So I spent 5.5 k on new system, only to have my old system back (beyond mad)
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OP, as TigerBalm stated Vista & W7 use RAM differently than XP does so it will never be an apples to apples comparison.
For $5500 I hope you are in a decent dual Xeon machine and have ~8gb RAM. I'm pretty new to dual CPU boxes (have a Dell T7500 with 2x W5590 CPUs) and I'm still running XPx64.
W7 can be trimmed down but it depends on what version of W7 you are using and how you've configured it. Unless you created this thread just to blow off steam it would help if you posted your system specs and W7 version so that people can offer suggestions.
Also - please don't tell me you spent $5500 on a single CPU box...
For $5500 I hope you are in a decent dual Xeon machine and have ~8gb RAM. I'm pretty new to dual CPU boxes (have a Dell T7500 with 2x W5590 CPUs) and I'm still running XPx64.
W7 can be trimmed down but it depends on what version of W7 you are using and how you've configured it. Unless you created this thread just to blow off steam it would help if you posted your system specs and W7 version so that people can offer suggestions.
Also - please don't tell me you spent $5500 on a single CPU box...
Dang! Isn't that overkill for a trading rig??
i could build an overclocked rig that would kick its azz for 800 bucks
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i could build an overclocked rig that would kick its azz for 800 bucks
BS! You wont' be "kicking no W5590's ass" with an $800 rig!!
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i could build an overclocked rig that would kick its azz for 800 bucks
No you can't... And I'd bet my T7500 on it.
Yes it is way over kill for most if not all manual/hand traders but for the work I do in Excel and with optimizing software, etc. its almost a requirement. I used to work on several Q9650 boxes using Synergy but now its easier to use one faster box and remote into the others when I need to rather than always struggle with splitting up the processing power.
OP - any replies on your setup? I bet we can help you optimize your setup.
I think you are wasting your time with OP:
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2710720#post2710720
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Cold,
Since I feel kinda bad for you, let me explain something to you:
Imagine a desk, any desk. On your desk you have a piece of paper right in front of you - that is where your immediate attention is. On the desk sides/top are papers that you will *likely* use in the near future. In the drawers are papers you use relatively infrequently. In the file cabinets are files you need to keep around, but hardly ever use.
All the "spaces", in front of you, on the sides of the desk, in the drawers, in the files cabinet... these are all *caches* in computer-land.
Your CPU has several caches - think of this as a what's right in front of you; lets call that Level 1 cache. Then there's Level 2, think of that as what on top of the desk, but not immediately in front of you. RAM is what's in the desk drawers and the Hard Disk is what's in the "File Cabinet" across from your desk.
Do you get it? These memory spaces are essentially all caching mechanisms, they just exist at different levels based on usage.
Because an OS has more "stuff" in RAM has nothing to do with lower efficiency, in fact, an argument can be made that the OS has the "Stuff" it needs closer to its requesting entity (i.e. the CPU) thus making any request to the drawer rather than the file cabinet.
Mike