Wasn't trying to say his CPU was bad eheh, but just saying that if it is low that may be causing lag.
But yes, EQ2 settings are too much - they were designed that way intentionally.
As far as I could tell, it sets your graphics automatically based on what it thinks your computer can handle. Several options were off on mine, but they were the ones I didn't want anyway (several lightning options, shadows, fancy water, etc). Either that or it was the default setting and I liked it anyway.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say his computer is bad or anything, because I know mine is worse. I also just noticed he said he has a 'new' alienware, so the processor is most likely up there as well.
I would start by picking one of the default settings that is smooth, and then tinker it up from there.
Edited, Thu Nov 11 19:00:30 2004 by Arvec