Just a quickie from me is this machine any good for fs9 and is it worth

Hi,That is a great machine for both FS04 and FSX. However, I am not sure it is worth a little over $2000 USD. I think you are paying for stuff that you will never use.Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-community-sigbanner.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/

That's a lot of horsepower. Guys walked on the moon with a lot less! I run FS9 really well with a Celeron 2.5 gig, 780 megs ram and a Radeon 9520 video card with good frame rates. The machine you linked to has Windows Vista, that may (or may not) be a compatability issue with FS9. I know it is a problem with Silent Hunter III. It also has only onboard sound, you may need a better soundcard. Only you can say if it's worth it, but it's definitely a high power system. If I'm not mistaken, a British pound is around $2.oo USD. I suspect you could get a similar system from a dealer here in the US for much less, even after shipping charges. Tiger Direct or Newegg might be worth a look. Regards from Pennsylvania USA Jack Watch

It's too bad you don't know anyone to biuld it for you. You could have spent a lot less.Dave F.

Buy the components from newegg, and if there is a local pc shop around your home, call and ask them for a quote to put the system together. :)

Thanks for all ya advise guys. I think i might aviod vista for now as it seems to be a bit funny with fs9 and i think il try buying from a u.s store and shipping it over if its cheaper...anyway thanks again

Power & Cooling: 550W PSU & Ice Cube Cooling DeviceYou'd think they'd have something a little more advanced for that price! :-hah