ok I know theres a stcky about building your own fsx friendly pc but alot of those links the products are no longer avail. heres what Im thinking of getting to build my own, i really wanna know if its all compatible before i go ordering.

case, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156098

mother board,  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121361

processor, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

now i know i need a video card, sounds card, all that stuff, i jus wanna be sure all this stuff right here is compatible and if it isn't what is in that price range that will run good? Thank you as always

heres the rest of the stuff

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140025

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145166

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161303

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143162

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116213

think thats everything, I jus wanna be sure all is compatible before i go ordering, Thank you again!

That motherboard is for the new i7 Core CPU. It will not support the Q9550. It's not compatible. You need to look for a motherboard with a 775 CPU socket if you plan on buying that processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131317
A lot of choices for this,do your research before deciding.The one I showed you is more of an example on what to look for,not necessarily a recommendation,even though it would be a good choice.

For the DVD burner,I'd look for a SATA type,but that's my preferrence, it's faster than IDE.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140031

For the soundcard,I can't speak for the Asus since I've never had one.  Tried /True Soundblaster X-Fi Gamer Extreme. Same price range. Would swear by it.  
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006

The memory is for the MB you have picked-out. If that's what you're shooting for, then you'd have to go with a i7 Core CPU. If not, then go with the Corsair Dominator 1066(PC8500) for the 775 socket MB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145197

The hard drive and video card seem fine as does the Case. Again it's personal preferrence and price. For those I can't answer.

we need to establish if he wishes to move to i7 or not before I can comment

I would not bother with a sound card.. people saying a sound card is needed to avoid performance problems is a VERY OLD issue that stopped being a problem with newer motherboards in the last 2 years. Unless you are a sound engineer and need the direct hardware support of a sound card, use the onboard surround system which will work just fine and deliver equal if not better sound

I just want something that will play fsx at a decent rate while being able to run my other applications such as office. Also wanna be able to upgrade it as the technology changes, such as lets say i get a 2.66ghz intel processor but a few months later i wanna upgrade it to a 3.0

I don't have a  ton of money thats for sure. I use my pc for school and the only game i play is fsx but im tired of the crappy frame rates. So any recommendations are greatly appreciated! Thank you

Ok yeah i like that configuration you suggested Subzero, i may go that route looks a lil cheaper too, now does that case i posted have an adequate power supply? And is the memory I selected compatible as well?

OK it's up again.. for memory you might want to go with this. the timings are quite good and the voltage (1.65v) is just around where you want to be when running it with an i7 processor. if and when you clock, make sure the mem voltage doesn't go over 1.7v or you may burn out your cpu (thanks Nick )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227366



For power supply.. with an i7 and a GTX card you'll want to have 700+ watts to make sure you have plenty of room for upgrading and overclocking. this does the job for that and for an unbelievable price!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009



as far as the case goes.. the Antec 900 is actually the case that I bought for my new build. none of the parts are here yet and I don't know if the GTX 260 will even fit right. if you want, you can wait till maybe tuesday or latest wednesday and I can tell you if it fits.. if not, then you can look for a different case? I know Nick would jump all over me for going with the Antec 900, but I simply couldn't afford those airplane quality cases he uses that go for $250+ 



by the way, if your'e going to overclock the CPU for sure then you might want to buy this heatsink+fan for it as well. the i7 920 can clock to 3.2-3.4 on the stock heatsink, but if you're going to go over that then you'll have to go with this

http://www.quietpcusa.com/Thermalright-Ultra-120-Extreme-1366-RT-Quiet-CPU-Coole...

cause88 wrote on Dec 14^th, 2008 at 11:40pm:

will do, cause. I'm only worried about the GPU not fitting or having to RMA something (the last time it was the HDD... twice..) i'll take pictures of the process and of the results and post them up

you won't need a soundcard.. nowadays motherboards have great built-in sound control that work as well as any other soundcard would. since you've never done this before, make sure that you post back here before you make any purchase to make sure you're getting all the right parts