ExtremeView
The ExtremeView modification significantly expands viewing capabilities in Minecraft Beta 1.7.3, allowing players to configure the rendering distance of the surrounding world. Instead of standard fixed values, a smooth slider is now available, enabling distance settings from a minimum of 8 blocks to an impressive 1000 blocks in radius.
It's important to note that this mod does not optimize performance when displaying extensive areas - it only provides flexible visibility settings, leaving performance considerations to the user's hardware capabilities.