User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Performance

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Performance in Second Life is primarily affected by your computer and the speed at which it is capable of drawing the world that is Second Life. It can also be affected by other factors, such as the quality of your Internet connection, as well as problems occurring on the server computers that are running Second Life. Performance can be improved by re-configuring Second Life, though in some cases you may not achieve satisfactory performance without hardware and software upgrades (new computer, or new CPU, memory, graphics card, newer drivers, etc).

Types of Performance Problems in Second Life

Low Framerate

If your computer hardware is not powerful enough, or not configured correctly, it cannot draw the Second Life world very quickly. This will result in a low framerate (also called low FPS, frames-per-second) and your view of the world will be jerky and stuttering, more like a slideshow than a movie.

Lag

My character takes forever to start walking, won't stop walking for several seconds, and chat does not appear for a long time.