As i've been reading..it seems like upgrading to an expensive dual core rig just isn't worth it right now for FSX. I'm wondering if i were to upgrade to a AMD 64 3700+ Clawhammer core and maybee adding another gig of ram would do me justice for running FSX. i know SXM and the demo aren't the whole package but i get good enough fps and smoothness flying around already. to save me some money i just dont think its justifiable to get a whole new rig...especially since DX10 and vista havnt come out yet. and when vista does come out i can already use that and upgrade my graphics card with my current rig. will that AMD64 3700+ processor be enough horse power?thx

You'll probably get a 20-25% boost in frame rates from the CPU upgrade, which is nothing to sneeze at in the world of FS. The extra gig of RAM will give FSX more memory breathing space and an overall smoother experience, but won't do much for actual FPS.I don't know if you are into overclocking, but you may be able to push your 3000+ to 3700+ speed as easily as I have done. Even if you don't want to permanently overclock, you can temporarily overclock and see what FS life would be like at that faster processor speed to really see if it is worth upgrading.Gary

Would you keep your motherboard? What socket is it? If you're Socket 939, the cpu you would want is a SAN DIEGO core 3700+. Not a Clawhammer.Not a bad little upgrade for $90, and you can overclock a San Diego quite a bit, the San Diego is the same core as the FX53/55/57 cpu's.RhettAMD 3700+, eVGA 7800GT 256, ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2 GB Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8, etc. etc.

>Would you keep your motherboard? What socket is it? If>you're Socket 939, the cpu you would want is a SAN DIEGO core>3700+. Not a Clawhammer.>>Not a bad little upgrade for $90, and you can overclock a San>Diego quite a bit, the San Diego is the same core as the>FX53/55/57 cpu's.>>>Rhett>>AMD 3700+, eVGA 7800GT 256, ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2 GB>Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8, etc. etc.unfortunately i have the 754 socket so i cant get that san diego:-( i dont have any friends here that know computers and would put in the new MOBO for me so i'm not gonna buy a 939 mobo.