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    • bossman90
      bossman90 last edited by

      Same here!

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      • bizkid
        bizkid last edited by

        First of all I have already done the following:
        ✔ Disable all extensions (I even removed all of them)
        ✔ Disable the ad-blocker
        ✔ Reset settings to default
        ✔ Reset flags to default
        ✔ Create a clean profile folder/directory

        Now ever since 2 or 3 updates(didn't keep track of versions) of Opera GX the browser started to have some issues after sometime of use on each session.
        After a while of using the browser, it starts to feel somewhat "heavy", meaning clicking on links (like google results) to open webpages takes quite a lot of time of loading(it may take 5 seconds and on extreme ocasions upto 15-20 seconds) until the pages load. I usually have 7-10 tabs open constantly and there is no specific time frame as to when this starts happening. Sometimes there are issues loading twitter posts embedded on Reddit posts as well where the twitter post keeps loading and never appears.
        Another issue is that, even closing the browser "feels heavy" as it takes almost 3-4 seconds for the browser to close after I click the close button instead of closing instantly.
        And those things happen only with Opera GX. I also have MS Edge, which does not give me any similar issues(no matter time of use or open tabs).
        The browser behaves fine when you first open it, but as time passes while using it starts to feel bloated and it's frustrating. I've been an Opera user for years and never had these issues before.
        I have also reported the issue as a bug feedback.

        Current Opera version: LVL2 (core: 71.0.3770.323)
        Windows 10 Pro x64 20H2

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        • Medulla
          Medulla last edited by

          I have exactly the same problems like bizkid.

          My System:
          Intel I9 9900-k
          32 GB Ram

          Current Version:LVL 2 (core: 71.0.3770.323)
          Windows 10 Pro x64 20H2

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          • arcticwukongs
            arcticwukongs last edited by

            Hi,
            Disabling hardware acceleration seems to have fixed it for me.
            I used to have the same problem with chrome, so it might be a problem with chromium.
            Hope it helps.

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            • ultimatexdev
              ultimatexdev last edited by

              Hi, im kinda mad because of this browser, when i first saw it i thought like "oh what the hell, that looks nice and clean, what could go wrong?" ah.... everything goes wrong, this browser is slower than anything i used before, even slower that the dead internet explorer, no offense here but what the f*** is this? why is it using more ram and cpu than google chrome and why does it have problems connecting to a website thats using a DDoS protection, like cmon thats gotta be a joke, i love that its providing an free VPN but still, the connection of the browser even without the VPN is so bad... its making me cry, its taking like 2 minutes to load a webpage and i dont know why, please fix the browser, it has so much potential that is unused.

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              • jadenconley11
                jadenconley11 last edited by

                Ever since i have downloaded this browser, everything has been fine since this month, everything has been taking long to load. i have been restarting and clearing out unused space and it has been taking 2-3 minutes when i try to load a YouTube video, i have been turning on and off VPN, Ad Blocker, Tracker Blocker, and been re-downloading Opera GX. My connection to the internet has been fine, i have taken off extensions and it has been really slow. everything else has been slow a bit but only one website (YouTube) has been real laggy.

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                • bizkid
                  bizkid last edited by

                  Ok people, it seems that after the update that was released today, the issue that the browser takes time to close when you close it, is fixed. For me at least. So you might wanna check it out with the latest update.

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                  • killmizi
                    killmizi last edited by

                    Ever since about last week, my Opera GX browser has been acting extremely slowly. I've never had this problem with any other app other then this browser and it has now gotten to the point where I need to close Opera to conserve CPU and boost performance in other apps as it causes my PC to lag and CPU to rocket in temperature even in idle. I don't normally have too many tabs open, but whether or not I have 3 or 10 tabs open, it always lags the same way. Closing tabs takes sometimes 3 seconds and sometimes even freezes my entire screen and sends my PC a loud beeping noise. Every other app including other browsers like Google Chrome don't act this way and I have literally 0 extensions running or even installed on Opera GX, so i'm wondering why the browser is behaving this way now.

                    My PC specs:
                    Ryzen 5 3600X
                    RTX 2060
                    16GB RAM

                    I don't think my specs are that bad to have performance this terrible, and at the same time this never happened before until a little before last week, and I had barely done anything to my PC or touched it either.

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                    • sgunhouse
                      sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                      Tried with the sounds turned off?

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @killmizi last edited by

                        @killmizi Check in the internal task manager what is using so much CPU.

                        Do you see the same issue in regular Opera?

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                        • voltthehero
                          voltthehero @killmizi last edited by

                          @killmizi the problem is not your specs, but try checking your hard drive, if you have a cheap hard drive then that could be a big problem with why, i had a cheap hard drive and thus my lap top was extremely slow, try and get a digital hard drive, you're pc will be much faster

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                          • firefox289
                            firefox289 @bizkid last edited by

                            @bizkid it happend again 😞

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                            • firefox289
                              firefox289 @arcticwukongs last edited by

                              @arcticwukongs worked allitle bit for me but still laggggg

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                              • Medulla
                                Medulla @firefox289 last edited by

                                @firefox289 said in The Opera GX is slow topic:

                                @bizkid it happend again 😞

                                For me, Opera is extrem slow too again.
                                Tabs open delayed.

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                                • firefox289
                                  firefox289 @Medulla last edited by

                                  @medulla actually i fixed it i disabled hardware accelaration and using the u block origin ad blocker and disablethe built in adblocker helped for me!

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                                  • firefox289
                                    firefox289 @firefox289 last edited by

                                    @firefox289 said in The Opera GX is slow topic:

                                    @medulla actually i fixed it i disabled hardware accelaration and using the u block origin ad blocker and disablethe built in adblocker helped for me!

                                    and also disable other adblockers

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                                    • firefox289
                                      firefox289 @firefox289 last edited by firefox289

                                      @firefox289 nvm it happened again .-. opera plssssss fix this I love your browser but it just keeps having problems.

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                                      • DebianLinux
                                        DebianLinux @Medulla last edited by

                                        @medulla Usually the problem is the limiters, try to disable all limiters or reduce them

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                                        • Medulla
                                          Medulla @DebianLinux last edited by

                                          @debianlinux said in The Opera GX is slow topic:

                                          @medulla Usually the problem is the limiters, try to disable all limiters or reduce them

                                          @DebianLinux
                                          What you mean with "limiters"?
                                          The Problem still exits.
                                          I am on Ihre Version:LVL 2 (core: 72.0.3815.487)

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                                          • firefox289
                                            firefox289 @Medulla last edited by

                                            @medulla he means like opera GX has a GX control that controls how much memory and CPU space it takes.

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