Hi GeorgieGrill! Thanks for the detailed info! Here's a little feedback: My processor is not quad-core as recommended, but above minimum specs. My ram is almost the recommended 4gig. 1. I currently have the latest NVidia driver. I'll try your EVGA site and try that one instead. 2. Disabling the downloadable hi-res textures helped my performance too. I tried the WATER, Flora and a few other improvement mods, but suspected they were slowing things down, so disabled them. Maybe I'll give them another chance. Some people swear by STEP, although I was pretty well set up before I saw it, and so I don't use it. I do know it has it's own website/forum, so it seems well supported. If given the option with these or any other mod, I choose medium texture if possible, or the lower of two options. I also use a lot of mods that improve textures of roads, rocks, clothing/armor/ appearance and weapons. There are so many out there I 'm sure it's just a matter of preference. 3. I read and used the GeForce Tweak Guide already. I'll try "RookieNoob's tweak guide" too. 4, 5, 6, etc. I'll check out those suggestions too! Thanks Again!.