Thanks WillowIX, I think I will try to revert to an old DirextX and earlier Nvidia driver version. I'll try 41.09 first and see how that works. Currently using 56.72 and Direct X 9.0b
If I remember right, the D3D really did look better so this may be worth it. I tend to only play one game at a time anyway, so taking a lea back in drivers won't matter much =)
And Apophis is a false god, so just knock it off