Hello and Welcome to the Simviation hardware forum. My name is Cameron, and let me be the first to welcome you here. In this thread you will find a basic outline of what we can do for you here, and some links to resources so you can teach yourself. So lets get started.
What parts do I need in my system?
About 70% of the threads we get here are on this topic, so lets give you some general info. Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 and 10 are two very stressing programs that eat your system resources faster than a fat kid can eat Twinkies.
Graphically its rather intense, so a dedicated 3D card is a must. Onboard graphics should never even be considered as they usually have around 2 pixel pipelines, 4 pixel shaders, and they draw from your system RAM, and CPU cycles to work. Adding a GPU is the first thing a simmer should think about upgrading when they want to get rid of choppy performance.
The second two components that FS eat are your CPU and RAM. As it is a simulation your CPU is working to monitor everything in the air, and what you
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