I'm upgrading my P3 within the next few days. Would FS 2002 be better served with a P4, 2.66, 1 GB RAM or a P4, 2.8, 512MB RAM?? I'll be using a GeForce 4, TI 4200, 64 MB card and XP. Thanks

Personnaly, 512Mb of RAM is much enough for FlightSim. A faster processor is always a good thing, since FS use much of the processor ressouces.To give you an idea, on my old computer I had (Duron 600 with 512Mb PC133), I was able to run both FlightSim and Adobe Photoshop at the same time, and within the RAM limit (on Win2000).Etienne BouchardWeb AdministratorAircraft ModelVirtual

Actually, I'm running a P3, 933 with 512 MB RAM and it is plenty. I think you're right. I'll probably go with the faster processor...I can always add RAM later.Thanks

That was a pleasure to help you :). Don't hesitate if you have any other questions !And too, pay a special attention to the motherboard you're going to pick up, it's an important part of the system. A board with an Intel 845PE chipset like the or the [link:tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-8PE667%20Pro.htm| Gigabyte GA-8PE667 Pro] will give you some insteresting performances with 6-channels onboard audio and integrated network card.Etienne BouchardWeb Administrator[link:amv.dyndns.org]Aircraft ModelVirtual

Fully agree, my Asus P4PE-L board with 512 Meg of PC2700 memory works great and runs very cool. Onboard sound and LAN works flawlessly.I've got a hunch that a P4-2.4 will do the job and save you some money..that is what I'm running (with a GF4-4200-128) and when I overclock to 2.8 speed I notice no improvement in FS2002, so I've backed off to running at stock speed..