Got GC Improvements for Firefox Folk?

[Wingnut]

Hi gang!

     Really nothing new for me, but in my Firefox, I often get "loaded-up' with garbage collection stuttering/delays. Reload the browser, all is well... ready for another hour of playground work.  Then, do it again.

I run a 2 yr old Dell mid-level, factory-assembled desktop (Dell Inspiron 8700), which likely has one more slot open for some add-on ram.  Would adding ram... help my GC woes?  Anyone know?  Perhaps some Windows or browser settings?

Thompson's Memory Leak Sealant?   

Anyone else getting annoying GC bog in Windows Firefox?  Ideas?  (thx)  Sorry if off-topic, but I'm allowed one of those... every 500 posts... by forum law. 

[Sebavan]

It usually comes from "new" in the render loop Always double check your PG do not new in the renderloop after or before render.

[dbawel]

Hey @Wingnut-

I use Firefox for most of my development, as Chrome is immensely unreliable and inconsistant - even on a memory refresh (ctrl + R). However, I display my memory usage and GC in the window whenever I'm developing. Unfortunately, I've not seen any issues with GC in Firefox on either PC or Mac. If you have a PG scene in which this is occurring, post it and I'll take a look.

I wish I could use Chrome as t is far more efficient and uses less resources that most every other browser. However, as mentioned - I have wasted countless hours as Chrome is far to inconsistent and unreliable - and has been for a long, long time. Thus I'm always looking at 3X the memory required for the same scene when using Firefox. But at least Firefox is consistent in it's behavior.

DB