I agree with you guys. There's nothing to it really. But am I the only person that thinks that a program that costs 7k should try and fix this idiotic moronic bug?? All ATI cards (that I tested) with no exception... show the render viewer in less than sewage quality. (if I sound angry.. its cuz i am : ) Switching to nvidia gets clear results. If I knew this before hand, I would spit on Maya and switch to any other professional 3d package. Unacceptable ! Thanks for your replies guys. They're really appreciated!