I finally got the money to upgrade my rig. I thought I would post my current specs as well as my new specs for my new mobo, processor, and ram im gettingCurrent:Windows Vista Home basicAMD 64 x2 4200`2.2ghzRam 3.5gb, only reads 3 becasue I think my mobo is dying or i had a stick go bad.9800GTX nvidia regular onboard crappy moboSoon to beAMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition ProcessorASUS M3N72-D AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard4.0gb OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) 9800GTXWhat do you guys think? How will fsx run compared to now where i only avg 18-25fps on medium low. Not to mention I also play crysis and other graphics intense games.

Hi, I'm in the same boat as you. My system is similar - AMD 64 X 2 4200, 6800 cs 512mb video card.I'm also considering a new sustem and will be interested in replys you get. What is your current power supply rated (wattage)? I've be been happy with AMD and would consider staying with them. Good luck. Howard

I think that would be good value. I realize not everyone can go to a Core i7 build (preffered) and I've heard good things about the AMD 940 II. If you could go for the i7 side of things I'd get a 920, 6GB of DDR 3 1600 ram and a good cooler so you can overclock it at least to 3.6 GHz.

Would another processor be a better value if you didn't want to overclock? Thanks Howard

Maybe, the Intel Core i7 920 is pretty good but then you need a newer motherboard, and more pricey DDR3 RAM to go with it....

Hi,If you consider Core i7 920 and intend to overclock, you should wait for the 920 D0 stepping. http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=584This version will overclock more easily and you shouldn't encounter the problems with some batches of the C0 revision.