say I want to load 1400 days of 1 second bars. And OK that is one thing you recommend, SSD. What is the next in order of priority, CPU or RAM?

[2016-05-14 20:56:34] #6 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Both CPU speed and memory are important. But the CPU is going to make the most difference. 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

[2016-05-15 09:21:44] #7 [Go To First Post]
User34124 - Posts: 271
Would multi-core be more appropriate given the type of processing required?

[2016-05-15 10:15:02] #8 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Yes of course. You are already using a multicore CPU. All CPUs for desktops and notebooks are multicore. You want at least a quad core. 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

[2016-05-20 18:10:59] #9 [Go To First Post]
Cavalry3162 - Posts: 523
SC, does sierrachart use multiple cores? or does it run only on one core? thanks, Andreas

[2016-05-20 18:12:42] #10 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
It does use multiple cores/threads. Although study calculations and graphics are all done on a single thread. In our next release coming out today, file writing will be on a background thread. 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 Date Time Of Last Edit: 2016-05-20 18:13:18

[2016-05-20 18:14:12] #11 [Go To First Post]
Cavalry3162 - Posts: 523
i wonder whats more important, a faster 4 core vs. a little bit slower 6 core cpu... i7 5930k vs. i7 6700k any thoughts on that? thanks, Andreas Date Time Of Last Edit: 2016-05-20 18:15:40

[2016-05-20 18:18:34] #12 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
It is hard to say. It all depends upon what you are doing with your computer. Generally we would think 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

[2016-05-20 18:21:00] #13 [Go To First Post]
Cavalry3162 - Posts: 523
yeah, i mean, SieraChart related.. would it benefit from the 2 additional cores?

[2016-05-20 18:24:25] #14 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Only if you are running multiple instances of Sierra Chart will there be a benefit. Like if you are running three or four of them. 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 Date Time Of Last Edit: 2016-05-20 18:24:38

[2016-05-20 19:57:56] #15 [Go To First Post]
User704990 - Posts: 18
i wonder whats more important, a faster 4 core vs. a little bit slower 6 core cpu... i7 5930k vs. i7 6700k any thoughts on that? I'd go with the 4790k, unless they keep lga 1150 thru the next generation (they usually don't). Best single thread performance. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2016-05-20 19:58:47

[2016-05-20 20:10:36] #16 [Go To First Post]
User11942 - Posts: 298
If you don't need extra PCI-E lines, stick to 1151 and i7-6700K. 64 GB of RAM will be enough for the next 3-5 years. It is also better to buy M.2 SSD (on NVMe chips) instead of a regular SSD.

[2016-05-20 20:13:32] #17 [Go To First Post]
Cavalry3162 - Posts: 523
yeah, i am building my pc's since 20 years.. so i know some stuff, reason for asking was just if sierrachart would use it through potential excessive threading. i have both of them (with a Samsung 950 PRO M.2 and 64GB of RAM), am just trying to figure out which one should get my wife :) however, appreciate the response. thanks, Andreas Date Time Of Last Edit: 2016-05-20 20:16:23

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