reducing lag

I find SL is getting very laggy. When I 1st joined there were various settings made automatically, such as graphics quality. Is it worth changing some of the settings to reduce lag, & if so, which should I go for ?

(( Sorry if this Q has been asked before ))

FH

You will find some useful suggestions here, plus links to some other resources: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Lag

Lag occurs most when
Your Draw Distance is too high
There are many physical (physics-enabled) objects nearby
There is a large group of people nearby
You are moving (and therefore loading new geometry, textures, and sounds)
You or other people are playing sounds or animations
When many objects are moving around nearby
You have "fancy" graphics features enabled (Local Lighting, Object Bump, Ripple Water, Shadows, etc)



(there is nothing about ARC... so you don't need to worry about those ARC-nazi-griefers lolol)