[eluser]OverZealous[/eluser]
Please see the get_iterated method. It's under Get (Alternatives), and is specifically designed for this situation. [strike]Also, try limiting your selections - if you don't need every column, them don't load every column.[/strike] - Apparently you tried that.
Finally, if you are loading 8K rows into memory in a web app, you are most likely doing something wrong.