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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 18, 2011 8:27am Apr 18, 2011 8:27am
Not sure if this is the right place to post my question. I notice that my MT4 respond is very slow, I only open one MT4 but i have around 10 pair on my MT4. so when i want to change from one pair to the other it will take very long to respond. So when i check on my task manager, the CPU usage for the terminal is always the highest compare to other program that is running. So my question is, is it my indicators is the one causing the problem, or my computer is the one that cannot handle. Can you guys share what is the speed of your PC, and do you encounter any of this problem and how to solve it. If it is my PC causing the problem, i will change it, but i want to know if changing to a higher spec PC will solve my problem. Hope someone can advise. Thanks in advance.

BTW, my PC is Core 2 duo 2.53GHZ
  • #2
  • Apr 18, 2011 8:31am Apr 18, 2011 8:31am
Have a look also at how many bars you have in history and charts. You don't need anything over 5000.

It may be an indicator especially if one of them uses iCustom which is a resource hog.
  • #3
  • Apr 18, 2011 5:23pm Apr 18, 2011 5:23pm
Quoting flyer415
Have a look also at how many bars you have in history and charts. You don't need anything over 5000.

It may be an indicator especially if one of them uses iCustom which is a resource hog.

Hi flyer, thanks for your reply. So i assume my PC processor does not affect much for this case right. I try to reduce the bars in my history and see how. But how can i check if the indicator is using alot of resource beside what you have mention the iCustom, What kind of indicator will use alot of resource. Thanks.
  • #4
  • Last Post: Apr 18, 2011 10:14pm Apr 18, 2011 10:14pm
On of your indicators is definitely causing the problem. The bar history reduction will help minimally, but something is really sucking up your CPU resources.

If you have a common EA or indicator between many charts, try removing it first. You can perhaps do that quickest from the Windows File manager and remove it from the |Program Files|<MT4 install>|experts|indicators directory, and then start MT4 and see how it behaves. If there is no speed increase, exit MT4, move the indicator back into the directory, and try removing another one, until you find which one is causing MT4 to slow down so significantly.

There is no tool or way to determine which indicator might be using more cycles over the others.
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