Who wants to give out some more advice to a noob? (New system opinions wanted)

So, I've been reading through this forum for about 45 minutes and am finding a lot of conflicting opinions. So rather than just post the specs of the system I'm thinking about getting I'll phrase the question this way and take all opinions and ideas: If you had ~$1500 (give or take $100) to build a brand-new system for FSX what would you build?I'm really sick of running FS9 on my laptop with the graphics & traffic sliders at minimum getting 18fps with major stutters every time I turn final. I'd really like to run FSX without stuttering. In order to spend my budget on the best system hardware I will continue to use a 21" CRT monitor for the time being, so mega resolution, multi-monitor work isn't something I'm looking for.Again, I'll take any opinions or ideas you might have. If you could say a few words about your reasoning behind your selections I'd greatly appreciate it - but remember I'm a noob with just $1500 to spend.Thank you for any advice you can give,Morgan