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Forum: NinjaTrader October 29th, 2012, 08:28 PM
Replies: 102
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Posted By Big Mike
Check out overclock.net and find threads for your...

Check out overclock.net and find threads for your motherboard and chip combination, they will guide you. You have to make certain you are using safe voltages. If you are, there is no reason your...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 26th, 2012, 07:29 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
To my knowledge, PH Genetic has serious flaws...

To my knowledge, PH Genetic has serious flaws with NT7 and should not be used.

You should try the built-in NT genetic optimizer instead and see if there is a performance change.

As for dual...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 13th, 2012, 05:50 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Can't say from memory. I stopped using...

Can't say from memory. I stopped using MultiCharts a few months ago. I've played some with NT7 recently, but not much due to lack of time. I've been spending some time beta testing IQBroker, which...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 8th, 2012, 03:34 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
It was a dog. I sold it to a Folder. I built a...

It was a dog. I sold it to a Folder. I built a new workstation instead, i7-2700k overclocked to 5.0ghz on water, 32gb, 2x256gb crucial m4 ssd raid 0. More threads and cores are great, but the AMD...
Forum: NinjaTrader May 31st, 2012, 06:54 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
I would love for that to be true. But unless I...

I would love for that to be true. But unless I am completely wrong, that is not at all how a HPC works.

When you run an application like MultiCharts, it does not see a combination of all the...
Forum: NinjaTrader May 22nd, 2012, 09:09 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Haven't had time to do any benchmarks. But MC...

Haven't had time to do any benchmarks. But MC has no problem filling all 48 cores with full load when you are backtesting more than around 50,000 bars. If you test fewer bars it won't fill the...
Forum: NinjaTrader May 22nd, 2012, 09:06 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
MultiCharts. Mike

MultiCharts.

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader May 21st, 2012, 09:35 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Yes, a 10% overclock was stable using the custom...

Yes, a 10% overclock was stable using the custom [H] bios from hardforum. But I ended up reverting to factory bios while trying to solve an Adaptec RAID issue. Probably not worth the trouble just...
Forum: NinjaTrader May 18th, 2012, 05:25 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
I have no doubt other applications can be faster....

I have no doubt other applications can be faster. As to why I wanted 48 cores:

Using tick data with say 1 million bars, 50,000 trades and 500 lines of code, even a brief optimization can still...
Forum: NinjaTrader May 18th, 2012, 05:23 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Steadfast, but they will have nothing to do with...

Steadfast, but they will have nothing to do with NinjaTrader. You can write sam028 as he sells servers but if you are doing backtesting you'll not want a VPS.

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader May 4th, 2012, 07:59 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
That is what I have - Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity-6 ...

That is what I have - Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity-6

Check ebay.

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader May 3rd, 2012, 06:15 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Pics of the build (the board is SWTX, so I opted...

Pics of the build (the board is SWTX, so I opted for a custom tray from Rich (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/home/trays/) instead of an enormous case).

The tray is in the adjacent room, in...
Forum: NinjaTrader May 3rd, 2012, 06:11 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Just an update. Finally got my Quad Opteron up...

Just an update. Finally got my Quad Opteron up and running.

Quad Opteron 6174 @ 2.2Ghz on a SuperMicro H8QGI-F, 64GB, 2x256GB Crucial M4 RAID 0, Radeon HD5870 Eyefinity-6.

Everything working...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 29th, 2012, 04:47 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Yes of course, for servers. But no need for my...

Yes of course, for servers. But no need for my workstation.

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader March 29th, 2012, 04:45 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=68...

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=68289

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader March 29th, 2012, 03:33 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Which I do most the time, and is superior for...

Which I do most the time, and is superior for workstation use. Backtesting for example isn't useful if you have to split the job over multiple blade servers.

When I need virtualization, I will...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 29th, 2012, 03:19 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Bottom line is I could build a quad G34 Opteron...

Bottom line is I could build a quad G34 Opteron 6174 (Magny Cours) for less than I could build a dual LGA2011 Xeon E5-2687W.

The quad Opteron will perform better than the E5-2687W based on...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 29th, 2012, 08:17 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Just to update things. Next week I am...

Just to update things.

Next week I am building a Xeon E5-2687W, 32GB system and will do some testing.

Week after that I am building a 4p Opteron 6174, 64GB system, and will do more testing :)
...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 9th, 2012, 05:44 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Since I am not out to set any records, I'll just...

Since I am not out to set any records, I'll just go with something simple. From what I've read, the Intel water cooling package has been better received than the Corsair H80 or H100. In both cases,...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 9th, 2012, 12:40 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Home system will be water cooled, 4.5 should be...

Home system will be water cooled, 4.5 should be walk in the park.

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader March 8th, 2012, 11:47 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Very nice. I just bought a Xeon E5-1650,...

Very nice.

I just bought a Xeon E5-1650, 32GB, 2U Supermicro box. Will be interesting to see how it compares as well. Three week delay before I get it.

It will replace some servers I have at...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 6th, 2012, 11:21 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Interesting. If you happened to run it on the...

Interesting. If you happened to run it on the same settings as me (ES, January 1 to present, 60 minute time frame) I would like to know how long the test took to complete on run #2 or after (run #1...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 6th, 2012, 11:20 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Thanks. I guess bottom line, NT7 is not as...

Thanks.

I guess bottom line, NT7 is not as efficient as it could be in terms of optimization and backtesting. So we'll hope NT8 does better.

I wonder if someone could also comment on the...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 6th, 2012, 08:14 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
Daddy wants. AnandTech - The Xeon E5-2600:...

Daddy wants.

AnandTech - The Xeon E5-2600: Dual Sandy Bridge for Servers (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5553/the-xeon-e52600-dual-sandybridge-for-servers/1)

Mike
Forum: NinjaTrader March 6th, 2012, 05:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 43,992
Posted By Big Mike
The strategy I attached a couple posts back has...

The strategy I attached a couple posts back has the EMA built in to it, as an example -- instead of calling EMA().

Mike
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