IE7 or IE6.....for just a gaming PC

Evening all!

Ok , for my gaming PC I put IE7 on it but it feels like its slower then IE6. I dont seem to like IE7(probably cause I'm not used to it). Is thier an advantage to IE7 that should make me keep it on my gaming PC? I have already disabled that phishing scanner on it. So , if you have any advantages/disadvantages please let me know.

Oh , and if it helps at all I'm running XP PRO.

Thanks!

Firefox is looking down on you in shame.DopeyDavoid

HAHA , I know , I expected that but not so quick;)

Keep the most up to date version of IE on your computer for things like Windows Update pages or work apps that need the ActiveX controls.

For actual browsing use the most up to date version of Firefox.

You're gonna get a hundred people in here saying "OMGz GET FIREFOX". Well to them, I say stuff it. Just use IE7 if you want, it wont really make a difference in which you have.TheGTAvaccine

IE7 is actually a tad slower than Firefox

IE6 should be fine, but if you want tabbing then IE7 or Firefox. Personally, I can't stand Firefox. Then again, IE works for me great whereas on Firefox, it'd give me an error or wouldn't be done correctly.

tl;dr - try both and whichever you like better.

Firefox is crap. Get Maxthon.

http://www.maxthon.com

IE7 FTW!

Don't switch to those Firenerds horde! :P

Seriously, just keep with IE7. Its slower than IE6, but I don't think it any much slower anyways. Atleast it uses less memory usage than IE6 when you have a few tabs open compared to a few windows opened for IE6.

Use iE7, or use Firefox.

Do all the website designers in the world a favor and dont stick to IE6. Its about time that god-awful mess of a browser got deprecated.

IE7 is good too, but firefox is more simple and not that harder to use. If you like to customize and have addons (not that ie7 has addons but they are ****) then get Firefox. FIREFOX is amazing with tabs, IE7 starts lagging like crazy when I have only 2 tabs up.

IE 7 is the better way to go. It does a much better job with the HTML and CSS standards. I am not sure why people are saying its slower, that is a load. Firefox actually takes longer to load on my rig but they pull up pages about the same.

I actually use both browsers but prefer IE7, I only keep Firefox loaded to check page compatibility when I am writing websites. Firefox and Safari seem to handle pages the same, so if I get it working in Firefox it will generally work in all 3 major browsers.

Funny some people mentioned Opera, I have never been a big fan, but to each their own.

IE7 is good too, but firefox is more simple and not that harder to use. If you like to customize and have addons (not that ie7 has addons but they are ****) then get Firefox. FIREFOX is amazing with tabs, IE7 starts lagging like crazy when I have only 2 tabs up.

SoberWarock

Wow , a lot of replies on this. Thank you everyone! but now I'm worse off then before lol. Not sure which to use. I'll give Firefox a shot and check it out.

you cant beat ctrl+f with firefox. its the best for finding text and i use it alll the time, and when im stuck using ie7-6 i get so frustrated when i try to find text cause it's the worst.TheMistique

CTRL + F works with IE!

CTRL + F works with IE!

daytona_178

Firefox is looking down on you in shame.DopeyDavoid

AMen to that!!

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CTRL + F works with IE!

codezer0

They are both the same speed but IE7 has more features.

[QUOTE="TheGTAvaccine"]You're gonna get a hundred people in here saying "OMGz GET FIREFOX". Well to them, I say stuff it. Just use IE7 if you want, it wont really make a difference in which you have.aaron6581230

IE7 is actually a tad slower than Firefox

firefox takes years to load compared to ie7

IE7 is good too, but firefox is more simple and not that harder to use. If you like to customize and have addons (not that ie7 has addons but they are ****) then get Firefox. FIREFOX is amazing with tabs, IE7 starts lagging like crazy when I have only 2 tabs up.

SoberWarock

my ie7 works perfect even with 10 or more tabs open maybe it a problem at your end