Internet/Computer Speed Slow Since Safari 5

Question

Ever since I installed Safari 5 on my iMac, it seems to be having trouble surfing the internet with any sort of normal speed. Since it's a mac, you'd assume that it would be super fast like it is over the wireless connection on my Acer Aspire, but Safari 5 appears to have killed it.
I've tried clearing the cache, getting rid of the non-mac plugins and unplugging and replugging the cable connected to the router on both ends. It seems to only be a temporary solution (Internet is only at a normal speed for less than 5 minutes)Is there something that I'm missing that needs to be fixed or something that I should try?
The specs of my iMac (G5+iSight):
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac8,1
Version: 10.6.4
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores:2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.29f1
Any help would be great at this point

Answer 1

I have nothing too earth shattering to add at this point, other than to say:
Have you tried using Firefox as your browser? If so, does it still run as expected?
Clearing caches usually slows things down for a while. The cache allows for speedier downloading of previously visited web pages, but they can become bloated and unmanageable. I haven't cleared by caches for years, but my web experience remains satisfactory.
All web browsers are resource hogs. Nearly every article I have read about speeding up the net experience recommends periodically closing and re-opening the web browser. I usually do it a couple of times a day on the weekends when I do more web surfing that what's good for me.
Sorry I can't answer your particular question, but that's my two cents.
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