I'm going to buy a new computer for running FSX on. I'm a bit out of touch as to what is what nowadays so your comments on the spec below would be appreciated:AMD Phenom II 1055 CPU1.5tb hard driveGgb ddr ram22x dual layer dvd writerNvidia GT220 512mb Gfx7.1 sound2nd sound card (basic) so main sound can be in 7.1 via speakers and voice coms can be via 2n card and headsetWindows & premiumThere is an option to upgrade to a Phenom II x6 1090 cpu for an extra

I'm going to buy a new computer for running FSX on. I'm a bit out of touch as to what is what nowadays so your comments on the spec below would be appreciated:AMD Phenom II 1055 CPU1.5tb hard driveGgb ddr ramNvidia GT220 512mb Gfx

It's not fast enough, the gpu doesn't have enough memory or performance; you need a second drive for the OS and I don't know what "Ggb ddr ram" is, so it doesn't matter that you didn't say whether it's Win7, 32 or 64 bit. You will never be happy with this system.Get an i7-9xx series proc, o/c it to 4.2 gig, 6 gig of fast ram, two drives (maybe even solid state drives if you can get them at a decent price), an nVidia 470 or 480gpu and an air cooler and build it yourself. There's plenty of help here and elsewhere on the weeeeb.

The more memory your GFX card has the worse the performance can be, this is something discussed widely, i cant remember the exact reason, something to do with the way the computer uses the memory etc. Bojote discussed this when he came out with the landmark tweaks to FSX.Having a 1gb card with a faster processor may help things, its been a while since i was in to tweaking etc (dont bother now that i have a stable setup)Something you might want to consider is overclocking the pc, i found that helped alot too.You can see my spec below in my signature, i dont get any stutters any more and i dont have the worlds fastest pc compared to others. I believe it is down to tweaking more than the system, as i have had a mixture of performance until i tweaked.Tom

Get an i7-9xx series proc, o/c it to 4.2 gig, 6 gig of fast ram, two drives (maybe even solid state drives if you can get them at a decent price), an nVidia 470 or 480gpu and an air cooler and build it yourself. There's plenty of help here and elsewhere on the weeeeb.

I wouldn't disagree on the spec with you although you don't need to build it yourself, just stay away from the likes of DELL and anything you can get in PC WORLD find a decent system builder or (if you want) get the parts from someone who knows and understands what you want. Since you are in the UK I would recommend:www.overclockers.co.ukI purchased parts from them for my old system - with some great advice from their sales desk, then purchased my new system from them ready built - based on one of their specs, but changed the case, added another drive and extra cooling. Easy to deal with, reliable and they know how to make a good system, build quality is fantastic. You can even be sure they are not going to be installing the usual bloatware onto the machine that you get on pre-built machines.G

I wouldn't disagree on the spec with you although you don't need to build it yourself, just stay away from the likes of DELL and anything you can get in PC WORLD find a decent system builder or (if you want) get the parts from someone who knows and understands what you want. Since you are in the UK I would recommend:www.overclockers.co.ukG

Yup - don't disagree. I suppose i just like to get down in the muck, so to speak.. :(