i just downloaded second life on my computer, and it was already running a little slow. so i turned all of the details ect down as low as i could and still its slow.
i remembered with my old computer i had to update my video card to play a game, and i was wondering how/if i could do that with the computer i had now.
even besides that, i was just wondering if theres anything i can do to help it run faster, any help would be appreciated.

Are you running the minimum:-

Windows System Recommendations:

Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL
Operating System: XP or Vista
Computer Processor: 1.5 GHz (XP), 2-GHz (Vista) 32-bit (x86) or better
Computer Memory: 1 GB or more
Video/Graphics Card**:
Nvidia Graphics cards (6000 series: 6700, 6800; 7000 series: 7600, 7800, 7900; 8000 series: 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800; GeForce Go: 7400, 7600, 7800, 7900)
ATI Graphics Cards (X800, X900; X1400, X1500, X1600, X1700, X1800, X1900)

From Here
http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

Please post your Computer Specs Here:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/profile.php?do=editprofile

afraid to say i have no idea how to check. but if you could tell me id put em up as soon as i found out!

EVEREST Ultimate Edition 4.20 Build 1238 Beta
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/433-everest-ultimate-edition.html

i got a report, and i dont really know what to copy and paste so heres what i thought was important.


Summary

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Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC (Mobile)
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (IE 6.0 SP2)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)


Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile AMD Sempron, 2000 MHz
Motherboard Name Dell Inspiron 1501
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 1150M, AMD Hammer
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Unknown

Display:
Video Adapter ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (256 MB)
Video Adapter ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (256 MB)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter SigmaTel Audio

Storage:
IDE Controller Ricoh MMC Host Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK6037GSX (55 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TSL462D
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]


Do you have SP3 installed (This is not released as yet for Xp)

Do you happen to know how much Ram you have
I think the SP3 Trial (if installed) is causing memory issues - or lack of

Right click on My Computer (inside the Start Menu)
Select Properties
Xp SP ?
Ram ?

Processor 3600+
1.60 GHz, 896 MB of RAM

eh, help any?

Are you running the minimum:-

Windows System Recommendations:

Computer Memory: 1 GB or more



That's the problem - more Ram required

thanks a lot for the help, how could i get more?

Due to slowness of your computer 1.6Ghz
It is Not worth it

You need to update your system in Full (Refurbished if you can't afford new)

Minimum
2.8 Ghz
1Gig of Ram
Windows Xp (I still prefer Xp)
PCI-E 512 Meg video Card
~200 Gig Sata HardDrive
DVD R/W

Ask around or Search on Ebay

Otherwise you cannot run these Games

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