Well today my Dad said that he would "manage" (in other words pay for it) me building a computer. It won't be until mid/late spring but I still want to create SOME kind of list. I'll wait to see what new comes out until then, but it WILL run FSX 25-35 FPS with most sliders to the right, on DX10. I know that's a lot to ask but in March/May that might be normal. I can't wait! By then we might be able to run FSX to its full potential. My dad said it's at the bottom of his list, but since I'm waiting until spring I don't think that will matter. I'll ask about hardware at a (much) later date. But My current list is an NVIDIA 8800GTX, Intel Core2 Extreme processor QX9650 running at 3.0 GHz, maybe a 750 Watt PSU, don't know what Mobo,  Kingston 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory, Western Digital Raptor Hrad drive (or two ) And a big A$$ case. I'll let you know later how it's coming along.