What Windows performs best?

Created at 22 Dec 2013, 22:13
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What Windows performs best?
22 Dec 2013, 22:13

Question for Spotware: what version of Windows performs best with cAlgo? I noticed that Win XP gives cTrader a bumpy ride. Windows 7 performs good, or shoudl i choose for Win 8 or 8.1?

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Spotware
23 Dec 2013, 13:00

We recommend to use Windows 7. Windows 8.1 also works properly but Windows 8 has a problem with rendering of charts.

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oktrader
23 Dec 2013, 13:31

RE:

Spotware said:

We recommend to use Windows 7. Windows 8.1 also works properly but Windows 8 has a problem with rendering of charts.

 

And, how to improve the speed of backtesting? Which feature from PC is better to upgrade? More RAM? SSD? or a better processor?

@oktrader

jeex
23 Dec 2013, 15:14

Thanks

@Spotware: thanks.

@oktrader: more RAM, faster processor, in that order. Harddrive is not an issue here.

@jeex

Researcher
24 Dec 2013, 16:31

RE: RE:

oktrader said:

And, how to improve the speed of backtesting? Which feature from PC is better to upgrade? More RAM? SSD? or a better processor?

The best way is to design robots that do not slow down backtesting themselves. Usually the main problem is that backtesting runs your code on every tick and your code can be rather slow. For example you can perform your logic in OnBar()  method instead of OnTick(). You can also check IsBacktesting flag to skip some unnecessary operation (drawing to chart or output debug information).

@Researcher
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