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    Your CPU can use up to 2GB of system memory for video memory. As soon as it uses all of it, Firestorm is going to start eating memory like mad. I’m not sure why FS reports 8GB. 2GB isn’t enough for 256M draw distance at 1920x1080. Set it to 128M with the settings Fritigern posted. I’d think about dropping the screen resolution to 1600x900 and turning off shadows.
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    I'd quit using Second Life before I switched from macOS to Linux.
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    Well, if you aren't going to do the obvious and get two more GTX660s... I don't think upgrading the CPU to a faster 6-core Xeon and a GTX1050ti or 1060 6GB would be unreasonable if a new PC isn't in your budget. You should be able to do that for about a hundred bucks I think. Used, obviously. If you can find another 12GB of memory cheap, Windows and Firestorm would both probably appreciate it.
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    The siren song of the Quadro. None of nVidia's drivers for any of their cards have optimizations for SL. I think when nVidia's pro cards have a real advantage over their consumer cards that matters for SL, it's when they have more VRAM. OTOH, when you're looking at older and more affordable Quadros, you're going to run into cards that are underclocked compared to their consumer counterparts so they can get by without external power connections. Even much older gaming cards without the power constraints will crush those Quadros in SL.
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    You know car makers aren’t required to make parts available forever, right? You can run Windows 7 or 2000 or 3.11 as long as you want, but no one is obligated to make sure their stuff works with your computer.
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    They did. Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11 are all still NT.
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    If you're still using that 1991 build of Linux, it's too old, you need to upgrade.
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    And now it can't. Because it's an obsolete configuration no one supports, tests against or fixes bugs on. One thing you can try is download the last version of Firestorm that worked and try using the --channel startup switch to get around the old version block. Right click your Firestorm shortcut and select properties, then in the Target field add --channel cunomar to the end.
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    There's your problem. It's not Windows 7, it's your 13 year old GPU Intel abandoned support for ten years ago and doesn't meet SL's minimum system requirements. I'm pretty sure you can put Windows 10 on that thing, but it's not going to make anything any better. I have a similarly old Thinkpad around here somewhere running Windows 10 and I don't recall ever being able to run SL on it.
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    Mostly for work he did in the early ‘90s.
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    Yeah, it's okay for SL. In graphics preferences keep support for HiDPI displays disabled, it does nothing but kill performance. The weak point in iMacs is the terrible mechanical hard drive they use. Fusion drives are okay. Upgrading to an SSD and upgrading the memory are both possible, but the 21.5" iMacs aren't designed it to be done by end users.
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    Try downloading a new copy of the viewer, October 28th seems pretty old, it may be getting stuck trying to update.
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    In the Finder, click the Go menu and hold down the Option key, then select Library. Go to the Caches folder and delete the Second Life folder. That should do it. Don’t empty the trash before trying to run SL so you can put it back if it makes things worse. It shouldn’t, but just in case.
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    Almost every time I’ve seen something like that, clearing the cache has fixed it. I assume you aren’t running a version of the macOS older than Mojave.
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    What happens when you try to run it?
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    You can switch out of S mode in Windows settings and there is no charge for it.
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    Nooooo. SL big game, need big game computer, try run Skippo make lights go dim.
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    Your requirements are extremely modest, yes it will handle them. If you decide to to much more than Skippo with friends, it’s probably going to let you down.
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    Nvidia.
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    This thread is older than your video card.
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    To placate people who demand SL run on e-waste.
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    Turn off ALM and a GTS 250 will run SL like a boss. I think I’d call that 2008 SL, not “modern” SL.
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    Ambiguous candy wrappers that trick you into thinking you're getting a delicious lemon flavored treat when it's really banana.
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