I can max out fs; no more simple clouds, no effects, sliders to the left, no aa etc. Up from an amd 2600 & fx5200 to p4 ht [email protected], 1gig ram + geforce 6800gt,400w pwr, sata harddisk and latest asus mobo. But now a question...who can tell me which one has the fps friendliest vc; ariane or pmdg 737.....nothing else please.

Does readability matter, or is it just FPS friendly that counts?The two usually move in opposite directions...

PMDG 737...

I have virtually your same sys, and do run ActiveSky, ActiveCamera, FSG mesh, FDC, etc.I find the PMDG 737 to be hard enough on this system where, depending on the weather, it's wise to turn down autogen by one or two notches, cloud density to low-medium. Even with this it can be a bit of a hog for sure. Don't know about Arianne. I love the 737ng but again, it is definitely more of a hog than my other payware. It's really fine, but just needs downturned a tiny amount to retain smoothness sometimes.Noel

Thanks for the response, I guess smooth gauges is the most important issue for accurate flight so it narrows the difference to that.....but too smooth and it will eat pc recources. I have cs727 and find the gauges udate slooooww which make it quite useless..a shame cause the model and vc are imo spot-on.

Showoff! ;)No question the PMDG is the cat's meow. You get dozens of liveries for free, two models or four depending on whether you buy both packages. A 2D panel and a better VC. At just under 68 USD you can have a full featured 737NG with the 600/700/800/900 variants, a real TCAS II, an awesome FMC with holds and lots more, 2 different styles of panel (EFIS/MAP or PFD/ND), and a complete autopilot with all modes and CWS!The Arinae is 90 USD and you get a less detailed VC, no 2D panel, PFD/ND only, 900 Alaska variant only, and only a few features the PMDG doesn't have, but not much, like an IRS.No question which is better to me. The PMDG may be harder on frame rates in VC, but it looks better and there's always 2D panel.