Hi, Since thats the technologie always change each years, the video card will be 8X agp (some already available), already available agp 8x motherboard, Intel already have 4.7ghz cpu in demo testing. All to start again and again from scratch, this will never end. Most top games use the latest technologie and the full potential of graphics and processing, upgrading is a must if you want to follow them with good performance. How games will look now compare to now? I always think thats whats we have now it's already out dated since the progression is so much fast. Even worst when games are created and never use the full potential of graphics capability like many of them including fs2k2. Some News here: http://www.tomshardware.com/business/02q3/020910/index.htmlhttp://www.tomshardware.com/business/02q3/...idf2002-05.htmlThanksChris Willis[link:fsw.simflight.com/FSWMenuFsSim.html]Clouds And Addons For MsFshttp://fsw.simflight.com/fsw.jpg

I've been very blessed so far with my gaming "strategy". Early last year, I swapped out my Slot 1 P3/450 with a Slot 1 P3/800, in advance of FS2002's arrival. Microsoft had been saying that 2k2 was designed with a P3/800 as a "typical" system. And that's proven quite true for me--I've only had to make concessions with AI and slight concessions with Autogen to keep fps in the 20-25 range.By "skipping" a cycle of major upgrades, it will be easier for me to justify investment in new innards for my system when the next groundbreaking sim is released. Except for my cpu and HD, my system has almost four years since I first built it. By the time FS2004 is released (if there is a FS2004), my system will be over 5 years old and ready for a complete overhaul. Microsoft has been great about allowing us to scale the sim according to our cpu hp. Have no doubt that the next great sim, whether from Microsoft or a new player, will have the same ability.