Still pondering over what to replace my computer with, any opinions please on this computer from palicomp. Also will FSX run ok on windows 7 64 bit?http://www.palicomp.co.uk/pc-base-units/ex...t/prod_279.htmlThanks for any advice you can give.

Still pondering over what to replace my computer with, any opinions please on this computer from palicomp. Also will FSX run ok on windows 7 64 bit?http://www.palicomp.co.uk/pc-base-units/ex...t/prod_279.htmlThanks for any advice you can give.

I would not recommend it but it has the power to run FSX. I would get an I7 system rather than AMD as I have read I7 systems are more FSX friendly. There's a hardware forum here on AVSIM and I would check over at that forum as they discuss various systems for FSX there.Best regards,Jim

I run on a Dual Core Intel 64-bit with Windows 7 64 Home and FSX and almost everything works out of the box. With some older planes you need to get FSX and Vista patches. Sceneries have been no problem at all, the Majestic Dash version 4 took some time and has issues with VC lighting.I can't say how FS9 will behave since I don't use it.Word Not Allowed

...overclocked to 3.5Ghz = 21Ghz total power!

That part amused me :(

Took this quote over at OrbX from John Venema , and he puts it straight and simple if you want to run Pacific north west from Orbx with no fooling around. So go with these specs There is no miracle tweak, cure, OS tune-up or other fancy software-based solution for making FSX run better than it did on hardware at the time ACES released the SP2 version - other than FASTER HARDWARE. Amazing eh? (Forgive my cynicism).However, at the time of this post (updated for May 2010), here's what will make FSX a smooth visual feast with good frames rates and crisp visuals:Intel i7 9XX CPU overclocked to as close to 4Ghz as possible (4.2ghz is common, on air cooling)nVidia 285GTX GTX480 video card2x Western Digital Velociraptor HD's in RAID-0, using a RAID controller (or Solid State Drives (SDDs) if your budget allows)6GB or more of triple channel 1600 DDR3 RAMWindows 7 64-bitNow please take my advice - all other tweaks, config files, special OS launchers and archane OS tuning sequences will not make things better, but more than likely far worse. Performance tuning is all very subjective, and the results vary from PC to PC. I guarantee that no two PCs can be tuned the same way with the same results, unless they are an identical model Apple Mac with the same version of MacOS X freshly installed. So what works brilliantly for one person, will cause misery for another.So here's the official Orbx line:DON'T TWEAK! JUST FLY!And if you want to make it all run smoother, the average tech-savvy person refreshes their PC every 18 months anyway, so where are you in your PC's lifespan right now? Ok good, count the months!

Gweebarra,you can rest assured that Palicomp make good machines,as they have received good gaming reviews in the past,and PC Pro rarely give out awards unless deserved,and their awards are much sought-after too.Fairly good specs,plus a top-name RAM which you can add to,a good name HDD,etc,etc and good value for the price too.Personally speaking,this would do the trick for FSX

Lee,I think you have an excellent start with the system you suggested. Not knowing your budget I would make two recommendations:1. Go for the AMD AM3 PhenomII X6 1090T 3.2Ghz Per Core & 9MB Cache (+

That part amused me :(

LOL yeah!

Lee,I think you have an excellent start with the system you suggested. Not knowing your budget I would make two recommendations:1. Go for the AMD AM3 PhenomII X6 1090T 3.2Ghz Per Core & 9MB Cache (+

I you can afford it get an SSD as the FSX drive. There's also a really nice utility made by AMD for over clockers; AMD OverDrive, the really great thing about OverDrive is you get real time results and not have to do a lot of rebooting to test. Along with that if "AMD Smart Profiles" are enabled you can set override application priorities and have an OC that's App specific, it even includes override fan controls, auto clocking, and bench marking to name a few. And even the RAM timings can be changed right from OverDrive.

How does the i5-750 compare with the i7?