I will be building a PC in the summer and i want it to run FSX on the best settings.The monitor i will use is an Asus VH222H which is 22" and 1080p.GPU - nVidia GTX 260 216spNow the bit where you come in, which processor should i buy?Intel Q6600Pro's: Very overclockable, 3.6GHz easily Quad core so good for FSXCon's: More expensive than next option Not upgradableAMD Phenom II X3 720Pro's: Tri Core, so should work FSX good Can be overclocked to around 3.8GHz or more Very simple to overclock DDR3 memory Will be upgradable on AM3 socket SOMETIMES 4TH CORE CAN BE UNLOCKEDCon's: Tri core, one less than Q6600 AMD which i have heard not to be as good, but unsureTo me, it looks like AMD is the best option, but i dont upgrade that much.With motherboard and RAM, both are around the same price, AMD slightly cheaper.Which do you think I should get???

I just got a new computer, see sig below (Rig #1), and I can finally say that I am incredibly satisfied with performance. Mind you, my system has been worked on by Michael Greenblatt at FS-GS which accounts for a steady, smooth running system.An example of smooth flight is 28 FPS (28 - targeted frame rate) while using the Level-D 767, UTx, GEx, REx, FSGenesis mesh and Scenery Tech NA Landclass on a flight between CYVR and KLAX. I noticed a slight degradation while on approach to KLAX when my frames dropped down to about 18 FPS. I also have the PMDG 747x installed and the frames are in that zone as well.I will be using ActiveSky Advanced and I do not foresee any issues as I will be running in a network mode.Also, in your FSX.cfg make sure that WideViewAspect=True (False is the default) it will make viewing the VC better.Hope this helps.Rob