Here are the specs im thinking of going with for FSXHARD DRIVE ---------- Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s RAM ----------- G.SKill 2GB (2x1gb) 240 Pin, DDR2, PC2 6400 MotherBoard ----------- ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail CPU ----------- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Graphics CPU -------------- EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 Cooling ------- ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler Power Supply ----------- Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01thanks.......Robert

It looks okay to me, except I would use a Windows Vista 64 bit version for the operating system and add 2GB of memory.ArtBiostar TF560-A2+, Athlon 64X2-6000+, 4GB RAM, Geforce 8800GTS-320MB, 500W PSU, 250GB HD, FSX(SP1-SP2), Audigy SE sound, Vista Home Premium 32 bit, CH Yoke & Pedals, 22" WS LCD monitor

hi robert I have p45 biostar q6600 stock fan at 3.4 sometimes at 3.0ghz 4gb 6400 sli ram from ocz sata 500gb hdd and a 650 watts psu also a gtx260 with a viesonic 28 in at 1920x1200 vista 32bit ultimate so pretty much very close to ur set up and ill say mine plays just fine after playing alittle with the sliders not even having to modify the famous cfg fsx file... so my opinion is you should be ok and on the plus side is that most of this parts are now very afforable especially when compare to qxXXXX cpus and gtx280 and ddr3 70000mhz hahah just kidding and 1000watts psus ........so fps expect somewhere on the 20-30 fps with some trade of eye candy or just wait for the so waited core i7 and be ready with a big check to pay for it lolDave