There is a .ini file that can increase the view distance and some better quality ?

here
www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1261013-ugridstoload-is-working/

and here
donotargue.com/cfg-makers/skyrim/

Hey willow, that second link is great but can be dangerous (as seen from the replies on that page). Any recommendations?
I'm especially interested in the threaded options since that should allow me to bump up the other settings more...

TIA!

I am curious to learn, does anyone know if it is possible to have the rings that display in game, display as rounded and not as 10 sided polygon objects?

I noticed that too. I bet this will have to wait for the mod community though...