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Zertz

Nov 3 2009, 09:50 PM

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The most interesting part from a UI standpoint are Personas. Looks pretty cool!

Of course, it's supposedly faster (as usual!)

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QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Nov 20 2009, 12:47 AM)

I will complain no more about our prices

IVIYTH0S View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 3 2009, 11:18 PM Post #2
Posting Nut Group: Folding Member Posts: 7,222 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152	spiffy!! I guess I might as well, firefox has been crashing randomly as of late -------------------- Mobo: Gigabyte EP45 EXTREME \| Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 4ghz 24/hr stable! CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 Black w/ 2x Scythe Ultra Kazes Memory: 2x2gb DDR2 OCZ Reaper OC'd: 1000mhz 5-5-5-15 (2.3v, nice and cool) Videocard: (Heavy lifter)Diamond 4870x2 2GB (Physx)BFG OC 8800GT 512MB OS Harddrive:Western Digital Veloci Raptor 300gb 10,000 Rpm SATA \| PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W Monitor: Debranded HP 24" 2408H \| CD/DVD: Samsung SH-S223F \| Keyboard:Razer Tarantula \| Mouse: Razer Lachesis \|8800GT\|<3<3\|5750\|<3<3<3\|5770\|<3<3<3<3<3\|4870x2\|<3<3<3<3<3\|5870\|<3<3<3<3<3 (VideoCards I'd buy, excluding special deals. Bold means have owned/own) _____________________________________________\|\/\|YT\|-\|0$ HAS SPOKEN!________________________________________________

Krazyxazn View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 3 2009, 11:50 PM Post #3
BC2 PS3 Beta is FUN! Group: Members Posts: 2,442 Joined: 12-September 05 From: FL Member No.: 17,359	Also added Win 7 optimization. When you highlight over Firefox that has multiple tabs, they will appear in thumbnails for each tab now. But...Google Chrome stable still beats it in performance and Google Chrome beta even more. http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/...atistics.action I'm testing out the Google Chrome beta, and I really don't notice much of an improvement with the sites that I use daily, not even my college's online courses site (uses Java). This post has been edited by Krazyxazn: Nov 3 2009, 11:52 PM -------------------- \| Intel Q6600 @ 3.4ghz \| 2x2GB G.Skill \| EVGA 9800GTX 512MB \| Realtek HD \| Logitech X-530 \| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 headphones \| \| My TF2 Screenshots (Last updated: 11/01/09) \| Youtube Channel (Last updated: 11/16/09; 1 new videos) \|

xchrissypoox View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 3 2009, 11:50 PM Post #4
Member Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: 13-August 09 From: Texas Member No.: 68,382	QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Nov 4 2009, 02:18 AM) spiffy!! I guess I might as well, firefox has been crashing randomly as of late Mine keeps messing up when connecting which it didn't do in 3. (i have 3.5.4) -------------------- I7 920, Rampage II Gene, Mushkin Redline 1600Mhz 6-7-6-18, GTX 275, Corsair HX850

xchrissypoox View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 3 2009, 11:51 PM Post #5
Member Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: 13-August 09 From: Texas Member No.: 68,382	QUOTE (Krazyxazn @ Nov 4 2009, 02:50 AM) Also added Win 7 optimization. When you highlight over Firefox that has multiple tabs, they will appear in thumbnails for each tab now. But...Google Chrome stable still beats it in performance and Google Chrome beta even more. http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/...atistics.action Ghrome sucks, I hate the ui it isn't what I know. -------------------- I7 920, Rampage II Gene, Mushkin Redline 1600Mhz 6-7-6-18, GTX 275, Corsair HX850

Waco View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 12:02 AM Post #6
Audio Nut Group: Folding Member Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484	QUOTE (xchrissypoox @ Nov 4 2009, 02:51 AM) Ghrome sucks, I hate the ui it isn't what I know. There's nothing different about the UI except for the position of the tabs... -------------------- Desktop: \| Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz \| 128 GB GSkill Falcon \| 8 GB WinTec AmpX \| Sapphire 4870 X2 \| DFI P35-T2RL \| PCP&C Silencer 610 \| W7 x64 \| HTPC: \| X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz \| 4.5 TB Storage \| 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon \| PowerColor 4830 \| ECS A-780GM-A \| ATI Theater 650 Pro \| OCZ Fatal1ty 550 \| W7 x64 \| Router/VPN/Compiling: \| Opteron 175 \| 4 GB DDR 500 \| S3 Trio PCI VGA \| Asus A8N-SLI SE \| SinTek 500SLI \| XP Pro \| Office: \| Dell Precision 390 \| Core 2 Duo E6320 \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| XFX 7800GT \| Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC \| NetBook: \| Asus EeePC 900A \| 1.6 GHz Atom \| 32 GB SSD \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| Intel Integrated \| W7 x86 \|

xchrissypoox View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 12:11 AM Post #7
Member Group: Members Posts: 473 Joined: 13-August 09 From: Texas Member No.: 68,382	QUOTE (Waco @ Nov 4 2009, 03:02 AM) There's nothing different about the UI except for the position of the tabs... I don't like how it does bookmarks. -------------------- I7 920, Rampage II Gene, Mushkin Redline 1600Mhz 6-7-6-18, GTX 275, Corsair HX850

Waco View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 12:14 AM Post #8
Audio Nut Group: Folding Member Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484	QUOTE (xchrissypoox @ Nov 4 2009, 03:11 AM) I don't like how it does bookmarks. Hm? It's no different than any other browser. -------------------- Desktop: \| Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz \| 128 GB GSkill Falcon \| 8 GB WinTec AmpX \| Sapphire 4870 X2 \| DFI P35-T2RL \| PCP&C Silencer 610 \| W7 x64 \| HTPC: \| X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz \| 4.5 TB Storage \| 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon \| PowerColor 4830 \| ECS A-780GM-A \| ATI Theater 650 Pro \| OCZ Fatal1ty 550 \| W7 x64 \| Router/VPN/Compiling: \| Opteron 175 \| 4 GB DDR 500 \| S3 Trio PCI VGA \| Asus A8N-SLI SE \| SinTek 500SLI \| XP Pro \| Office: \| Dell Precision 390 \| Core 2 Duo E6320 \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| XFX 7800GT \| Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC \| NetBook: \| Asus EeePC 900A \| 1.6 GHz Atom \| 32 GB SSD \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| Intel Integrated \| W7 x86 \|

Waco View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 12:15 AM Post #9
Audio Nut Group: Folding Member Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484	QUOTE (Krazyxazn @ Nov 4 2009, 02:50 AM) But...Google Chrome stable still beats it in performance and Google Chrome beta even more. http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/...atistics.action Chrome(v3.0.195.27) Scored: 4549 Points CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 I guess that's not too bad for 3.2 GHz. EDIT: Lol IE8: Internet Explorer(v8.0) Scored: 1154 Points CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 This post has been edited by Waco: Nov 4 2009, 12:18 AM -------------------- Desktop: \| Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz \| 128 GB GSkill Falcon \| 8 GB WinTec AmpX \| Sapphire 4870 X2 \| DFI P35-T2RL \| PCP&C Silencer 610 \| W7 x64 \| HTPC: \| X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz \| 4.5 TB Storage \| 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon \| PowerColor 4830 \| ECS A-780GM-A \| ATI Theater 650 Pro \| OCZ Fatal1ty 550 \| W7 x64 \| Router/VPN/Compiling: \| Opteron 175 \| 4 GB DDR 500 \| S3 Trio PCI VGA \| Asus A8N-SLI SE \| SinTek 500SLI \| XP Pro \| Office: \| Dell Precision 390 \| Core 2 Duo E6320 \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| XFX 7800GT \| Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC \| NetBook: \| Asus EeePC 900A \| 1.6 GHz Atom \| 32 GB SSD \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| Intel Integrated \| W7 x86 \|

Zertz View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 10:32 AM Post #10
Certified Geek Group: Reviewer Posts: 1,957 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 31,940	Screw those benchmarks lol I barely used IE8, but it didn't feel 4 times slower as Google's (un)stable browser -------------------- Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Nov 20 2009, 12:47 AM) I will complain no more about our prices

Waco View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 11:40 AM Post #11
Audio Nut Group: Folding Member Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484	QUOTE (Zertz @ Nov 4 2009, 01:32 PM) ...but it didn't feel 4 times slower as Google's (un)stable browser Unstable what? I can count on one finger the number of times Chrome has crashed in the past 6 months for me... -------------------- Desktop: \| Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz \| 128 GB GSkill Falcon \| 8 GB WinTec AmpX \| Sapphire 4870 X2 \| DFI P35-T2RL \| PCP&C Silencer 610 \| W7 x64 \| HTPC: \| X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz \| 4.5 TB Storage \| 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon \| PowerColor 4830 \| ECS A-780GM-A \| ATI Theater 650 Pro \| OCZ Fatal1ty 550 \| W7 x64 \| Router/VPN/Compiling: \| Opteron 175 \| 4 GB DDR 500 \| S3 Trio PCI VGA \| Asus A8N-SLI SE \| SinTek 500SLI \| XP Pro \| Office: \| Dell Precision 390 \| Core 2 Duo E6320 \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| XFX 7800GT \| Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC \| NetBook: \| Asus EeePC 900A \| 1.6 GHz Atom \| 32 GB SSD \| 2 GB DDR2 667 \| Intel Integrated \| W7 x86 \|

Zertz View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 4 2009, 11:56 AM Post #12
Certified Geek Group: Reviewer Posts: 1,957 Joined: 17-April 08 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 31,940	QUOTE (Waco @ Nov 4 2009, 02:40 PM) Unstable what? I can count on one finger the number of times Chrome has crashed in the past 6 months for me... I guess it's been a while... it used to be really bad with Flash -------------------- Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Nov 20 2009, 12:47 AM) I will complain no more about our prices

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