I have the opportunity to purchase a "GIGABYTE GeForce 6800GT 256MB Graphics Card *AGP 8x" at a good price to replace my Nvidia FX5200.Any comments as to performance with FS9 Positive/Negative.Many thanjks Richard

I would go for a 7600GT, even if it is a bit more money.

I am still running a PNY 6800GT 256mb (combined with a 3.2HT machine and 2gb memory). At 1600x1200 and pretty high settings the 6800GT does very well for me. I have no desire to upgrade from this card until I upgrade my machine.

Nice step up, especially if its cheap.Allcott

Many thanks for your responses.Richard

>I have the opportunity to purchase a "GIGABYTE GeForce 6800GT>256MB Graphics Card *AGP 8x" at a good price to replace my>Nvidia FX5200.>Any comments as to performance with FS9 Positive/Negative.>Many thanjks Richard?>Been using an MSI GT-6800NX for a year or so. Never bothered to upgrade to a higher end card because visuals are great, no stutters etc.Of course SLI is the only way to go when I build mysekf a new machine.

As others have said, a 6800 is more than enough for FS9 and certainly much better than an FX5200 if you want to turn AA/AF right up.Gary

I have twin 6800 Ultra OC's, which are overclocked right out of the box. I've been running on a single card for a long time though as performance in SLi really doesn't increase as much as I'd hoped it to in some games.The 6800 is more than enough to run FS9 maxed out.btw: my second Ultra OC card is for sale.