diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/FramebufferManager.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/FramebufferManager.cpp
index eeea9da38b..f3b8578b23 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/FramebufferManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/FramebufferManager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Globals.h"
 #include "FramebufferManager.h"
 #include "VertexShaderGen.h"
+#include "OnScreenDisplay.h"
 
 #include "TextureConverter.h"
 #include "Render.h"
@@ -366,6 +367,13 @@ void FramebufferManager::ReinterpretPixelData(unsigned int convtype)
 {
 	if(g_ogl_config.eSupportedGLSLVersion == GLSL_120) {
 		// This feature isn't supported by glsl120
+		
+		// TODO: move this to InitBackendInfo
+		// We have to disable both the active and the stored config. Else we would either
+		// show this line per format change in one frame or once per frame.
+		OSD::AddMessage("Format Change Emulation isn't supported by your GPU.", 10000);
+		g_ActiveConfig.bEFBEmulateFormatChanges = false;
+		g_Config.bEFBEmulateFormatChanges = false;
 		return;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp
index 8ac9fc9d4c..504e58f85b 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/Render.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ int GetNumMSAASamples(int MSAAMode)
 	
 	if(samples <= g_ogl_config.max_samples) return samples;
 	
-	ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "MSAA Bug: %d samples selected, but only %d supported by GPU.", samples, g_ogl_config.max_samples);
+	// TODO: move this to InitBackendInfo
+	OSD::AddMessage(StringFromFormat("%d Anti Aliasing samples selected, but only %d supported by your GPU.", samples, g_ogl_config.max_samples), 10000);
 	return g_ogl_config.max_samples;
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@ int GetNumMSAACoverageSamples(int MSAAMode)
 	}
 	if(g_ogl_config.bSupportCoverageMSAA || samples == 0) return samples;
 	
-	ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "MSAA Bug: CSAA selected, but not supported by GPU.");
+	// TODO: move this to InitBackendInfo
+	OSD::AddMessage("CSAA Anti Aliasing isn't supported by your GPU.", 10000);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -209,7 +211,8 @@ void ApplySSAASettings() {
 			glEnable(GL_SAMPLE_SHADING_ARB);
 			glMinSampleShadingARB(s_MSAASamples);
 		} else {
-			ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "MSAA Bug: SSAA selected, but not supported by GPU.");
+			// TODO: move this to InitBackendInfo
+			OSD::AddMessage("SSAA Anti Aliasing isn't supported by your GPU.", 10000);
 		}
 	} else if(g_ogl_config.bSupportSampleShading) {
 		glDisable(GL_SAMPLE_SHADING_ARB);
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/StreamBuffer.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/StreamBuffer.cpp
index e03bcfbef4..5832a292ed 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/StreamBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/StreamBuffer.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "MemoryUtil.h"
 #include "Render.h"
 #include "DriverDetails.h"
+#include "OnScreenDisplay.h"
 
 namespace OGL
 {
@@ -24,11 +25,19 @@ StreamBuffer::StreamBuffer(u32 type, size_t size, StreamType uploadType)
 	
 	if(m_uploadtype & STREAM_DETECT)
 	{
+		// TODO: move this to InitBackendInfo
+		if(g_ActiveConfig.bHackedBufferUpload && !DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENHACKEDBUFFER))
+		{
+			OSD::AddMessage("Vertex Streaming Hack isn't supported by your GPU.", 10000);
+			g_ActiveConfig.bHackedBufferUpload = false;
+			g_Config.bHackedBufferUpload = false;
+		}
+		
 		if(!g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBaseVertex && (m_uploadtype & BUFFERDATA))
 			m_uploadtype = BUFFERDATA;
 		else if(!g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBaseVertex && (m_uploadtype & BUFFERSUBDATA))
 			m_uploadtype = BUFFERSUBDATA;
-		else if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync && g_Config.bHackedBufferUpload && !DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENHACKEDBUFFER) && (m_uploadtype & MAP_AND_RISK))
+		else if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync && g_ActiveConfig.bHackedBufferUpload && (m_uploadtype & MAP_AND_RISK))
 			m_uploadtype = MAP_AND_RISK;
 		else if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync && g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLPinnedMemory && (!DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENPINNEDMEMORY) || type != GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER) && (m_uploadtype & PINNED_MEMORY))
 			m_uploadtype = PINNED_MEMORY;