Help With Buying Computer for Algo Development

January 21st, 2021, 07:30 PM

Hello,

I need to buy a new laptop for my Algo development, back testing , optimization, and walk forward optimization.

I use Ninjatrader 8 for all my Algo development, back testing , optimization, and walk forward optimization.

Recently my 10 year old laptop crashed.

Can you please help me with choosing the best laptop for my trading machine? Or could you please help with deciding best hardware for the laptop to choose.

Thank you so much.

January 21st, 2021, 09:33 PM

Get the max RAM you can. Not 4, 8, 16.
At least 32.
Better still, 64.
Won't cost you much.

January 21st, 2021, 09:36 PM

chtulhu

Get the max RAM you can. Not 4, 8, 16.
At least 32.
Better still, 64.
Won't cost you much.

Thank you very much.

What about computer processor?

January 21st, 2021, 10:10 PM

Here is a computer you can build for about 2K

i910900K processor, with an AIO liquid cooler and over clock it to 5 mHZ
64 GB Ram
An M2 hard drive, or a couple of them

NT8 will utilize all cores for back testing, I can pull off about 1 Million calculations in about 1.5 hours

January 21st, 2021, 10:39 PM

jmp470

Here is a computer you can build for about 2K

i910900K processor, with an AIO liquid cooler and over clock it to 5 mHZ
64 GB Ram
An M2 hard drive, or a couple of them

NT8 will utilize all cores for back testing, I can pull off about 1 Million calculations in about 1.5 hours

Thank you jmp470 for the response.

Do you know what laptop offers this specs I can buy? I need a laptop

January 22nd, 2021, 10:04 AM

goodoboy

Thank you jmp470 for the response.

Do you know what laptop offers this specs I can buy? I need a laptop

I've ordered from these guys before.

https://www.eluktronics.com/THICC-17/

January 22nd, 2021, 11:19 AM

userque

I've ordered from these guys before.

https://www.eluktronics.com/THICC-17/

Spot on! Buying a gaming computer is the way to go. While you don't need the gaming GPU horse power, it is nice to be able to push multiple monitors, or in my case a 34" curved 1440.

January 24th, 2021, 01:43 PM

jmp470

I can pull off about 1 Million calculations in about 1.5 hours

Wow. I can barely do 5k on daily stock data bc 8gb RAM lol.
How many RAM it takes to do that much calculation?
Can't decide should I get 32 or 64?

January 24th, 2021, 02:10 PM

AlexSobol

Wow. I can barely do 5k on daily stock data bc 8gb RAM lol.
How many RAM it takes to do that much calculation?
Can't decide should I get 32 or 64?

I'm running 32GB at 3600.

I noticed that in Ninja Trader, that my cores are pretty equally utilized and that my RAM would jump to 97% utilized. (if I remember correctly).

January 24th, 2021, 03:32 PM

jmp470

I'm running 32GB at 3600.

I noticed that in Ninja Trader, that my cores are pretty equally utilized and that my RAM would jump to 97% utilized. (if I remember correctly).

In my case when it reaches 95% and higher NT8 freezes/disconnects from data feed and sometimes I just can't finish backtest. You don't have that problem, right?

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