Well, I didn't really think much about doing it to be honest. I had read the posts in advance and knew right away that those folks who'd done it were talking sense and made sense.I spent 6 hours on my system with Mr. Greenblatt yesterday and now I have a maxed out sim with all lighting, FSAA, and anisotropic effects that I either had never seen before or could never use before without crippling my DELL P4 2.53Ghz. I also learned that there is a lot of nonsense advice offered on various sim forumsIt was a lot of work and this is not for the faint of heart. Indeed, I actually wanted to pull out after 3 hours because I was feeling almost dizzy with the process. But thanks to patience and professionalism by Mr. Greenblatt, not to mention a periodic cold slap on my face to pull me together when I "lost the screen", we did it together and we got there.I second all who say it's not a question of f.p.s.; it is a question of fluidity, clarity, and fine imaging. FS9 is now superior to before, and it is beautiful and brilliant. Oh, yeah, I also have Ultimate Traffic turned on and AI traffic at 75% which I would not have believed possible. To finish the day, I flew around KSEA at dusk with real wx, 75% AI, and heavy cumulus at 5000', and it was like being there. I believe I am seeing the sim the way it was supposed to be seen.IMHO, it's worth the money just for 6 hours of tuiton and PC learning. But to have the sim maxed out--OK, at 93% of max--and to see a whole new world of massive detail, is really something I didn't think we could achieve.Congratulations and Thanks to Michael Greenblatt for a job well done (and for any support to come)!JS

Jonathan, in the interest of fairness and to keep the advertorials down, I am going to lock this thread just like I did the others related to this subject.