diff --git a/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp b/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
index b3cec3b188..e1d3466a3b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void cdvdReset()
  	cdvd.RTC.month = (u8)curtime.GetMonth(wxDateTime::GMT9) + 1; // WX returns Jan as "0"
  	cdvd.RTC.year = (u8)(curtime.GetYear(wxDateTime::GMT9) - 2000);
 
-	GameDB = new DataBase_Loader("DataBase.dbf", "Serial");
+	GameDB = new DataBase_Loader("DataBase.dbf");
 }
 
 struct Freeze_v10Compat
diff --git a/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h b/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
index db5c827315..1220ea0212 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
+++ b/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ private:
 		ss >>  tString;
 		return tString;
 	}
+	string toLower(string s) {
+		for (uint i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+			char& c = s[i];
+			if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') {
+				c += 'a' - 'A';
+			}
+		}
+		return s;
+	}
+	bool strCompare(string& s1, string& s2) {
+		string t1 = toLower(s1);
+		string t2 = toLower(s2);
+		return !t1.compare(t2);
+	}
 	bool isComment(string& s) {
 		string sub = s.substr(0, 2);
 		return (sub.compare("--") == 0) || (sub.compare("//") == 0);
@@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ public:
 	String_Stream header;    // Header of the database
 	string		  baseKey;	 // Key to separate games by ("Serial")
 
-	DataBase_Loader(string file, string key, string value = "") {
+	DataBase_Loader(string file, string key = "Serial", string value = "") {
 		curGame	= NULL;
 		baseKey = key;
 		if (!fileExists(file)) {
@@ -191,8 +205,8 @@ public:
 	bool setGame(string id) {
 		deque<Game_Data*>::iterator it = gList.begin();
 		for ( ; it != gList.end(); ++it) {
-			if (!it[0]->id.compare(id)) {
-				curGame = it[0];
+			if (strCompare(it[0]->id, id)) {
+				curGame =  it[0];
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -237,7 +251,7 @@ public:
 		if (curGame) {
 			deque<key_pair>::iterator it = curGame->kList.begin();
 			for ( ; it != curGame->kList.end(); ++it) {
-				if (!it[0].key.compare(key)) {
+				if (strCompare(it[0].key, key)) {
 					return true;
 				}
 			}
@@ -251,7 +265,7 @@ public:
 		if (curGame) {
 			deque<key_pair>::iterator it = curGame->kList.begin();
 			for ( ; it != curGame->kList.end(); ++it) {
-				if (!it[0].key.compare(key)) {
+				if (strCompare(it[0].key, key)) {
 					return it[0].value;
 				}
 			}
@@ -301,7 +315,7 @@ public:
 		if (curGame) {
 			deque<key_pair>::iterator it = curGame->kList.begin();
 			for ( ; it != curGame->kList.end(); ++it) {
-				if (!it[0].key.compare(key)) {
+				if (strCompare(it[0].key, key)) {
 					it[0].value = value;
 					return;
 				}
diff --git a/pcsx2/Patch.cpp b/pcsx2/Patch.cpp
index ca88fa0009..5104e403c5 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Patch.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Patch.cpp
@@ -526,10 +526,11 @@ void ApplyPatch(int place)
 	}
 }
 
-void InitPatch(const wxString& crc)
+int InitPatch(const wxString& crc)
 {
     inifile_read(crc);
     Console.WriteLn("patchnumber: %d", patchnumber);
+	return patchnumber;
 }
 
 void ResetPatch( void )
diff --git a/pcsx2/Patch.h b/pcsx2/Patch.h
index 82b7389276..3f930897be 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Patch.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Patch.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void inifile_read( const wxString& name );
 void inifile_command( const wxString& cmd );
 void inifile_trim( wxString& buffer );
 
-void InitPatch(const wxString& crc);
+int InitPatch(const wxString& crc);
 int AddPatch(int Mode, int Place, int Address, int Size, u64 data);
 void ApplyPatch( int place = 1);
 void ResetPatch( void );
diff --git a/pcsx2/R5900.cpp b/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
index 1dbeeeb80a..b3d212b53d 100644
--- a/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ void __fastcall eeGameStarting()
 		wxString gameName   = L"Unknown Game (\?\?\?)";
 		wxString gameSerial = L" [" + DiscID  + L"]";
 		wxString gameCompat = L" [Status = Unknown]";
+		wxString gamePatch  = L"";
 
 		if (GameDB && GameDB->gameLoaded()) {
 			int compat = GameDB->getInt("Compat");
@@ -588,11 +589,17 @@ void __fastcall eeGameStarting()
 			gameName  += L" (" + GameDB->getStringWX("Region") + L")";
 			gameCompat = L" [Status = "+compatToStringWX(compat)+L"]";
 		}
-
-		// this title can be overwritten by patches if they set the gametitle key
-		Console.SetTitle(gameName + gameSerial + gameCompat);
-
-		if (EmuConfig.EnablePatches) InitPatch(gameCRC);
+		
+		if (EmuConfig.EnablePatches) {
+			int patches = InitPatch(gameCRC);
+			if (patches) {
+				wxString pString( wxsFormat( L"%d", patches ) );
+				gamePatch = L" [Patches = " + pString + L"]";
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Console.SetTitle(gameName + gameSerial + gameCompat + gamePatch);
+		
 		GetMTGS().SendGameCRC(ElfCRC);
 
 		g_GameStarted = true;
diff --git a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj
index e78c1fc0f2..48ea47bc81 100644
--- a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj
+++ b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2_2008.vcproj
@@ -320,6 +320,18 @@
 					>
 				</File>
 			</Filter>
+			<Filter
+				Name="Game DataBase"
+				>
+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\..\DataBase_Loader.h"
+					>
+				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath="..\..\File_Reader.h"
+					>
+				</File>
+			</Filter>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Docs"
@@ -1281,18 +1293,6 @@
 							RelativePath="..\..\CDVD\IsoFileTools.h"
 							>
 						</File>
-						<Filter
-							Name="Game DataBase"
-							>
-							<File
-								RelativePath="..\..\DataBase_Loader.h"
-								>
-							</File>
-							<File
-								RelativePath="..\..\File_Reader.h"
-								>
-							</File>
-						</Filter>
 					</Filter>
 				</Filter>
 				<Filter