Second Life client optimisation

This post is an old idea which remained a draft for weeks, and this relatively quiet period is a good time to publish it, especially as it has nothing to to with banking.

As all long time campers know, the SecondLife client is consuming memory over time (the so-called memory leak) and requires quite a powerful computer. Even if the later versions are more stable, there are some possibilities to make it run longer.

All the settings can be accessed via the Preferences menu. What you can do to help a mid-class PC to run the client longer is:

1) In the General tab, select to never display the names, this will remove the numerous labels over the avatars.
2) In the Graphics tab, reduce the Draw Distance to its minimum,and chose "Sun and moon only" in the Lighting Detail box
3) In the Graphics Detail tab, put Terrain Detail to low, and all mesh detail cursors to the minimum (left side)
4) In Adv. Graphics tab, diminish the Fog Distance Ratio
5) In Audio & Video tab, check the "Mute" box
6) Disable the Voice Chat via the Voice Chat tab

Doing all of that, you will reduce the bandwith and CPU requirements, making your client more stable.