diff --git a/include/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator b/include/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator
index edd1d6ad3..d25df4c28 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator
+++ b/include/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct ClampedLinearCostFunction1D
 
     double operator() (unsigned int input) const
     {
-        OSG_NOTICE<<"ClampedLinearCostFunction1D::operator("<<input<<")"<<std::endl;
         return _cost0 + _dcost_di * double(input<=_min_input ? 0u : input-_min_input);
     }
     double _cost0;
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ public:
     CostPair estimateCompileCost(const osg::Geometry* geometry) const { return _geometryEstimator->estimateCompileCost(geometry); }
     CostPair estimateDrawCost(const osg::Geometry* geometry) const { return _geometryEstimator->estimateDrawCost(geometry); }
 
-    CostPair estimateCompileCost(const osg::Texture* texture) const { return _textureEstimator->estimateDrawCost(texture); }
+    CostPair estimateCompileCost(const osg::Texture* texture) const { return _textureEstimator->estimateCompileCost(texture); }
     CostPair estimateDrawCost(const osg::Texture* texture) const { return _textureEstimator->estimateDrawCost(texture); }
 
     CostPair estimateCompileCost(const osg::Program* program) const { return _programEstimator->estimateCompileCost(program); }
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator.cpp b/src/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator.cpp
index 235a6ad87..b26f83423 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/GraphicsCostEstimator.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void GeometryCostEstimator::calibrate(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo)
 
 CostPair GeometryCostEstimator::estimateCompileCost(const osg::Geometry* geometry) const
 {
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"GeometryCostEstimator::estimateCompileCost(..)"<<std::endl;
+    OSG_INFO<<"GeometryCostEstimator::estimateCompileCost(..)"<<std::endl;
 
     bool usesVBO = geometry->getUseVertexBufferObjects() && geometry->areFastPathsUsed();
     bool usesDL = !usesVBO && geometry->getUseDisplayList() && geometry->getSupportsDisplayList();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CostPair GeometryCostEstimator::estimateCompileCost(const osg::Geometry* geometr
             cost.first = _displayListCompileConstant + _displayListCompileFactor * cost.first ;
         }
 
-        OSG_NOTICE<<"   cost.first="<<cost.first<<std::endl;
+        OSG_INFO<<"   cost.first="<<cost.first<<std::endl;
 
         return cost;
     }
@@ -100,10 +100,16 @@ CostPair GeometryCostEstimator::estimateDrawCost(const osg::Geometry* geometry)
 //
 TextureCostEstimator::TextureCostEstimator()
 {
+    setDefaults();
 }
 
 void TextureCostEstimator::setDefaults()
 {
+    double transfer_bandwidth = 10000000000.0; // 1GB/sec
+    double gpu_bandwidth = 50000000000.0; // 50 GB/second
+    double min_time = 0.00001; // 10 nano seconds.
+    _compileCost.set(min_time, 1.0/transfer_bandwidth, 256); // min time 1/10th of millisecond, min size 256
+    _drawCost.set(min_time, 1.0/gpu_bandwidth, 256); // min time 1/10th of millisecond, min size 256
 }
 
 void TextureCostEstimator::calibrate(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo)
@@ -112,7 +118,14 @@ void TextureCostEstimator::calibrate(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo)
 
 CostPair TextureCostEstimator::estimateCompileCost(const osg::Texture* texture) const
 {
-    return CostPair(0.0,0.0);
+    CostPair cost;
+    for(unsigned int i=0; i<texture->getNumImages(); ++i)
+    {
+        const osg::Image* image = texture->getImage(i);
+        if (image) cost.first += _compileCost(image->getTotalDataSize());
+    }
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"TextureCostEstimator::estimateCompileCost(), size="<<cost.first<<std::endl;
+    return cost;
 }
 
 CostPair TextureCostEstimator::estimateDrawCost(const osg::Texture* texture) const
@@ -232,8 +245,6 @@ public:
 
         CostPair cost = _gce->estimateCompileCost(geometry);
 
-        OSG_NOTICE<<"apply(Geometry), cost.first="<<cost.first<<std::endl;
-        
         _costs.first += cost.first;
         _costs.second += cost.second;
     }
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation.cpp b/src/osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation.cpp
index 74ffa62d5..1f57bf188 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileDrawableOp::CompileDrawableOp(osg::Drawable*
 
 double IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileDrawableOp::estimatedTimeForCompile(CompileInfo& compileInfo) const
 {
-    return 0.0;
+    GraphicsCostEstimator* gce = compileInfo.incrementalCompileOperation->getGraphicsCostEstimator();
+    osg::Geometry* geometry = _drawable->asGeometry();
+    if (gce && geometry)
+    {
+        return gce->estimateCompileCost(geometry).first;
+    }
+    else return 0.0;
 }
 
 bool IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileDrawableOp::compile(CompileInfo& compileInfo)
@@ -191,7 +197,9 @@ IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileTextureOp::CompileTextureOp(osg::Texture* te
 
 double IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileTextureOp::estimatedTimeForCompile(CompileInfo& compileInfo) const
 {
-    return 0.0;
+    GraphicsCostEstimator* gce = compileInfo.incrementalCompileOperation->getGraphicsCostEstimator();
+    if (gce) return gce->estimateCompileCost(_texture.get()).first;
+    else return 0.0;
 }
 
 bool IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileTextureOp::compile(CompileInfo& compileInfo)
@@ -224,7 +232,9 @@ IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileProgramOp::CompileProgramOp(osg::Program* pr
 
 double IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileProgramOp::estimatedTimeForCompile(CompileInfo& compileInfo) const
 {
-    return 0.0;
+    GraphicsCostEstimator* gce = compileInfo.incrementalCompileOperation->getGraphicsCostEstimator();
+    if (gce) return gce->estimateCompileCost(_program.get()).first;
+    else return 0.0;
 }
 
 bool IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileProgramOp::compile(CompileInfo& compileInfo)
@@ -276,14 +286,21 @@ bool IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileList::compile(CompileInfo& compileInfo)
         itr != _compileOps.end() && compileInfo.availableTime()>0.0 && compileInfo.maxNumObjectsToCompile>0;
     )
     {
+        double estimatedCompileCost = (*itr)->estimatedTimeForCompile(compileInfo);
+        
         --compileInfo.maxNumObjectsToCompile;
 
+        osg::ElapsedTime timer;
+        
         CompileOps::iterator saved_itr(itr);
         ++itr;
         if ((*saved_itr)->compile(compileInfo))
         {
             _compileOps.erase(saved_itr);
         }
+
+        double actualCompileCost = timer.elapsedTime();
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"IncrementalCompileOperation::CompileList::compile() estimatedTimForCompile= "<<estimatedCompileCost<<", actual="<<actualCompileCost<<", ratio="<<(estimatedCompileCost/actualCompileCost)<<std::endl;
     }
     return empty();
 }