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Mesys Lowell

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04-09-2006 17:10

i have 2 gb of memory, 3.6 ghz p4 processor , 256 meg nvidia geforce 6800 gto .. i have aa turned off, and i have updated drivers , i hade a fine frame rate on the island .. but in the actual world im getting like 1.1 fps or less.. if i crank everything back to bare minimum i get a decent fps of 12 .. if i enter a store i get 6 fps.. someone please help this cant be right, this is a good card

Ron Overdrive

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04-09-2006 18:53

What are your normal settings? Also the only thing in SL I know of that can kill your local FPS like that is Local Lighting. If you have that on turn it off till 1.9.1 comes out.

Usagi Musashi

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04-09-2006 19:27

are you running more then one avie? Many people are crabbing these days because they are running more then one avie on their system at one time.

Fnordius Widget

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04-11-2006 22:30

With half the memory, an 8x AGP 6600 GT w/128 MB, and a 1.83 GHz sempron on a 3M/sec ADSL connection, I'm getting more like 10-15 FPS unless I'm in a laggy nightclub. This makes me wonder... what's your network connection like? Unless something's misconfigured, or you're running stuff in the background, it's hard to understand why your performance should be that poor with a fast net connection.

I even get passable frame rate on another sempron-based machine w/512 MB of memory and an antique ATI 9250 card, I just turn down the slower graphics options, and expect to watch things rez a while. But, again, fast net connection, no significant background tasks.

Usagi Musashi

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04-11-2006 22:35

at the current time we are having really bad lag and other dil problems so wide.......

Phoenix Pixel

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04-12-2006 00:06

First SL is not like say Quake. Since it is all user made here your performance from sim to sim can vary widely. It's best to first understand the settings options which this should help with.

For basic suggestions in the graphics tab uncheck all the options at the top, normal for avatar rendering and some for terrain. Then in advanced graphics move the three sliders to about the middle or below, distance to 64 or 96 then the others in that list to about 2, 5, 5, 2048 and 2. That gives you about low to average settings with no extra options on. From there go around various sims and make adjustments till you find what works well on your system. Typically the one option in the graphics tab most don't want to live without is the shiny objects one.

It should also be noted you may need to go into your preferences now and then depending on the sim but that should largely deal with just the three sliders in the advanced graphics tab.

Nokuma Strangelove

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04-12-2006 07:28

From: Mesys Lowell

i have 2 gb of memory, 3.6 ghz p4 processor , 256 meg nvidia geforce 6800 gto .. i have aa turned off, and i have updated drivers , i hade a fine frame rate on the island .. but in the actual world im getting like 1.1 fps or less.. if i crank everything back to bare minimum i get a decent fps of 12 .. if i enter a store i get 6 fps.. someone please help this cant be right, this is a good card

Try turning off Local Lighting. Try turning off fog and clouds too.

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Fnordius Widget

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04-12-2006 12:24

From: Phoenix Pixel

It's best to first understand the settings options which this should help with.

Absolutely. After reading this thread, I went onto SL with a 1.8 GHz sempron system, ATI 9250 video card (128 MB), and 512 MB of memory, just to see how bad a frame rate I could get in the most crowded dance clubs and strip joints on SL. I could get down to 6 FPS for a few seconds, but even in the worst places I was getting 8-12 over the long term, and in most areas it was more like 15-25. But I did not do it with graphics stuff set high, either, most parameters were set for performance over detail. I realized some time ago that setting particle count to 4096 was not going to add to my enjoyment of the game, quite the opposite.

So I second your "RTFM" suggestion.

Horrible Horrible preformance , please help
Mesys Lowell Registered User Join date: 8 Apr 2006 Posts: 7	04-09-2006 17:10 i have 2 gb of memory, 3.6 ghz p4 processor , 256 meg nvidia geforce 6800 gto .. i have aa turned off, and i have updated drivers , i hade a fine frame rate on the island .. but in the actual world im getting like 1.1 fps or less.. if i crank everything back to bare minimum i get a decent fps of 12 .. if i enter a store i get 6 fps.. someone please help this cant be right, this is a good card
Ron Overdrive Registered User Join date: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 1,002	04-09-2006 18:53 What are your normal settings? Also the only thing in SL I know of that can kill your local FPS like that is Local Lighting. If you have that on turn it off till 1.9.1 comes out.
Usagi Musashi UM ™® Join date: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 6,083	04-09-2006 19:27 are you running more then one avie? Many people are crabbing these days because they are running more then one avie on their system at one time.
Fnordius Widget Registered User Join date: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 4	04-11-2006 22:30 With half the memory, an 8x AGP 6600 GT w/128 MB, and a 1.83 GHz sempron on a 3M/sec ADSL connection, I'm getting more like 10-15 FPS unless I'm in a laggy nightclub. This makes me wonder... what's your network connection like? Unless something's misconfigured, or you're running stuff in the background, it's hard to understand why your performance should be that poor with a fast net connection. I even get passable frame rate on another sempron-based machine w/512 MB of memory and an antique ATI 9250 card, I just turn down the slower graphics options, and expect to watch things rez a while. But, again, fast net connection, no significant background tasks.
Usagi Musashi UM ™® Join date: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 6,083	04-11-2006 22:35 at the current time we are having really bad lag and other dil problems so wide.......
Phoenix Pixel Registered User Join date: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 20	04-12-2006 00:06 First SL is not like say Quake. Since it is all user made here your performance from sim to sim can vary widely. It's best to first understand the settings options which this should help with. For basic suggestions in the graphics tab uncheck all the options at the top, normal for avatar rendering and some for terrain. Then in advanced graphics move the three sliders to about the middle or below, distance to 64 or 96 then the others in that list to about 2, 5, 5, 2048 and 2. That gives you about low to average settings with no extra options on. From there go around various sims and make adjustments till you find what works well on your system. Typically the one option in the graphics tab most don't want to live without is the shiny objects one. It should also be noted you may need to go into your preferences now and then depending on the sim but that should largely deal with just the three sliders in the advanced graphics tab.
Nokuma Strangelove skadgbsld,gmnfdsh Join date: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 119	04-12-2006 07:28 From: Mesys Lowell i have 2 gb of memory, 3.6 ghz p4 processor , 256 meg nvidia geforce 6800 gto .. i have aa turned off, and i have updated drivers , i hade a fine frame rate on the island .. but in the actual world im getting like 1.1 fps or less.. if i crank everything back to bare minimum i get a decent fps of 12 .. if i enter a store i get 6 fps.. someone please help this cant be right, this is a good card Try turning off Local Lighting. Try turning off fog and clouds too. _____________________ AMD Athlon 6000+ 3.0 GHz \| NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ 1 gig OC \| 4 gig RAM \| 1.5 TB HDD \| 1 TB HDD \| SAITEK ECLIPSE II keyboard \| 50" Sony WEGA \| 19" Gateway Secondary Monitor\| Microsoft 5000 wireless laser mouse \| Windows 7 Pro \| Ubuntu \| <3\| TOSHIBA L555D \| 2.3 GHZ DUAL CORE \| WIN 7 HOME PREMIUM \| ATI RADEON 3100 \| 4.OG RAM \| 250 GB HDD \| Nokuma
Fnordius Widget Registered User Join date: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 4	04-12-2006 12:24 From: Phoenix Pixel It's best to first understand the settings options which this should help with. Absolutely. After reading this thread, I went onto SL with a 1.8 GHz sempron system, ATI 9250 video card (128 MB), and 512 MB of memory, just to see how bad a frame rate I could get in the most crowded dance clubs and strip joints on SL. I could get down to 6 FPS for a few seconds, but even in the worst places I was getting 8-12 over the long term, and in most areas it was more like 15-25. But I did not do it with graphics stuff set high, either, most parameters were set for performance over detail. I realized some time ago that setting particle count to 4096 was not going to add to my enjoyment of the game, quite the opposite. So I second your "RTFM" suggestion.

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