Hi! I expect anything this compicated will cause me some problems so I'll introduce myself now and tell of my intention. The parts I have are listed below. I was using MS Flight '95 on a AMD K6/2 450. I bought the CH controllers and the graphics card. I could not get the pedals to work right, nor the video card. Seems my motherboard is too old to work with the card and the softwear too old to work with the pedals. After reading up (and saving up) I have decided to try out Flightgear on a dual boot set up PC with FreeBSD or Windows. If I can't get the *nix version going, I might still get the Windows to fly ;-) I decided on FreeBSD because I can get some help from people I work with. Windows because Bill told me to. The computer I bought is a cheaper one, but meets the hardware suggestions specs. I went for the 19" LCD so I hope to have a nice big windscreen view. Perhaps I can use a second display for instruments? I believe this card can do 2 monitors. I also bought a FlightGear CD from the site, so I put my bit of money in. I don't have to wait for the mail though because I have a high speed connection. So that's the plan. I hope it all goes together without trouble. If anyone sees a problem or has a comment I'm obliged for any tips.ShaneGateway 831GM Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0GHz 512MB DDR / 200GB HDD / 16x DVD

>Gateway 831GM Intel Pentium 4 630 3.0GHz >512MB DDR / 200GB HDD / 16x DVD

Flightgear runs smoothly on my currently dying 1Ghz AMD. This is probably because, I have a Geforce 6200 installed which does most of the work. The 6200 is a value card not really meant for modern gaming, however for slower paced games it's fairly decent. However, for a 3.0Ghz CPU you might want to pair it up with at least a Geforce 6800GS (~$200USD best mid-range card) or a Geforce 7800 GT (~$300USD best high-end card) or ATI X1900XT (~$500 best uber-high end card). But if money is tight and/or your not into games, then the ati X1300 pro (~$90) is the best choice from lot of value cards.