Frame Rates Better in FS9 w/ Higher Res?

I got an LCD monitor for Christmas to replace my heat generator I had before. After configuring it to look best I decided 1024 X 768 didn't look good on it, so I increased it to 1280 X 1024.Now when I load the PMDG in 2002 my framerates are low as expected, but they are better in 2004? I didn't really change anything in FS9 except a couple autogen settings, but not what I thought would increase from 15 to 25 FPS. 2002 doesn't seem to care what I lower my settingd to, it still performs less than before.Oh well, it looks awesome at this resolution!! 1024 x 768 made many things blurry in the sim, even the scenery.Chris