Hmmm... I don't have a highend graphics card (that's about the only thing that I don't have LOL) I got the standard graphic card that came with my HP... it does the job and pretty fast, expecially with Maya. But a 3D software application not utilizing 3D Acceleration... isn't that kinda odd for such an application? Considering the fact that Poser 5 requires reads the box at least a 500Mhrz (though 700 or greater is recommended) 128MB of RAM (256MB Recommended) 24 bit color display, 1024x768 resolution... A machine of that nature usually comes standard with a 32MB graphic acceleration card (used widely by video games)... baring that in mind... why not utilize it? They are already requiring people to update their systems to run the software, so why not use the graphic acceleration card? Considering the fact that they want to hit a more professional market, one would think that they'd understand that professionals don't want to wait 45+ minutes for a render and hope that it turns out or doesn't need to be redone. IBM before they got their start in the industry once said: "The reason why we dress and act like our company is worth a million dollars, is so that we can one day become a company that is worth a million dollars and if people don't see us that way now... we'll never reach that status." If you want to reach a professional market and expand your company's growth (and the product's growth), you have to act professional and "knownly" release a professional-like product. Somehow, I believe, someone seriously missed the mark on this and it torques me off because I wanted to see CL succeed with this (both personally and professionally). sighs Jack