Question: What specifications(systems) is required to run MT4 (MetaTrader4) smoothly?
MetaTrader4 trading platform is a very RAM consuming software, and requires certain systems or better ones to run it smoothly.
The basic system requirements of MT4 is as follows:
- Microsoft Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/10
- A processor with SSE2 support (Pentium 4/Athlon 64 or higher)
*Hardware requirements are limited to software ones.
If you believe that your MT4 isn’t running smoothly, then you may want to consider changing the device or updating it for a better one.
If your MT4 is running slow
If your MT4 is running slow, then there are several things that you can do to possibly resolve the issue.
- Close extra charts and indicators from the MT4
- Close all unnecessary applications on your PC
- Get a better internet connection
Having running many programs on MT4 could slow your execution speed extremely.
In order to make sure that you are trading in the best possible environment, you may want to make sure that your PC is 100% processing the activities of MT4 at any time.
