Ninja Trader 8 Server

Hello, I am looking into the parts needed to build a high-quality Ninja Trader 8 server. From what I have looked into so far, servers can be incredibly complex. This server is going to house the application known as Ninja Trader 8 (NT8). Similar to how chrome tabs operate, NT8 will run off multiple cores and uses A LOT of ram. with that in mind I’m trying to build something with the following criteria:

-Windows 2019 server OS Ran on an SSD for speed
-ECC registered memory so pricing data coming in is not at risk of bit flips
-A Xeon processor with as many cores as possible (more cores → more charts)
-Raid 10 (much faster than 5,6 and safer than 0,1)
-backup PSU in case of an outage

Does anyone have any ideas or have a blueprint for something like this? scoured the web for months and gone nowhere.

What’s your budget

Anything below $3,000 Seems reasonable for now. If this is just simply not enough it’s not a limiting factor.

I was maybe going to suggest a xeon 8380 but thats probably prohibitively expensive

That may be an option in the future. This is a startup for the time being so I’m trying to keep everything a bit lower in cost just in case things don’t work out.

As a point of interest, is this day trading software?

i gotta say, this seems like a job for Epyc.

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Yes, its an algorithm I have spent YEARS developing. has everything from orderflow to pattern recognition. Gtrades .IO will be the site where I host everything (right now I just have a temporary landing page on that site)

I am definitely open to ideas if you have a build in mind and I can comprehend it.

Do you want it to be registered or unbuffered ECC

You can maybe get away with a 5950X with unbuffered ECC
Only the 5800X with V cache has been announced so far so idk if they’ll make one with the 5950x or not

If you need more than 128GB of ram then it’ll have to be an epyc or threadripper/pro
Threadripper supports 256GB
Thread ripper pro supports 2TB
Epyc supports 4TB

https://ninjatrader.com/LP/NT8_Future/Introducing-NinjaTrader-8

Is that not the software that’s already available?

ETA: According to the recommended specs, it doesn’t take much to run it.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?minimum_system_requirements.htm

MB: AsRock Rack EPYCD8-2T ATX
CPU: epyc 7282 16c 32s 1200$ or a 7D12 doubles cores and threads for an extra 500$
RAM: ECC REG DDR4 (just load it up with whatever fits in your budget.
NVME: 2tb? again buy for budget.
GPU: something quad port with some power for multi screens. W6600 arent outrageously priced. but get what you need here.

@TheSkuffedKnerd i am assuming he is either wanting to host it for multiple people, or wanting to display live charting on multiple pairs at one time. but you know how assuming goes…

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I’d be running hundreds of charts at once, order flow is very resource-intensive, and no nothing like what I am doing right now has ever been done before

Thank you for all of this, Where would you recommend buying everything and what case should I get?

Corsair, Fractal design, Phanteks, NZXT, Lian Li, all make good cases, find one you like. that MB is just ATX so it will fit in any ATX case, get one with the features and design you want.

if you are in the states, SHI, CDWG, Newegg business, Amazon, even ebay if necessary. with the electronics and shipping issues going on everywhere, you will have to hunt around and mace accommodations as needed to get a complete PC built.

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Okay, that all sounds great. I actually have a Phanteks entho pro 2 case laying around so hopefully, that guy can hold it.

Does this look good ?
-AsRock Rack EPYCD8-2T Motherboard
-AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7282
-Nemix RAM DDR4 3200 PC4 25600 ECC Reg 16GB (4 X 8GB) = 64GB
-Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
-AMD Radeon Pro W6600 Graphic Card - 8 GB GDDR6 - Full-Height
-Seagate Exos 7E8 2TB
-EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GA Power Supply
-Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3
-Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
-Noctua NF-A8 PWM
-Startech.com HSB4SATSASBA Removable 4-drive Backplane

AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7282
but otherwise it looks fine. i dont know if your Phanteks case will mount that HDD cage.

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