Here is what I would suggest for a high end FSX system with a healthy, yet reasonable budget:A good, roomy, high airflow case (I have the Cooler Master HAF 922)Intel core i7 930 overclocked to 4.0Ghz+Corsair H50, Venemous X, or Noctua DH-14 cpu cooler ASUS or EVGA mobo, 1366 X583x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz memory CAS 7 or 6NVIDIA GTX 470 Corsair or OCZ 650 watt PSU WD Velociraptor 10000rpm hard drive for FSXWD Caviar Black 7200rpm hard drive for OSWindows 7 64 bitMy estimate is that this equipment list will end up somewhere between $1600 and $1800.

Okay, looking at those videos, maybe I am setting the bar WAY high. So lets say i did want 25-30 fps new york, what's the cost going to be? Would a i7 950 be better, or an AMD hexa core?

Okay, looking at those videos, maybe I am setting the bar WAY high. So lets say i did want 25-30 fps new york, what's the cost going to be? Would a i7 950 be better, or an AMD hexa core?

Going beyond an i7 930 is not needed, they all will overclock about the same. My i7 920 overclocked to 4.4Ghz and is 100% stable with the addition of my Mushkin memory.25 - 30fps over New York is going to require most likely lowering the image complexity and autogen to dense, and water @ 2.x low with no AI traffic. You are best to let specific fps numbers go and just look for smooth, fluid motion.

Still here Don't look at my Sig . This day 930 ( price a bit different from 920 ) is worth for FSX , audiohavoc guide you completely . You can overclock to 4.0+ GHz . Save your buck for good cooling system.AMD hexa core use dual channel memory not triple channel like i7. Remember FSX need high bandwidth , many many data transfer all time.cheer.

Okay, looking at those videos, maybe I am setting the bar WAY high. So lets say i did want 25-30 fps new york, what's the cost going to be? Would a i7 950 be better, or an AMD hexa core?

What that Shane guy posted would be a great setup... if you can't afford the GTX 470 I'd shoot for a 275 or Radeon 5850While the AMD black edition 965 is a good chip it's not going to be as good as a i7 930

Going beyond an i7 930 is not needed, they all will overclock about the same. My i7 920 overclocked to 4.4Ghz and is 100% stable with the addition of my Mushkin memory.25 - 30fps over New York is going to require most likely lowering the image complexity and autogen to dense, and water @ 2.x low with no AI traffic. You are best to let specific fps numbers go and just look for smooth, fluid motion.

Alright, so any other airport i.e. miami/dallas/lax will be smooth as baby's poo? I can understand if new york isn't totally smooth. This is my specs also with 9800 GTX graphics card. Lame system, how could I update my MOBO and processor?

Update, I just installed the 257.15 nvidia driver, set my vertex threshold to 256k, and reduced my water to 2.x low. I was able to get around 20 fps over New York in the CS 757 now, and 21 fps on the ground at KJFK.

Update, I just installed the 257.15 nvidia driver, set my vertex threshold to 256k, and reduced my water to 2.x low. I was able to get around 20 fps over New York in the CS 757 now, and 21 fps on the ground at KJFK.

How many frames do you usually get in chicago/detroit/miami, what do you geT?

I get about 14 in ORD facing the terminal with 50% traffic lol!

How many frames do you usually get in chicago/detroit/miami, what do you geT?

I usually manage 25 fps locked about anywhere in the U.S. New York is the only place it get's dragged down. In other parts of the world, I do not have UTX and GEX, so I get 25 fps locked.

I usually manage 25 fps locked about anywhere in the U.S. New York is the only place it get's dragged down. In other parts of the world, I do not have UTX and GEX, so I get 25 fps locked.

Why locked at 25 and not 34?

Why locked at 25 and not 34?

Because it reduces the load on the CPU and GPU, allows for more resources to be allocated to texture loading, and the overall experience is very smooth at 25 fps, so I simply don't see the need to go higher.

cool. and how much was your system?

cool. and how much was your system?

Around $2000 USD, but you could cut that a few hundred dollars by going with a GTX 470 or ATI 5850, and foregoing the solid state drives. I would honestly try and budget around $1600 dollars for a high end FSX home build, not including monitor(s), speakers, controllers, etc.

Around $2000 USD, but you could cut that a few hundred dollars by going with a GTX 470 or ATI 5850, and foregoing the solid state drives. I would honestly try and budget around $1600 dollars for a high end FSX home build, not including monitor(s), speakers, controllers, etc.

How much would it be to build off my previous system? The power supply i forgot to mention is something like 600 EDIT: Found

I would love to have performance like that, same graphics too