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<blockquote data-quote="lonerider" data-source="post: 85155" data-attributes="member: 9655"><p>Well, really a G3 400 should perform similarly to a P3-500 given you're running WinXP. It may be a tad slower as far as the interface (Aqua is more demanding than XP's interface), but it shouldn't be significantly slower. I think we can assume that there is some optimizing that needs to be done to your Mac.</p><p></p><p>Some of the themes for Aqua turn off certain effects, and are hence geared for performance. Aqua is also really meant for a Mac with a 3d graphics accelerator, and it's quite likely yours doesnt have one (or has one with minimal benefit). That said, there are things you can do to help it along, check here :</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/os_x_themes_performance.html#storytop" target="_blank">http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/os_x_themes_performance.html#storytop</a></p><p></p><p>Personally I would start with reducing color depth and turning off smooth scrolling, maybe even reducing resolution. If those alleviate the problem noticably, you know you have a slow video subsystem that's having trouble with all the graphics power that the Aqua interface requires. Remember, Aqua is a real 3d interface that uses 3d acceleration, even has real shadows cast on the background. </p><p></p><p></p><p>And finally, try opening a terminal window and running 'top' and 'df -P'. Use top to see how much processor power is being used just sitting there, and what processes are the main CPU users, as well as how much physical memory you're using up. </p><p></p><p> 'df -P' will tell you what partitions you have and what % utilization they are at. Even if your overall hard drive has lots of free space, a single partition being 'cramped' for space can cause slowdown.</p><p></p><p>-Lonerider</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lonerider, post: 85155, member: 9655"] Well, really a G3 400 should perform similarly to a P3-500 given you're running WinXP. It may be a tad slower as far as the interface (Aqua is more demanding than XP's interface), but it shouldn't be significantly slower. I think we can assume that there is some optimizing that needs to be done to your Mac. Some of the themes for Aqua turn off certain effects, and are hence geared for performance. Aqua is also really meant for a Mac with a 3d graphics accelerator, and it's quite likely yours doesnt have one (or has one with minimal benefit). That said, there are things you can do to help it along, check here : [url]http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/os_x_themes_performance.html#storytop[/url] Personally I would start with reducing color depth and turning off smooth scrolling, maybe even reducing resolution. If those alleviate the problem noticably, you know you have a slow video subsystem that's having trouble with all the graphics power that the Aqua interface requires. Remember, Aqua is a real 3d interface that uses 3d acceleration, even has real shadows cast on the background. And finally, try opening a terminal window and running 'top' and 'df -P'. Use top to see how much processor power is being used just sitting there, and what processes are the main CPU users, as well as how much physical memory you're using up. 'df -P' will tell you what partitions you have and what % utilization they are at. Even if your overall hard drive has lots of free space, a single partition being 'cramped' for space can cause slowdown. -Lonerider [/QUOTE]
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