Hi guys, thanks for the replies.
OK, the F-14 I used I got from here:
http://www.simviation.com/files/1military/f14bv103.zipSuper_Game, my system specs are as follows:
P4 2.4Ghz (533mhz FSB)
512MB RAM pc2400
nVidia GeForce 4 4600 Ti 128MB
I have all the settings maxed out in FS2004, and I run my card with 4xAA and no ansiotropic filtering applied.
If you find setting your AA has little effect, try turning it off in the FS menu (settings) and set you card to 4xAA.
Run a search in the hardware forum here at SimV for Anti aliasing, you'll find alot of helpful things.
Other than that, get a program called RivaTuner. The interface is easy to understand, and makes tweaking much easier.
I also have recently changed over to nVidia's latest drivers (45.23) which seem to work very well with FS2004.
Regards,
Ric B.