Computer System Proposal ASUS P5GDC-DX Motherboard with Onboard Sound & GB LAN 2 x 512 MB PC400 DDR2 RAM ( 1 Gig of Ram Total ) Genuine Intel Pentium 4 - 3.2 / 640T CPU - 2MB Cache Western Digital 160GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard drive ATI X850 XT 256 MB Video Card OKIA 600 Watt Aluminum with Dual Fans Power Supply Hi! Guys.I'm retiered and no longer able to do woodworking so, Fly Sim (FS9) has become almost full time hobby. I have to get a better computer and I've been offered the above as the major components for the new system.I would like to know: 1) Your opinion on the above; 2) What would be better, and 3) What would be the best system.N.B.: I would like to have your opinion without the $$$ consideration.Thanks a lot.Jean-Guy

Here's a system, around $1500-$1900CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2GHz Socket 939, 1MBMotherboard: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 ULTRA-D, nF4 Ultra, Socket-939,S-ATA, GbLAN, Fw, PCI-ExpressMemory: Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2 DDR-DIMM 2048MB Kit w/two matched CMX1024-3200C2 DIMMsGraphic: Gainward GeForce 7800GTX 256MB 2xDVI PCI-Express,"U/3500PCX XP" ViVoHarddrive: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB SATA 8MB 10000RPM with a Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM Powersupply: Tagan ATX 480W Black TG480-U01, Dual Fan, A-PFC, 20/24pinCD/DVD Reader/Burner: NEC DVD ND-3540A IDE Black OEM DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer)CheersJohan "Whats VNAV?!?!" Adolfsson

Hi Jean-Guy,You may want to take a look at my post here:http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho..._id=11262&page=My general opinion on your proposed system is that I wouldn't go with Intel. AMD wins hands-down in all gaming situations. On graphics card, if you're spending that much money on the X850XT, I'd get NVIDIA's 7800GTX instead (or at least the 7800GT). And finally, with your power supply, 600W sounds okay but I have never heard of OKIA. I would go with a better brand name such as PC Power & Cooling, Zalman, OCZ, Antec, Enermax etc.Hope this helps.Edwin

Thanks guys for your messages but keep sending your opinions; It is much appraciated and it will help me to reply to my technician-supplier: he is a very good technician and has been helping me for a few years but, to his own admittance, not a specialist in gaming. So, we are both waiting for your support. Sorry for the not so good English, but I'm French-Canadian.Wow! what a nice experiance to hear from you.Jean-Guy

Hi Jean I agree with what has been said previously, steer well clear of Intel, go for AMD 64! ( I also say the same regarding ATi from bitter experience, the image quality is not half as good as Nvidia)Ive just upgraded to an Nvidia 7800 GTX ...Fantastic Card, I've gone for a 550 watt supply, super charged cooling fans and 78.03 Nvidia drivers guru3d.com. Super quality, very smooth, very very little stuttering for appearing scenery!, only a small increase in FPS though with evrything maxed out at 1600 x 1200 x 32.BTW I cannot over emphasize the importance of some good fans ( 4 in my system!)Best Wishes,Chris

Thanks a lot, Chris, Your opinion is very important for me.Thanks for your helpJean-Guy