I am in the same boat. I am sticking with fsx for a long while I think. I avoid the Flight board like the plague because I feel like I am in some kind of Orwellian world in there. I will never post a negative thought about Flight ever again but instead post on how great my fsx setup is right now. I have invested way too much to be not flying in VATSIM and my trusty fleet of amazing planes. When not in VATSIM, Ultimate Traffic 2 immerses me into a living world. I am so addicted to the 737 ngx and its accurate systems that I am amazed every time I fly. The weather I see from REX using HD textures sometimes takes me by surprise on how real they look and FPS so smooth. I supported the third party developers and continue to do so because I really think they have huge pride in their work and it shows. I will pay for a good experience and I intend to support these guys with the limited budget I set aside for add-ons. I will also give MS ACES team props on FSX although I had spent way too much tweaking to get it just right. Lastly, I give huge props to AVSIM on allowing me access to an amazing array of information and access to freeware downloads by dedicated kind devs.This is my forum of choice because the other one is a bit too weird for me. cheersReubsUT2, UT Canada/USA,REX 2 HDORBX PNW NR (PF next),PMDG 747-400, 737 800/900 NGX, LD767-300, RealAir Turbine Duke, Carenado P46T, ASA B-17EZDOK, ASA Accufeel,FSDT GSX KLAX KLAS KJFK KORD, FSRecorder (i will donate because its that good),ASE Weather Engine,System SpecsShader 3 enabledI5-750 OCed to 4000 (29C idle)Coolermaster Hyper 212 (amazing value)8GB RAM DDR3XFX Radeon 6950 FSX installed on Intel 320 SSD 160G