Is Firefox really "faster"

[glen]

I still don't understand how a browser can relly be "faster" than another browser.
If the computers these days are fast enough that a Quake 3 liek game can be rendered in a java applet, it hardly seems liekly that different browsers are going to be noticebly faster than one anther, especiailly when the limiting factor is the bandwidth.

 

[KingNothing]

Ohhhhhh yeah, but not until you tweak some of the network configurations.

 

[Shawn]

it is

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Tweaked firefox is noticeably faster than IE.
Opera>*

 

[ActuaryTm]

Link.

(and wrong forum)

 

[Mrvile]

I actually find it a bit slower than IE but mine isn't "tweaked"

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Features

 

[ActuaryTm]

Also interesting reading here.

 

[glen]

Cool, so how do I tweek it?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: glen
Cool, so how do I tweek it?

Ultimate Firefox tweaks found here.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: glen
Cool, so how do I tweek it?

Ultimate Firefox tweaks found here.

yep

 

[symbol]

I've tweaked my firefox and I still find it slower than IE/Maxthon, but not by a great margin.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: glen
Cool, so how do I tweek it?

Ultimate Firefox tweaks found here.

What the crap? Actually I think Maximum PC or PC Gamer or some other geek magazine did a review on different web browsers and Opera wasn't too good cuz it didn't have roxor features.

I don't use Firefox for features though, it's safer for my dear comp.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: glen
Cool, so how do I tweek it?

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=33&threadid=1451878&enterthread=y

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: glen
Cool, so how do I tweek it?

You post in the right forum, for starters.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: glen
Cool, so how do I tweek it?

You post in the right forum, for starters.

Well, I am not sure if FF is faster than MSIE, but I know posting in OT is faster than the "correct" forum.

 

[symbol]

http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm (I haven't used this though)

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
[What the crap? Actually I think Maximum PC or PC Gamer or some other geek magazine did a review on different web browsers and Opera wasn't too good cuz it didn't have roxor features.

You may want to read a few of the links previously posted in this thread.

(I recall reading the Maximum PC article, and would say it was not their finest work)

 

[QuitBanningMe]

You don't need to download anything.
Just type about:config in the adress bar. Then enable pipelining. It is really the only significant speed increase.
network.http.pipelining, true
network.http.proxy.pipe lining, true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests, 100)

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: Mrvile
[What the crap? Actually I think Maximum PC or PC Gamer or some other geek magazine did a review on different web browsers and Opera wasn't too good cuz it didn't have roxor features.

You may want to read a few of the links previously posted in this thread.

(I recall reading the Maximum PC article, and would say it was not their finest work)

Whoa, Opera is some fast stuff. Actuary do you use it?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Actuary do you use it?

Opera carries the official Tim/Mark/Steve/Blake/etc seal of approval.

 

[myusername]

:heart: Opera :heart:

 

[Mrvile]

Is Opera the Mac OS browser? Cuz if it is I assume it's interface is cleaner (I hate all this firefox crap that I never use and never will use) and it's faster I'll probably get it instead.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Is Opera the Mac OS browser? Cuz if it is I assume it's interface is cleaner (I hate all this firefox crap that I never use and never will use) and it's faster I'll probably get it instead.

No
and again Opera>*

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Is Opera the Mac OS browser?

That would be Safari.