Hello, I am thinking about getting a new laptop with these specs

Personally, I think you're gonna be fairly disappointed. This appers to be about the same as the first new generation of PCs after FSX debuted in 2006. Search back near the beginning of the FSX Forum and get a feel for the issues involved in the early C2D/Q days. It might run OK with a bare-bones FSX installation, but if you start adding on scenery and complex aircraft of any sort, you're going to have difficulties. Maybe an E8600 with some DDR3 RAM with as low of timings as you can comfortably afford? Also, look at the GTX 260 GPU's or better, up through the GTX 285's with 1GB of RAM is the builder's choice at this time.Look through this hardware forum and get a sense of what people have been buying for the past couple of months and then adjust to your wallet accordingly. Just remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Hi,I have to agree with Al, you will not be happy with the end results.

I agree with the previous 2 posters. The CPU is the biggest problem, 2.2GHz (even dual core) is going to find FSX mighty hard work

FSX makes even the most powerfull desktop PCs look like ferraries being towed to an elephant. So you can imagine what its going to be like with the laptop you mentioned. You may be able to run fs9 quite well but forget about fsx unless you set visuals to minimum. But FSX with visuals set to minimum looks like fs2000 or maybe worse. Sorry to dissapoint you :( .

Gigantes360I see quite a few nays here.Some things to think about.1. The P8400 is a real core 2 duo. Not the pentium or celeron dual cores you find in some laptops. That's good.B. It has a decent FSB. Thats good. 3. If you can try this computer before you buy it, check the Vista System rating( I'm guessing it's Vista). Anything in the mid 4's or higher is good. If you can set AA and AS, that's great.D. You'll still have to turn things down, but most of us do. 5. The appeal of a laptop is great. Few can afford both a laptop and destop. After much saving and time, I have both, but laptops do not make the best gaming machines.But I say it might be a go.Bob

Thank you for all the inputi realize that it wont run top notch but ill will give it a try and see what happensif not, there is always fs2004thanks again

My two cents worth.Laptop or PC, I recommend the following system setup as a base for running FSX at maximum settings. - 64 bit OS (allows the use of 8GB vs. 32 bit/4GB) - 8GB memory - 1GB Graphics/PC - 2+GB in SLI mode - 120GB+ SLC Solid State Hard Drive (SSD) Whether you build the system yourself or have a vendor do it for you, I recommend buying the latest top-of-the-line system on the market. You will need all the power the system can offer in order to enjoy FSX the way it should be enjoyed. Expect to pay a high price for performance ($3000+). Currently, there are numerous vendors who build power(?) gaming laptops, so you should not have any problems buying a system that suits your needs/requirements. In the recent past, portable computer systems have come a long way with SSD's becoming more affordable, and 1GB Graphics (NVIDIA) being offered, closing the performance gap between PC's and Portables. Good luck and happy flying.

I think you will be able to nearly max out or get really high settings on that honestly. Frequency sometimes means nothing, over architecture and cache, etc. I would go ahead and buy it because it looks like a good laptop, and the 9800m won't disappoint, and I think the Core 2 Duo won't as well. If its a desktop, you might want to get a better CPU or overclock. But again, with that, you can get 30 FPS easy in default aircraft in most areas, without any overclock. You do not need to buy a 3000 dollar laptop, because honestly in my opinion, its a big waste of money, since laptops aren't as upgradable as PCs, and it will get old fast. Unless you can waste 3000 dollars easily, I would say, go with the first choice.