Best Browser for my MacBook

My almost 5 year old MacBook running OS X 10.6.8 (I haven't upgraded yet) is overheating a lot when I use Safari 5.1.10, I've tried Chrome but I didn't like it. I'm looking for a browser that will perform well on a Core 2 Duo MacBook with 2 GBs of RAM... any suggestions?

My Safari 5.0.6 is reasonably fast. Here is my general advice for Safari users who experience speed or stability difficulties:
The measures I take to improve speed and stability of Safari 5.0.6 should resolve some of the issues with later versions. These instructions are for OS X.
I flush DNS cache daily at boot - Google for Terminal command for your OS
Use a very fast DNS server - find best for you with NameBench or use 8.8.8.8
I don't use tabs as they consume too much RAM and slow my old Mac
Turn off RSS, Fraudulent sites and Extensions
Set Preferences/General/History to one week
Adjust Safari Reset to clear everything except history and passwords
Start Safari at least once a day with this AppleScript
Decompress the script and put it in Applications and then replace any Safari startup or Dock items with the script.
The script deletes Safari local storage and cache. It then starts Safari and activates Reset using your Reset settings. Those who wish can view the script and edit it with Script Editor.
It is possible to stop Safari 5.1 automatic refresh as this page explains:
http://stormchild.tumblr.com/post/10414883514/how-to-stop-safari-5-from-unexpect edly-reloading-pages

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