Not sure if this is a 1.4x issue, but I can't remember the exact version I was currently using. Anyways, I just did I total system overhaul, switched everything over (aka total rebuild from scratch). System stats are as follows:
Proc: Core 2 Duo E6300
Mobo: Intel DG965WH
RAM: 2 GB Kingston DDR2
Hard Drive: Maxtor 160 GB sata2, Seagate 250gb IDE
Video: onboard Intel G965 Express ChipSet
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
(note: latest drivers for everything straight from Intel's website, latest patches I could get from Microsoft)
From:
Proc: AMD 2800+
Mobo: ASUS A7V8X-X
RAM: 1 GB DDR
Hard Drive: Seagate 250gb, WD 80 GB
Video: ATI 9600XT
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
Minor settings in galciv2:
Resolution: 1280x1024
AA: off
Throttle Frame Rate: On
Disable city lights on dark side of planet: On
With my old pc, everything ran fine, and it still does on the new one. After reinstalling/activating/patching (from the 1.4x direct download on the main page) I ran it, and I've run into one small but very annoying graphical glitch, which is next to impossible to describe, but that's what screenshots are for.

If it was static, I could live with it, but it's not. I jumps around the screen like that, very very rapidly. It's like the bottom few pixels of the "c" don't know where to go. This has occurred on every game I've loaded/created since the shift. If anyone could shed some light on this, please! Thanks.