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* Re: [gentoo-user] OT worth upgrading hardware ?
  @ 2005-10-03  9:29 99%       ` Jonathan Wright
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From: Jonathan Wright @ 2005-10-03  9:29 UTC (permalink / raw
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Christoph Gysin wrote:
> Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote:
> 
>> btw - some time ago I let glxgears run on several wm - and it was the 
>> fastest on kwin and integrity (both qt based) and slower on gtk-based 
>> wm...
> 
> 
> glxgears doesn't need/use/depend neither a WM nor GTK/QT, so I don't see 
> how this test makes any sense.

But a WM and/or GTK/QT can have an effect on system load overall as well 
as working with the graphics card, which in the end can slow the gears.

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