GD/Freetype text problems with bold or size < 8

Currently, I'm running PHP 5.0.4 (only because it's the only one I can get to work on my FC4 x64 install!), but for some reason, using pixel sizes under 8, or using bold fonts, makes the text look horrible. My old host (1&1 in case anyone else has them..) had this working well, but I have no idea what their settings were. I've heard that editing the gd.h file to change the resolution from 96 to 72 helps, but I'm assuming I'd have to recompile something for that to take effect, and I can't find a PHP-GD Source RPM for my arch. What must I do to get everything smooth again? Fedora Core 4, x64 PHP 5.0.4 PHP-GD module (separate RPM install) Freetype 2.1 gd-2.0.33 Thank you.