I thing that problem is in your resolution (800-600), civilization 4 has 1024-768 as the smallest allowed resolution to play.
And if your computer's highest resolution is 800-600 than...
If i'am rigth with it of course :)
I thing that game only switch to below normal priority when it lost focus.
So i have tryed run it in windoved mode with task manager open it is taking 100% of processor and when you just click out of the game in windows, game lose focus and in task manager it is taking 0 or 1% of processor...
Perhaps you can try set AA in some application in rivatuner or so, it may override the ingame setting, but i haven't tested it.
But textures can be without problem overrided.
P.S. i want too your comp. Wow :)
Yes it is very strange that it help the performance of video, but this game is strange in some things... :)
I have slower comp than you and my video has no problem, perhaps when i'll come from work a i can post you my civilization.ini may it help you. But it can be in some preferences on...
At first my computer is:
celeron 2,4 ram 512 and nvidia 5200 256
I have installed program named fraps which is displaying fps.
And i have at start of the game no matter that huge or duel fps somewhere about 25-30, but when i play it for while and i have revealed some place
with living...
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