AC Guy --- Well, there are actually 2 guides in that thread. One is for tweaking W7(turning off features that use resources) and the other is for installing and setting up FSX.

I think most folks have 8Gb(2x4Gb) of ram. When I ordered my new I5-2500k pc last August the hot setup was 2x4Gb DDR3 1600Mhz with cls7 timings, which I have.

I am not a tech guy, but I read all those threads religiously and am just repeating it like a parrot! Since Flight was announced(bummer) I have not followed the AVSIM Hardware forum quite as closely, but there have been no really significant advances in hardware since I got my latest box.

Some folks have 12 and even 16Gb of ram, but for FSX 8Gb seems quite adequate. That's the conventional wisdom anyway.

Really, the best source of info is Nick's guide and the AVSIM FSX and Hardware Forums. Check out the other forums at AVSIM too. Most hardcore (I'm not one) guys are there. I think their registered membership is around 75,000(can't remember exactly).


Bruce