Index: code/renderer/tr_model_iqm.c
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--- code/renderer/tr_model_iqm.c	(revision 2003)
+++ code/renderer/tr_model_iqm.c	(working copy)
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@
 	for( i = 0; i < header->num_meshes; i++, mesh++, surface++ ) {
 		surface->surfaceType = SF_IQM;
 		Q_strncpyz(surface->name, str + mesh->name, sizeof (surface->name));
+		Q_strlwr(surface->name); // lowercase the surface name so skin compares are faster
 		surface->shader = R_FindShader( str + mesh->material, LIGHTMAP_NONE, qtrue );
 		if( surface->shader->defaultShader )
 			surface->shader = tr.defaultShader;