This is really going out to any simmer who's done this. Was thinking of replacing my ATI X800 XT All-In-One with a X1950 Pro (or whatever is the best X1950 out there), for my aging AGP system. Waiting for DX10 dust to settle before I move up to my Quad core system.So in the meantime was thinking a little upgrade. Now I know I would not see any improvement in FPS but was thinking going from 256 to 512 MB, a little more horsepower in the core speed, and from an AIO to a true gaming card would maybe help out on some stuttering - load times, render quality, etc. What do ya think? Anybody done this? What flavor should I go for and what 3rd party Cards have worked well for you as my past cards have always been a direct ATI card.thxRest of my system is:Intel P4 3.42 Gig DDR 3 RamGood WD harddisks, 21" mon, bla-blaWin XP proFS9.1

For FS9? - absolutely no way. My 8800 loads FS9 textures only marginally better than the very first card I ran with FS9, a GeForce 3, and the cards in between (9800 Pro, 6800 GT, X800 AIW, 7900 GTO) were all micro steps in the texture loading and FPS department.Buy a DX10 card when you upgrade to quad core, and no sooner!Gary

>For FS9? - absolutely no way. My 8800 loads FS9 textures>only marginally better than the very first card I ran with>FS9, a GeForce 3, and the cards in between (9800 Pro, 6800 GT,>X800 AIW, 7900 GTO) were all micro steps in the texture>loading and FPS department.>This surprises me. My own path has been NVIDIA Geforce MX440 64M to ATI9800PRO 128M to NVIDIA 6600GT 256M DDR3. I noticed significant improvement in all regards at every step. >Buy a DX10 card when you upgrade to quad core, and no sooner!> And don't forget VISTA

I just *upgraded* from an ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition to a Saphire X1950Pro and I just don't see any appreciable improvement anywhere in FSX. Still have the stutters at major airports and no improvement in the blurries. Wasted $158 as far as I'm concerned.Bruce

Thanks guys. Sorta what I expected but wanted to hear it from the "horses mouth". I'll save my nickels for the real upgrade next year. Not that eager to jump into FSX yet... too much fun still with FS9.