Windows slower when using themes?
- Thread starter joelta
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The themes should have no effect on the speed of your computer... 
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- LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
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- 64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
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- Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
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- LENOVO
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devildog93
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I haven't noticed any difference in windows 7 functionality or slower speeds, and i have used a few different 3rd party themes. I am back to just having Megan Fox as my background now
:shock:
with the matrix screensaver
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- Laptop Acer Aspire 6930
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- Windows 7 Professional
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- Intel Core2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHz
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- 3 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- lowly Intel Express Chipset WHOPPING 64 mb dedicated.LOL
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- 26" RCA and 40" Haier, and laptop 17" screen
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For the most part, the average user won't notice any performance degradation from using Aero, or the Win7 themes. However, if you have a lower end graphics card, or tend to use alot of graphics intensive applications, you can benefit from turning off Aero and the Win7 themes.
In other words, unless you've got a graphics card with less than a 3.0 rating in WEI or run alot of gfx apps, you're fine.
In other words, unless you've got a graphics card with less than a 3.0 rating in WEI or run alot of gfx apps, you're fine.
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- Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
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- W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
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- Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
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- NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
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- 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
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- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
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- Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
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Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
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Sennheiser PC-151 Headset