Idk if this will help you, but everytime I'm going to play eb I restart my computer and let it sit for like a minute (or until it gets queit) I've gotten down to 30-45 seconds waiting time between turns. Also you can change your nvideo graphics to make your game run smoother.. Which is what I did but it does make your units look like trash. Oh well, ill have to live wth it a few more days. Otherwise, buy some ram.