Miscellaneous: NPC transparency wrong/black feet/splotches etc

[Unfun]

Perhaps I sounded the alarm too soon, figured it was just incompatible but sounds hardware related. Here are my specs:

Windows 7 Professional
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Nvidia geforce 9800 GTX +


Installed from iso
Using Solaria UI
Client crashing upon loading character select screen or directly after clicking enter world.
Only mod is the high-res textures downloaded from the link in tech forum and pasted into EQ folder as per the instructions.