ok, so against my better judgment I tried 3.0 tonight temporarily taken over by the mesh clothing monster, and I was someone what amazed my graphics were auto set at High, being my PC is a dinosaur/ 2 years old, but what amazed me even more, was what I watched transpire for the 12 minutes I used 3.0. My hair was cycling thru every texture around me, all of my walls were flashing like crazy, and my hubby was angelic, u know, all glowy. I took some pictures and threw them on flicker, maybe someone can give me a few pointers because like Sl suggested, disabling the shaders didnt help, and the shadows were off anyway.....You may need to flip thru or search 3.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/herself_the_elf/6074695425/in/photostream