this seemed to help smooth things out ... dont really know

try this:got tostart-control panel-system-advanced-settings-advancedunder memory usageclick/select system cachethen click ok maybe i just think it helps but it seems to make things more smooth then what they were, ive been flying in clouds and all is very smooth, i get very little fps hit, i have all cranked to max, except max vis =60nm, cloud draw distance to 60nmbut yes i do have 100% 3d clouds and im doing well, 12-20 fps, some single digits in real heavy ares, but over all very good, im very happy with it, man the weather and clouds and the new gps are great!here are my system specs:CPU = amd athlon 2400+ running at 2gigsMOBO = gigabyte 7vaxpMOBO MEM. = 512 megs ddrVID CARD = geforce 4 ti 4200 128 with 44.03 certified nvidia driverswin xp homeciao!Brian S