If you all had to choose a version of FS, would it be FSX 10 SP2 or FS9 to use with windows Vista Home Premium and why? Thanks!Im just trying to get the best between performance, visuals and available 3rd party add-ons.

Hi,It all depends on your computer specs., not your operating system.

If you all had to choose a version of FS, would it be FSX 10 SP2 or FS9 to use with windows Vista Home Premium and why? Thanks!Im just trying to get the best between performance, visuals and available 3rd party add-ons.

Sounds like you might want to go with FS9 because of your last sentence. Is your o/s 32 bit or 64 bit?

Sounds like you might want to go with FS9 because of your last sentence. Is your o/s 32 bit or 64 bit?

32. :)

Personally I'd go with FSX (FS10) as it looks much better/has some great new features than FS9, but it all depends if your system can handle it. Vista uses more resources, especially memory than XP, so you will need to really tweak it to get the most out of your system if you go the FSX route.

Have you thought of Win7? It may all be in the eye of the beholder, but I feel that smoothness in Win7 is better than I remember in XP - skip Vista, but as Jim says, it all depends on the PC specs...Oh, and FWIW, with XP you can't use DX10..

This topic will not be useful as it will start another fs9 vs fs10 debate. To get the answer easily yourself...by all means install fsx and see if it performs to your liking, if not, try out fs9. I personally prefer fs9 when everything is taken into account and I have a mid-high system.

If your thinking of loading up vista I would wait until win7; people have reported XP like frame rates.

If your thinking of loading up vista I would wait until win7; people have reported XP like frame rates.

Seconded. Windows 7 is pretty much a cleaner, less bloated Vista.