Im finding it impossible to get decent performance out of my system running a screensaver (in this case, Fluid, but I've also tried Marine Aquarium, to no avail). Not only are the screensaver effects slow as mud, but launching programs is an arduous task, and dragging icons, windows, etc, even dock icons bouncing causes artifacts to be left and the screen effect to freeze. I've read reports that would lead me to believe I should be able to run this with no problem, but maybe I'm expecting a bit too much of my system. By the way, Im using an 800mHz iMac (17"). Not really a big deal, but just wondering if there is anything I can do, or if my system is just not fast enough to handle it...
[edit] By the way, I have 768 MB RAM on my system. Also, ScreenSaverEngine seems to be taking up ~50% of CPU, more or less...is this normal? Shouldn't it be using QE (OpenGL)? [/edit]
[edit] By the way, I have 768 MB RAM on my system. Also, ScreenSaverEngine seems to be taking up ~50% of CPU, more or less...is this normal? Shouldn't it be using QE (OpenGL)? [/edit]
