Strange because I can do the same with my 8500 on my system, very heavy populated and good openGL on what I'm working on. Shows how different machines work with different parts. What doesn't work well on one machine works fine on another. Software is the same too.

I'm not going to worry about it, when I get the new case I'll put a bigger card in and it will cost less then. The prices drop pretty quick. I don't need to keep up with the jones's.