Problem solved. Opera or Chrome

[Cube]

I have been using Firefox since early of last year. It has become incredibly slow for me, and I have no idea why. especially around YouTube, where most of my time on the internet is spent. Therefore I need some opinions;

Should I revert back to Chrome(used this browser before),
or Should I give Opera a go (never used it before)

 

[Party Chocobo]

#chromemasterrace

 

[hXcjedders]

Have you tried reinstalling it/clearing cache/deleting cookies/history/etc?

 

[Questionable Moose]

I haven't tried Opera since forever (but I still love the tab stacking they have <3), so I can't really compare them two. But I can say that chrome have been stable without any problem for the past year-or-so. Youtube works wonder both on Windows and Linux with the browser, so it shouldn't be any problem for you.

 

[Cube]

Have you tried reinstalling it/clearing cache/deleting cookies/history/etc?

Yeah, I usually do that on a regular basis with both firefox and ccleaner

Edit: I have only re-installed once, helped for a bit, but cant say it was a big difference.

 

[sov]

No one voted for Opera XD

 

[Cube]

I also notice that firefox has some trouble loading threads with embedded videos (eg from youtube)

 

[hXcjedders]

No one voted for Opera XD

There's just no reason to run with Opera unless you wanna be unique.

I also notice that firefox has some trouble loading threads with embedded videos (eg from youtube)

I would still say do an uninstall then reinstall and see where that gets you.

 

[Avenger]

http://www.mediafire.com/view/8bb9cgginlcii/MediaFire_Express#chlz58ibezn5t8l
I typically leave Chrome up while I play, having the forums open and checking them every once in while, because, as we all know, Steam browser sux
The longer it's open, more processes start and keep taking up more power
Will this happen no matter what?

 

[PsychoRealm]

http://www.mediafire.com/view/8bb9cgginlcii/MediaFire_Express#chlz58ibezn5t8l
I typically leave Chrome up while I play, having the forums open and checking them every once in while, because, as we all know, Steam browser sux
The longer it's open, more processes start and keep taking up more power
Will this happen no matter what?

Well, Ethan... Chrome runs a separate thread for each tab you open, so yeah...

 

[Avenger]

Well, Ethan... Chrome runs a separate thread for each tab you open, so yeah...

And when I only have one tab open?

 

[Cube]

No one voted for Opera XD

Two people have so far

 

[Cube]

And when I only have one tab open?

Chrome also runs separate processes for plugins as well. So regardless if you have only one tab, if there are any plugins running, they will take up processes too.

 

[Questionable Moose]

And when I only have one tab open?

Just to be on the safe side, can you check in Chrome’s task manager to see if anything specific drains an absurd amount of processing power?
I had that problem before when an application were eating up my computer and made it slow if I kept an tab up for too long.

 

[Questionable Moose]

Should I revert back to Chrome(used this browser before),
or Should I give Opera a go (never used it before)

By the way, why not just install both Chrome and Opera next to Firefox and try them to see which you like the most?
Bookmarks and history are easily transferred between them, and there's no compatibility issue with having several browsers installed on your computer.

 

[hXcjedders]

By the way, why not just install both Chrome and Opera next to Firefox and try them to see which you like the most?
Bookmarks and history are easily transferred between them, and there's no compatibility issue with having several browsers installed on your computer.

 

[Cube]

By the way, why not just install both Chrome and Opera next to Firefox and try them to see which you like the most?
Bookmarks and history are easily transferred between them, and there's no compatibility issue with having several browsers installed on your computer.

I was actually going to try that, however I posted here to see others opinions on the two browsers so I could save some time :)

 

[Nothing_Much]

You actually could try out the Opera Beta, since it's changing its web engine from Presto to Blink (fork of webkit, which is easily the best and is frequently updated for HTML5), that way Opera can grab some of you people's love. http://www.opera.com/developer/next

 

[Cube]

Just one question about opera(for opera users), though:

How well does opera work with the flash plugin or even html5 video viewing (on video streaming sites, such as youtube?) Although I know that chrome works well with flash, I am just wondering about opera before I give it a go.

 

[Kyle]

I used to use opera a while back. When it came to flash and video loads it was shit for me.