A system upgrade is out of the question but I'm thinking a 2nd hand 8xAGP, high end card might be on the cards. Depending on price, I'll go for the best I can get. I can't actually remember where the AGP/PCI GPU's tended to cut off but I was aiming at something considerably better than my Geforce 5900xt. Then I read many posts where people were sledgeing (not without good reason) nVidia's inability to correct the shortcomings of their drivers, applicable to FS in general. AA, where apparently the nVidia cards try to Anti-Alias clouds etc. So, would I be better advised to aim at an ATI card, or do their offerings come with a whole new set of problems? I could'nt care less about other 'games' but only my FS9 framerates, where, once I introduce even mild weather I recieve a huge FR hit.Jon

Jon,Go to this site to compare GPU's, it's really informative.http://www.playtool.com/pages/home/index.htmlI've got a 8X AGP motherboard, so I was limited in my selection of cards. I got the XFX Nvidia 7950GT and I'm not really unhappy with it other than the AA issues that are a problem with their drivers. You can use third party apps to fix the profiles problem however. My frame rates are a lot better and no CTD's, yet.You will find at the site above one other consideration when getting a new card and that is the aux power connector that is required for higher end cards. ATI's recent entry into the AGP market uses a PCIe aux power cable, which I didn't have, so I was stuck with the Nvidia product, which uses a four pin Molex.Kim

Kim,Thanks for your post. It appears that GPU's have gone ahead in leaps and bounds since I built my present system. I'm limited to the 4 pin molex, as well. I'd probably be better advised to stick with the one I have and run FS9 without any serious weather. I have always had nVidia cards, going back to the days when they were the 'duck's guts' of video cards. I suspect that the reason nVidia have not addressed the AA problem is because, they can't. Why would a company, trying to compete against some serious competition, not correct such a problem? Methinks it's probably something to do with the actual design of the chip. Having said that, I'm not anywhere near being an expert and others with far more knowledge will correct me. If the problem is merely a re-write of some drivers and nVidia have decided to ignore the problem (and it's loyal customer base) then, they have lost another customer when I go to dual core and a dual video card set-up.Jon