Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:57 pm
I also have a fast PC, with about 4Gb of Ram.
1 to 2Gb should be fine for the masses.
1 to 2 Gb provides more of a performance gain, compared to a huge internet speed gain.
Your speed should be achieved primarily through your broadband connection.
Broadband speed and a fast PC, will allow more applications to be running,
while you're surfing, with minimal or no slowdown.
I also use Firefox and overall the loading speed of this site is relatively fast.
There are rare loading issues, but that's usually server related.
Opera, which is supposed to a relatively fast browser, is slower than Firefox on my PC.
So I removed it, and only use Firefox.
My point is that you can have a fast PC, but software, server and other issues can make having
a fast PC a mute point, if those issues aren't resolved.
Regarding signing on to a site, you'll never have to sign on when using Firefox, as with most browsers,
the sign-on info can be stored.
I click on my Korg Forum bookmark and in 2 seconds, I'm in.
Also, if you have bloated anti-virus software, like the Norton stuff, it could slow down your browsing.
I basically use 4 free products on my PC. They are all pretty fast to me.
1. Firefox
2. AVG Anti-virus
3. Microsoft's Windows Defender
4. Zone Alarm Free Firewall.
I've tried a combination of things, but the above combination gives me speed, security and less bog on my
computer's resources.
Speaking of browsers, you can have as many as you like on your PC.
They don't interfere with each other and they don't start up when you turn on your PC.
They have to be manually accessed, which is good, so that you don't have them running on their own
in the background.
My vote is also for Firefox, for speed and safety.
It takes a little getting used to, for anyone that uses IE.
But it's a well designed and customizable browser.
Just my 4 cents.
1 to 2Gb should be fine for the masses.
1 to 2 Gb provides more of a performance gain, compared to a huge internet speed gain.
Your speed should be achieved primarily through your broadband connection.
Broadband speed and a fast PC, will allow more applications to be running,
while you're surfing, with minimal or no slowdown.
I also use Firefox and overall the loading speed of this site is relatively fast.
There are rare loading issues, but that's usually server related.
Opera, which is supposed to a relatively fast browser, is slower than Firefox on my PC.
So I removed it, and only use Firefox.
My point is that you can have a fast PC, but software, server and other issues can make having
a fast PC a mute point, if those issues aren't resolved.
Regarding signing on to a site, you'll never have to sign on when using Firefox, as with most browsers,
the sign-on info can be stored.
I click on my Korg Forum bookmark and in 2 seconds, I'm in.
Also, if you have bloated anti-virus software, like the Norton stuff, it could slow down your browsing.
I basically use 4 free products on my PC. They are all pretty fast to me.
1. Firefox
2. AVG Anti-virus
3. Microsoft's Windows Defender
4. Zone Alarm Free Firewall.
I've tried a combination of things, but the above combination gives me speed, security and less bog on my
computer's resources.
Speaking of browsers, you can have as many as you like on your PC.
They don't interfere with each other and they don't start up when you turn on your PC.
They have to be manually accessed, which is good, so that you don't have them running on their own
in the background.
My vote is also for Firefox, for speed and safety.
It takes a little getting used to, for anyone that uses IE.
But it's a well designed and customizable browser.
Just my 4 cents.
