Firefox 3.7 with GPU support available

Shane5578 · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:28

The next-next generation of the Mozilla Foundation's popular web browser - Firefox 3.7 - is set to get a significant speed boost on Windows systems thanks to Direct2D support.

For those wanting to try out the Direct2D-enabled Firefox 3.7 alpha - and who are running Windows 7 or an updated copy of Windows Vista along with a DirectX10-compatible graphics card with WDDM 1.0 driver - you can download it immediately. The usual caveats about relying on alpha-grade software apply, and sadly this is Windows-only.

its from btn but i dont know if i'm allowed to link it.

anyway here is the link for firefox 3.7
http://www.bassified.nl/firefox-3.7a1pre.en-US.win32.d2d.zip

i'm using windows 7 with a geforce go 7600, handles pages faster and smoother.

Squark · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:34

Sounds good, wouldnt mind giving it a try

TaKeN · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:36

Ooh! Been waiting for this. *downloads*

Thanks man

Viper² · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:37

Interesting. Downloading now.

dangerstat · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:37

Hi,

You seem to have posted this in the wrong forum. To correct the mistake please place one over sized pineapple up your backside,

Thanks for using OCUK.

Marky · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:38

Filename says win32 - I'm assuming this means it's for 32-bit... anything for the 64-bit crowd?

And yus wrong forum.

Meatball · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:38

Hmm, if it was beta maybe but alpha..

Viper² · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:38

Wow it's fast.

Rainmaker · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:39

dangerstat said:
Hi,

You seem to have posted this in the wrong forum. To correct the mistake please place one over sized pineapple up your backside,

Thanks for using OCUK.

LOL

3.7a makes my screen look ugly. The whole of OcUK looks blurry, the font is fuzzy and blocky, and there doesn't seem to be anything in the way of useful options to fix0r it. I'll wait for it to at least hit beta I think.

TaKeN · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:42

It seems quick!

Why can't it be installed though? :confused:

Mekrel · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:44

It loads the page here and then doesn't render it for like 20 seconds? :confused:

Or if I minimize it and maximize it?

TaKeN · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:47

Mekrel said:
It loads the page here and then doesn't render it for like 20 seconds?

Or if I minimize it and maximize it?

Same here

Things change I've changed · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:47

Will this make a difference for XP users ?

I'm running in classic mode with all the effects disabled.

Stuff · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:52

Mekrel said:
It loads the page here and then doesn't render it for like 20 seconds?

Or if I minimize it and maximize it?

It's in alpha, what do you expect?

NvidiaDan · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:53

When i un-rar the file i don't get a installer just a firefox folder with all the components. :confused:

Aod · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:54

Trying it out now...

Viper² said:
Wow it's fast.

yeah, it's now almost as fast as opera

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it's very fast and smooth at rendering HD youtube though

Shane5578 · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:57

NvidiaDan said:
When i un-rar the file i don't get a installer just a firefox folder with all the components.

it doesn't install anything, just run the firefox.exe and it opens up a new window called minefield.

NvidiaDan · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:59

Shane5578 said:
it doesn't install anything, just run the firefox.exe and it opens up a new window called minefield.

Yeah i get an error when i do that. Seems it doesn't like XP x64

xb8browney · 28 Nov 2009 at 21:59

No faster than chrome for me.

Monkeynut · 28 Nov 2009 at 22:08

NvidiaDan said:
Yeah i get an error when i do that. Seems it doesn't like XP x64

I don't think that supports the Direct2D which it depends on.