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oskar23
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Hi there, 

Is CPU the most important part when it comes to day trading on platforms like thinkorswim or trading station? Somebody recommended in microcenter to my mother 2 core i7 5500u cpu and this shit lags us f*ck when market opens. Which processor is the best for trading?  More cores = better?

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Even an eight year old Core 2 Duo shouldn't struggle with that. 

 

Make sure you have decent internet and make sure you're not running out of ram (open task manager and see what your memory usage is).

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I'd imagine network/internet connection would be FAR more important than PC power for something like that, I'd imagine RAM could be the most bottle-necking especially if it leaks, and hasn't been flushed for a while (I'd imagine you don't shut down the laptop all that often)

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just need fast internet and a decent amount of ram

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Well guys... When I noticed lags I opened task manager and cpu usage was 100%. Laptop has 8gb of ram and internet connection is ok. When I open more than 10 charts and all start to move cpu doesnt have enough power to handle it. Thats what i think.

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Well guys... When I noticed lags I opened task manager and cpu usage was 100%. Laptop has 8gb of ram and internet connection is ok. When I open more than 10 charts and all start to move cpu doesnt have enough power to handle it. Thats what i think.

Maybe something else eating up RAM/CPU?

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Its brand new laptop. What can eat something?

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