Firefox 3 beta 1 RAM usage test

[Anusha]

Ok, I was pissed about the Firefox 2.0 RAM usage and JavaScript chaos, so I installed Firefox 3 finally. With the help of this tool (http://prometheusxt.blogspot.com/2007/12/get-your-incompatible-firefox-addons.html), I managed to install (or rather, unlock) all my addons (80% of them were incompatible).

so, this is the time to put Firefox 3 to the ultimate test.

I loaded up tabs; lots of them; kept for about couple of hours.

These are the tabs which were open: (~35 tabs)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/anushand/Untitled-2.gif

Here's the memory usage from the task manager: (note that I don't use a pagefile, so Firefox's memory manager has to do a lot of things to clear up the unused RAM. If a pagefile was there, the Operating System would have taken care of part of that process)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/anushand/FirefoxRAMusage.jpg

MUCH MUCH BETTER PERFORMANCE!!! NO SLOW DOWNS WITH ALL THOSE TABS!!! SIMPLY AWESOME!!!

[Ranhiru]

Hmm almost 150MB of RAM!! Well my Firefox 2.0.0.11 is using about 95MB of RAM with only 3 tabs open!

[Anusha]

Hmm almost 150MB of RAM!! Well my Firefox 2.0.0.11 is using about 95MB of RAM with only 3 tabs open!
I have gotten Firefox 2.0 to use 400MB+ with just 5 tabs :P

[hul2000]

My Firefox 2 uses 90 MB RAM with 1 Tab !!!!

[Ranhiru]

I have gotten Firefox 2.0 to use 400MB+ with just 5 tabs :P

Damn!! So what u say is Firefox 3 will be eating less RAM than 2 is it???

[hul2000]

Ok, I was pissed about the Firefox 2.0 RAM usage and JavaScript chaos, so I installed Firefox 3 finally. With the help of this tool, I managed to install (or rather, unlock) all my addons (80% of them were incompatible).

so, this is the time to put Firefox 3 to the ultimate test.

I loaded up tabs; lots of them; kept for about couple of hours.

These are the tabs which were open: (~35 tabs)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/anushand/Untitled-2.gif

Here's the memory usage from the task manager: (note that I don't use a pagefile, so Firefox's memory manager has to do a lot of things to clear up the unused RAM. If a pagefile was there, the Operating System would have taken care of part of that process)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/anushand/FirefoxRAMusage.jpg

MUCH MUCH BETTER PERFORMANCE!!! NO SLOW DOWNS WITH ALL THOSE TABS!!! SIMPLY AWESOME!!!

What tool did you use to install the add-ons?

[Anusha]

Damn!! So what u say is Firefox 3 will be eating less RAM than 2 is it???
Hell yeah!!! And it hasn't slowed down...not even a bit. I all those 35+ tabs open, I can browse without even feeling that the browser is pushed to the limits. Just awesome. We only need the app/addon compatibility.

[Anusha]

What tool did you use to install the add-ons?
Sorry forgot to link it.
Link (http://prometheusxt.blogspot.com/2007/12/get-your-incompatible-firefox-addons.html)

[geethq]

FF 2 6 tabs 56MBs

[Ranhiru]

Hell yeah!!! And it hasn't slowed down...not even a bit. I all those 35+ tabs open, I can browse without even feeling that the browser is pushed to the limits. Just awesome. We only need the app/addon compatibility.

WOW!! Awesome! That will be THE REASON 4 me to try FF3 beta before a stable version is released!

[hul2000]

Sorry forgot to link it.
Link (http://prometheusxt.blogspot.com/2007/12/get-your-incompatible-firefox-addons.html)

Thanks. I'll try this also.

[icreations]

ela ne

[Ranhiru]

Oh well i switched 2 FF3 Beta 1....and where the hell are my bookmarks???

[dexter.morgan.666]

10 Tabs with FF 2.0.0.11 and usage is only 38mb :baffled: WTF :oo:

[geethq]

10 Tabs with FF 2.0.0.11 and usage is only 38mb :baffled: WTF :oo:
33k open karala balanna:rofl: :rolleyes:

[zCexVe]

Firefox 2.0.0.11 3 tabs 0.5 MB :P

[Anusha]

Oh well i switched 2 FF3 Beta 1....and where the hell are my bookmarks???
Ah there is a slight problem with that.
You need to export the bookmarks from the backups inside your firefox profile.
Eg: From here:
%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Prof iles\xxxxxxxxx.default\bookmarkbackups
and select the latest one.

[Anusha]

10 Tabs with FF 2.0.0.11 and usage is only 38mb :baffled: WTF :oo:
Remember you people use a pagefile. With a pagefile, memory usage is lower.

[Thenura]

haththilawwe tabs tika !!!!!!!!!

[prasadana2]

i got a 128mb ram i cannot open more than 2tabs at ones even in firefox3 beta1..

[Thenura]

i got a 128mb ram i cannot open more than 2tabs at ones even in firefox3 beta1..
coz u dont hav enough ram

[Anusha]

i got a 128mb ram i cannot open more than 2tabs at ones even in firefox3 beta1..
Can you at least install the Operating System? :P

[Thenura]

Can you at least install the Operating System? :P
:lol: :lol: paw ooi eyaa

[Ranhiru]

Ah there is a slight problem with that.
You need to export the bookmarks from the backups inside your firefox profile.
Eg: From here:
%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Prof iles\xxxxxxxxx.default\bookmarkbackups
and select the latest one.

Ohh thanx! Anyway i found the stuff in

C:\Documents and Settings\Ranhiru\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\188ke06f.default\boo kmarkbackups\

[Anusha]

Ohh thanx! Anyway i found the stuff in

C:\Documents and Settings\Ranhiru\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\188ke06f.default\boo kmarkbackups\
:)

[GNS]

I have gotten Firefox 2.0 to use 400MB+ with just 5 tabs :P

hehe, I only have 256 for all ;)

But I can use more than 10 tabs... :lol:

[Anusha]

hehe, I only have 256 for all ;)

But I can use more than 10 tabs... :lol:
I didn't say everytime! It happens once in a while, when Firefox really screws things up :P

[GNS]

I didn't say everytime! It happens once in a while, when Firefox really screws things up :P

:P

when they release Stable FF3?