I thought i would post this for those like myself who have been stressed out with    fixes,drivers,updates,settings,tips,and on and on its been enough to drive a flight sim nut crazy.but i went out and bought the gforce 5200 and installed the update driver right out of the box.and i was really amazed at the diffrence in what i had been missing in the sim useing the ati 9000.for me the diffrence is like night and day.there are just to many improvments to list.but the 2 main problems i had with the 9000 was fog and clouds.the clouds was half there with a straight line down the middle of the cloud and fog was white buildings and white trees didnt look any thing like fog.and i tried every fix and driver there was out there to correct the problem.i paid 150$ a year ago for the ati 9000 and i got the 5200 for 100$ today so if you have an ATI card and haveing problems like i was.my fix tip for you is pull it out put it on the shelf like my ati 9000 is and hope for a new driver before next year and hope it fixes all the problems.but if you want to see the sim the way it was intended to be seen today then get a nividia card.allso i really havent had a problem with fps with either card but tried the get more fps right now fix posted in this forum and with the ati card i got nothing out of it.but tried it with the nividia 5200 and its just as they say.i am set at 30 fps and holding a steddy 30 fps and as advertized in the post every thing maxed out but clouds i have them set at 50% 3D with the clouds maxed out ill drop down to 25 to 20 fps.and i have probley a middle of the road computer as far as peformance goes.see my system spec below.                                                                                                                                                                  
p.s since this topic has been moved this information applies to the fs9 simulator





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To sum it up if your useing an ATI card either hang in there with it till a new driver comes out or get a video card that will work thats my fix tip for the day.
                                                                                       

I am looking forward to buying it before FS2006

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im sure the 5200 will be obsolete before 2006 and there will be a more advanced card out capable of much better and probably at a cheaper price

Havoc,
Which are the lines you added and where? (computer-impaired here).
I will be eternally grateful.

Will do. Thanks million. I have a 9000 too.

And I was blaming ATI on this horizon haze issue. It seems like MS's fault. Thanks again.

Ey Havoc,
I have been looking for the fix for eons (the first week after FS2004 release). I think somebody should spread the word more broadly.
Cheers,