Slow GUI after Leopard installation

Hi!
I have a 17-inch Macbook Pro with 2,4ghz CPU, 2GB ram and hi-res monitor. Everything was very quick and reponsive in Tiger, but after doing an archive & install of Leopard (with settings kept) the GUI is very slow. Dashboard, the dock, minimizing windows (genie effect) is very sluggish (looks like it is not 3d accelerated) although the computer is not working with anything (according to Activity monitor/top). I have no third party software running and I tried doing a fresh install with the problem still there. Exposé seems to be running like it should do, but Dashboard, Dock and minimizing things are affected. It is very obvious while holding down shift key at the same time as minimizing a window with genie effect - it is anything but smooth! Looks much better on a PowerBook G4 667mhz with Tiger.
I also get less FPS in games like Quake III or Urban Terror. On Tiger it was around 90 FPS all the time, now it is around 50.
Are there updated graphics drivers on the way or any other solution to the problem?
Thanks
Jacob

Try putting these numbers in Network>TCP/IP>DNS Servers, for the Interface you connect with...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Then Apply. For 10.5/10.6 Network, highlight Interface>Advanced button>DNS tab>little + icon.
DNS Servers are a bit like Phone books where you look up a name and it gives you the phone number, in our case, you put in apple.com and it comes back with 17.149.160.49 behind the scenes.  
These Servers have been patched to guard against DNS poisoning, and are faster/more reliable than most ISP's DNS Servers.

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